diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 944571881..28cf1662e 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1369,16 +1369,21 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                                             ' The formats won\'t be merged')
                     else:
                         postprocessors = [merger]
-                    for f in info_dict['requested_formats']:
-                        new_info = dict(info_dict)
-                        new_info.update(f)
-                        fname = self.prepare_filename(new_info)
-                        fname = prepend_extension(fname, 'f%s' % f['format_id'])
-                        downloaded.append(fname)
-                        partial_success = dl(fname, new_info)
-                        success = success and partial_success
-                    info_dict['__postprocessors'] = postprocessors
-                    info_dict['__files_to_merge'] = downloaded
+                    if os.path.exists(encodeFilename(filename)):
+                        self.to_screen(
+                            '[download] %s has already been downloaded and '
+                            'merged' % filename)
+                    else:
+                        for f in info_dict['requested_formats']:
+                            new_info = dict(info_dict)
+                            new_info.update(f)
+                            fname = self.prepare_filename(new_info)
+                            fname = prepend_extension(fname, 'f%s' % f['format_id'])
+                            downloaded.append(fname)
+                            partial_success = dl(fname, new_info)
+                            success = success and partial_success
+                        info_dict['__postprocessors'] = postprocessors
+                        info_dict['__files_to_merge'] = downloaded
                 else:
                     # Just a single file
                     success = dl(filename, info_dict)
diff --git a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
index 4d619236e..df6fb6665 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/postprocessor/ffmpeg.py
@@ -580,9 +580,11 @@ class FFmpegMetadataPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
 class FFmpegMergerPP(FFmpegPostProcessor):
     def run(self, info):
         filename = info['filepath']
+        temp_filename = prepend_extension(filename, 'temp')
         args = ['-c', 'copy', '-map', '0:v:0', '-map', '1:a:0']
         self._downloader.to_screen('[ffmpeg] Merging formats into "%s"' % filename)
-        self.run_ffmpeg_multiple_files(info['__files_to_merge'], filename, args)
+        self.run_ffmpeg_multiple_files(info['__files_to_merge'], temp_filename, args)
+        os.rename(encodeFilename(temp_filename), encodeFilename(filename))
         return info['__files_to_merge'], info