diff --git a/src/fetch.cr b/src/fetch.cr
index eece004..004f9e0 100644
--- a/src/fetch.cr
+++ b/src/fetch.cr
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Muse::Dl
       File.delete(fns) if File.exists?(fns)
     end
 
-    def self.save_chapter(tmp_path : String, chapter_id : String, chapter_title : String, cookie : String | Nil = nil, add_bookmark = true)
+    def self.save_chapter(tmp_path : String, chapter_id : String, chapter_title : String, cookie : String | Nil = nil, add_bookmark = true, strip_first_page = true)
       final_pdf_file = chapter_file_name chapter_id, tmp_path
       tmp_pdf_file = "#{final_pdf_file}.tmp"
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module Muse::Dl
 
       pdftk = Muse::Dl::Pdftk.new tmp_path
 
-      pdftk.strip_first_page tmp_pdf_file
+      pdftk.strip_first_page tmp_pdf_file if strip_first_page
 
       if add_bookmark
         # Run pdftk and add the bookmark to the file
diff --git a/src/muse-dl.cr b/src/muse-dl.cr
index b954222..9b71f65 100644
--- a/src/muse-dl.cr
+++ b/src/muse-dl.cr
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module Muse::Dl
           # Save each chapter
           thing.chapters.each do |chapter|
             begin
-              Fetch.save_chapter(parser.tmp, chapter[0], chapter[1], parser.cookie, parser.bookmarks)
+              Fetch.save_chapter(parser.tmp, chapter[0], chapter[1], parser.cookie, parser.bookmarks, parser.strip_first)
             rescue e : Muse::Dl::Errors::MuseCorruptPDF
               STDERR.puts "Got a 'Unable to construct chapter PDF' error from MUSE, skipping: #{url}"
               return
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module Muse::Dl
         end
 
         temp_stitched_file.delete if temp_stitched_file
+        puts "--dont-strip-first-page was on. Please validate PDF file for any errors."
         puts "DL: #{url}. Saved final output to #{parser.output}"
 
         # Cleanup the chapter files
diff --git a/src/parser.cr b/src/parser.cr
index 7d96581..658b23b 100644
--- a/src/parser.cr
+++ b/src/parser.cr
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ module Muse::Dl
     @bookmarks = true
     @tmp : String
     @cleanup = true
+    # Whether to strip the first page
+    @strip_first = true
     @output = DEFAULT_FILE_NAME
     @url : String | Nil
     @input_pdf : String | Nil
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ module Muse::Dl
 
     DEFAULT_FILE_NAME = "tempfilename.pdf"
 
-    getter :bookmarks, :tmp, :cleanup, :output, :url, :input_pdf, :clobber, :input_list, :cookie
+    getter :bookmarks, :tmp, :cleanup, :output, :url, :input_pdf, :clobber, :input_list, :cookie, :strip_first
     setter :url
 
     # Update the output filename unless we have a custom one passed
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ module Muse::Dl
       parser.on(long_flag = "--no-bookmarks", description = "Don't add bookmarks in the PDF") { @bookmarks = false }
       parser.on(long_flag = "--input-pdf INPUT", description = "Input Stitched PDF. Will not download anything") { |input| @input_pdf = input }
       parser.on(long_flag = "--clobber", description = "Overwrite the output file, if it already exists. Not compatible with input-pdf") { @clobber = true }
+      parser.on(long_flag = "--dont-strip-first-page", description = "Disables first page from being stripped. Use carefully") { @strip_first = false }
       parser.on(long_flag = "--cookie COOKIE", description = "Cookie-header") { |cookie| @cookie = cookie }
       parser.on("-h", "--help", "Show this help") { @h = true; puts parser }
 
diff --git a/src/pdftk.cr b/src/pdftk.cr
index 6833b5f..961f439 100644
--- a/src/pdftk.cr
+++ b/src/pdftk.cr
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ module Muse::Dl
       if is_success
         File.rename output_pdf.path, input_file
       else
-        raise Muse::Dl::Errors::PDFOperationError.new("Error stripping first page of chapter.")
+        puts ("Error stripping first page of chapter. Maybe try using --dont-strip-first-page")
+        exit 1
       end
     end