diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TrackerController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TrackerController.php
index 20bffb6..c28e552 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TrackerController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TrackerController.php
@@ -36,15 +36,28 @@ class TrackerController extends Controller
         $viewMode = $request->input('show', null);
         $fromCheckin = $request->input('from', null);
         $toCheckin = $request->input('to', null);
-        
-        $tripData = $this->get_trip_data($tripId);
+        $forceDownload = $request->input('force', false);
+
+        $tripData = $this->get_trip_data($tripId, $forceDownload);
 
         if ($fromCheckin) {
-            $tripData->checkins = array_filter($tripData->checkins, function($key) use ($fromCheckin) { return $key >= $fromCheckin; }, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+            $tripData->checkins = array_filter(
+                $tripData->checkins, 
+                function($key) use ($fromCheckin) { 
+                    return $key >= $fromCheckin; 
+                }, 
+                ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY
+            );
         }
 
         if ($toCheckin) {
-            $tripData->checkins = array_filter($tripData->checkins, function($key) use ($toCheckin) { return $key <= $toCheckin; }, ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY);
+            $tripData->checkins = array_filter(
+                $tripData->checkins, 
+                function($key) use ($toCheckin) { 
+                    return $key <= $toCheckin; 
+                }, 
+                ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY
+            );
         }
 
         return view(
@@ -75,15 +88,16 @@ class TrackerController extends Controller
      * 3. If new trip data is downloaded, overwrite any cached data.
      *
      * @param string $tripId
+     * @param bool $forceDownload
      * @return string
      */
-    public function get_trip_data(string $tripId) {
+    public function get_trip_data(string $tripId, bool $forceDownload = false) {
         $tripFileName = ( $tripId ?? config('app.current_trip_id') ) . '.json';
 
         // Returns the cached trip data if the trip is inactive (i.e., finished)
         // or less than 1–3 hours old, depending on whether it was tracking
         // at last check or not.
-        if (Storage::disk('local')->exists($tripFileName)) {
+        if (!$forceDownload && Storage::disk('local')->exists($tripFileName)) {
             Log::debug("Cached trip file '{$tripFileName}' found...");
             $cachedData = json_decode(Storage::disk('local')->get($tripFileName))->trip;
 
@@ -106,7 +120,12 @@ class TrackerController extends Controller
         }
 
         // Otherwise, download the trip data from the Wayward API.
-        Log::debug("No cached trip file found for '{$tripFileName}'.");
+        if ($forceDownload) {
+            Log::debug("Forcing download for '{$tripFileName}'.");
+        } else {
+            Log::debug("No cached trip file found for '{$tripFileName}'.");
+        }
+
         $client = new Client([
             'base_uri' => 'https://app.wayward.travel/',
             'timeout' => 3.0