diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4572a606..171345ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 * Added recording priorities for models. If you restrict the number of 
   concurrent downloads, models with high priority will be favored over models 
   with low prio. Running recordings of models with low prio might even get
-  stopped, so that models with higher prio can get recorded.
-  You can adjust the prio on the "Recroding" tab by double-clicking on the
-  value or by using your scroll wheel while holding down CTRL 
+  stopped, so that models with higher prio can get recorded. Models with
+  higher priority will also get checked first in the online check loop.
+  You can adjust the prio on the "Recording" tab by double-clicking on the
+  value or by using your scroll wheel while holding down CTRL.
 * Added menu entry to open the recording dir of a model
 
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java
index 5aa56d67..e651c05f 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/recorder/OnlineMonitor.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@ public class OnlineMonitor extends Thread {
     }
 
     private void updateModels(List<Model> models) {
+        // sort models by priority
+        Collections.sort(models, (a, b) -> b.getPriority() - a.getPriority());
         // submit online check jobs to the executor for the model's site
         List<Future<?>> futures = new LinkedList<>();
         for (Model model : models) {