diff --git a/TTS/utils/manage.py b/TTS/utils/manage.py
index b5c698f3..955eeb9b 100644
--- a/TTS/utils/manage.py
+++ b/TTS/utils/manage.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copyfile, rmtree
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
 
+import fsspec
 import requests
 from tqdm import tqdm
 
@@ -320,6 +321,46 @@ class ModelManager(object):
             return False
         return True
 
+    def create_dir_and_download_model(self, model_name, model_item, output_path):
+        os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
+        # handle TOS
+        if not self.tos_agreed(model_item, output_path):
+            if not self.ask_tos(output_path):
+                os.rmdir(output_path)
+                raise Exception(" [!] You must agree to the terms of service to use this model.")
+        print(f" > Downloading model to {output_path}")
+        try:
+            if "fairseq" in model_name:
+                self.download_fairseq_model(model_name, output_path)
+            elif "github_rls_url" in model_item:
+                self._download_github_model(model_item, output_path)
+            elif "hf_url" in model_item:
+                self._download_hf_model(model_item, output_path)
+
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            print(f" > Failed to download the model file to {output_path}")
+            rmtree(output_path)
+            raise e
+        self.print_model_license(model_item=model_item)
+
+    def check_if_configs_are_equal(self, model_name, model_item, output_path):
+        with fsspec.open(self._find_files(output_path)[1], "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            config_local = json.load(f)
+        remote_url = None
+        for url in model_item["hf_url"]:
+            if "config.json" in url:
+                remote_url = url
+                break
+
+        with fsspec.open(remote_url, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            config_remote = json.load(f)
+
+        if not config_local == config_remote:
+            print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded however it has been changed. Redownloading it...")
+            self.create_dir_and_download_model(model_name, model_item, output_path)
+        else:
+            print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded.")
+
     def download_model(self, model_name):
         """Download model files given the full model name.
         Model name is in the format
@@ -338,28 +379,18 @@ class ModelManager(object):
         # set the model specific output path
         output_path = os.path.join(self.output_prefix, model_full_name)
         if os.path.exists(output_path):
-            print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded.")
+            # if the configs are different, redownload it
+            # ToDo: we need a better way to handle it
+            if "xtts_v1" in model_name:
+                try:
+                    self.check_if_configs_are_equal(model_name, model_item, output_path)
+                except:
+                    pass
+            else:
+                print(f" > {model_name} is already downloaded.")
         else:
-            os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
-            # handle TOS
-            if not self.tos_agreed(model_item, output_path):
-                if not self.ask_tos(output_path):
-                    os.rmdir(output_path)
-                    raise Exception(" [!] You must agree to the terms of service to use this model.")
-            print(f" > Downloading model to {output_path}")
-            try:
-                if "fairseq" in model_name:
-                    self.download_fairseq_model(model_name, output_path)
-                elif "github_rls_url" in model_item:
-                    self._download_github_model(model_item, output_path)
-                elif "hf_url" in model_item:
-                    self._download_hf_model(model_item, output_path)
+            self.create_dir_and_download_model(model_name, model_item, output_path)
 
-            except requests.RequestException as e:
-                print(f" > Failed to download the model file to {output_path}")
-                rmtree(output_path)
-                raise e
-            self.print_model_license(model_item=model_item)
         # find downloaded files
         output_model_path = output_path
         output_config_path = None