diff --git a/cmd/multifile/manifest.go b/cmd/multifile/manifest.go
index 86430ef..9781a5d 100644
--- a/cmd/multifile/manifest.go
+++ b/cmd/multifile/manifest.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/replicate/pget/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
@@ -86,18 +88,22 @@ func parseManifest(file io.Reader) (pget.Manifest, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		err = checkSeenDests(seenDests, dest, urlString)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		seenDests[dest] = urlString
-
-		err = cli.EnsureDestinationNotExist(dest)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		// THIS IS A BODGE - FIX ME MOVE THESE THINGS TO PGET
+		// and make the consumer responsible for knowing if this
+		// is allowed/not allowed/etc
+		consumer := viper.GetString(config.OptOutputConsumer)
+		if consumer != config.ConsumerNull {
+			err = checkSeenDests(seenDests, dest, urlString)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			seenDests[dest] = urlString
+
+			err = cli.EnsureDestinationNotExist(dest)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 		}
-
 		schemeHost, err := client.GetSchemeHostKey(urlString)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing url %s: %w", urlString, err)
diff --git a/cmd/root/root.go b/cmd/root/root.go
index 593f0f9..f37a614 100644
--- a/cmd/root/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root/root.go
@@ -139,8 +139,12 @@ func runRootCMD(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Str("minimum_chunk_size", viper.GetString(config.OptMinimumChunkSize)).
 		Msg("Initiating")
 
-	if err := cli.EnsureDestinationNotExist(dest); err != nil {
-		return err
+	// OMG BODGE FIX THIS
+	consumer := viper.GetString(config.OptOutputConsumer)
+	if consumer != config.ConsumerNull {
+		if err := cli.EnsureDestinationNotExist(dest); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	if err := rootExecute(cmd.Context(), urlString, dest); err != nil {
 		return err