diff --git a/PFERD/organizer.py b/PFERD/organizer.py
index 87bc684..346df76 100644
--- a/PFERD/organizer.py
+++ b/PFERD/organizer.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FileAcceptException(Exception):
 class Organizer(Location):
     """A helper for managing downloaded files."""
 
-    def __init__(self, path: Path):
+    def __init__(self, path: Path, no_prompt: bool = False):
         """Create a new organizer for a given path."""
         super().__init__(path)
         self._known_files: Set[Path] = set()
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class Organizer(Location):
 
         self.download_summary = DownloadSummary()
 
+        self.not_prompting = no_prompt
+
     def accept_file(self, src: Path, dst: PurePath) -> Optional[Path]:
         """
         Move a file to this organizer and mark it.
@@ -67,13 +69,18 @@ class Organizer(Location):
 
         if self._is_marked(dst):
             PRETTY.warning(f"File {str(dst_absolute)!r} was already written!")
-            if not prompt_yes_no(f"Overwrite file?", default=False):
+            default_action: bool = False
+            if self.not_prompting and not default_action \
+                    or not self.not_prompting and not prompt_yes_no(f"Overwrite file?", default=default_action):
                 PRETTY.ignored_file(dst_absolute, "file was written previously")
                 return None
 
         # Destination file is directory
         if dst_absolute.exists() and dst_absolute.is_dir():
-            if prompt_yes_no(f"Overwrite folder {dst_absolute} with file?", default=False):
+            default_action: bool = False
+            if self.not_prompting and default_action \
+                    or not self.not_prompting \
+                    and prompt_yes_no(f"Overwrite folder {dst_absolute} with file?", default=default_action):
                 shutil.rmtree(dst_absolute)
             else:
                 PRETTY.warning(f"Could not add file {str(dst_absolute)!r}")
@@ -144,6 +151,8 @@ class Organizer(Location):
     def _delete_file_if_confirmed(self, path: Path) -> None:
         prompt = f"Do you want to delete {path}"
 
-        if prompt_yes_no(prompt, False):
+        default_action: bool = False
+        if self.not_prompting and default_action or \
+                not self.not_prompting and prompt_yes_no(prompt, default_action):
             self.download_summary.add_deleted_file(path)
             path.unlink()
diff --git a/PFERD/pferd.py b/PFERD/pferd.py
index c01b5fd..57b15f6 100644
--- a/PFERD/pferd.py
+++ b/PFERD/pferd.py
@@ -76,12 +76,13 @@ class Pferd(Location):
             download_strategy: IliasDownloadStrategy,
             timeout: int,
             clean: bool = True,
+            no_prompt: bool = None
     ) -> Organizer:
         # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
         cookie_jar = CookieJar(to_path(cookies) if cookies else None)
         session = cookie_jar.create_session()
         tmp_dir = self._tmp_dir.new_subdir()
-        organizer = Organizer(self.resolve(to_path(target)))
+        organizer = Organizer(self.resolve(to_path(target)), no_prompt if no_prompt is not None else False)
 
         crawler = IliasCrawler(base_url, session, authenticator, dir_filter)
         downloader = IliasDownloader(tmp_dir, organizer, session,
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ class Pferd(Location):
             download_strategy: IliasDownloadStrategy = download_modified_or_new,
             clean: bool = True,
             timeout: int = 5,
+            no_prompt: bool = None
     ) -> Organizer:
         """
         Synchronizes a folder with a given folder on the ILIAS instance of the KIT.
@@ -289,7 +291,8 @@ class Pferd(Location):
             transform=transform,
             download_strategy=download_strategy,
             clean=clean,
-            timeout=timeout
+            timeout=timeout,
+            no_prompt=no_prompt
         )
 
         self._download_summary.merge(organizer.download_summary)
diff --git a/sync_url.py b/sync_url.py
index c327b9d..c2ffb93 100755
--- a/sync_url.py
+++ b/sync_url.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     parser.add_argument("--test-run", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--cookies', nargs='?', default=None, help="File to store cookies in")
     parser.add_argument('--no-videos', nargs='?', default=None, help="Don't download videos")
+    parser.add_argument('-p', '--passive', action="store_true",
+                        help="Don't prompt for confirmations and use sane defaults")
     parser.add_argument('url', help="URL to the course page")
     parser.add_argument('folder', nargs='?', default=None, help="Folder to put stuff into")
     args = parser.parse_args()
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ def main() -> None:
         full_url=args.url,
         cookies=args.cookies,
         dir_filter=dir_filter,
-        transform=sanitize_windows_path
+        transform=sanitize_windows_path,
+        no_prompt=args.passive
     )