diff --git a/lib/fic_tracker/cli/story.rb b/lib/fic_tracker/cli/story.rb
index d2ae1fb..4d85572 100644
--- a/lib/fic_tracker/cli/story.rb
+++ b/lib/fic_tracker/cli/story.rb
@@ -57,19 +57,48 @@ class FicTracker::Cli::Story < Thor
     end
   end
 
+  desc 'update STORY...', 'Force-update the listed stories'
+  def update(*stories)
+    setup!
+
+    stories.each do |story|
+      puts "Updating #{story} ..."
+      bend = FicTracker::Backends.find_backend story
+      if bend.nil?
+        puts "  Can't update, no available backends."
+        next
+      end
+
+      bend = FicTracker::Backends.get(bend)
+      slug = story
+      slug = bend.parse_slug(story) if bend.respond_to? :parse_slug
+
+      story = FicTracker::Models::Story.find(backend_name: bend.name, slug:)
+      unless story
+        puts "  Not tracking, skipping."
+        next
+      end
+
+      before = story.etag
+      story.refresh_metadata!
+      story.refresh_content!
+      render_story! story if story.etag != before
+    end
+  end
+
   desc 'del STORY...', 'Remove stories from tracker'
   def del(*stories)
     setup!
     stories.each do |story|
       if story.include? '/'
-        backend, slug = story.split '/'
-        backend = nil if backend == '*'
+        backend_name, slug = story.split '/'
+        backend_name = nil if backend_name == '*'
       else
         slug = story
       end
 
       search = {
-        backend:,
+        backend_name:,
         slug:
       }.compact
       found = FicTracker::Models::Story.where(**search)