diff --git a/subgen.py b/subgen.py
index f83050d..427d320 100644
--- a/subgen.py
+++ b/subgen.py
@@ -596,19 +596,20 @@ def gen_subtitles_queue(file_path: str, transcription_type: str, force_language=
         if has_subtitle_language(file_path, force_language):
             message = f"{file_path} already has an internal subtitle for {force_language}, skipping generation"
         # Check if an external subtitle with the force_language already exists
-        elif os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + f".{force_language}.srt"):
+        elif skipifexternalsub and (os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + f".{force_language}.srt") or os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + f".{force_language}.ass")):
             message = f"{file_path} already has an external {force_language} subtitle created for this, skipping it"
     else:
         if has_subtitle_language(file_path, skipifinternalsublang):
             message = f"{file_path} already has an internal subtitle we want, skipping generation"
         elif os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + subextension):
             message = f"{file_path} already has a subtitle created for this, skipping it"
-        elif skipifexternalsub and os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + f".{namesublang}.srt"):
+        elif skipifexternalsub and (os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + f".{namesublang}.srt") or os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + f".{namesublang}.ass")):
             message = f"{file_path} already has an external {namesublang} subtitle created for this, skipping it"
         elif os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + subextensionSDH):
             message = f"{file_path} already has a SDH subtitle created for this, skipping it"
         elif os.path.exists(get_file_name_without_extension(file_path) + '.lrc'):
             message = f"{file_path} already has a LRC created for this, skipping it"
+        
 
     if message:
         logging.info(message)