diff --git a/bdfr/downloader.py b/bdfr/downloader.py
index 001a079..adfadcb 100644
--- a/bdfr/downloader.py
+++ b/bdfr/downloader.py
@@ -57,10 +57,15 @@ class RedditDownloader(RedditConnector):
                 f'Submission {submission.id} in {submission.subreddit.display_name} skipped'
                 f' due to {submission.author.name if submission.author else "DELETED"} being an ignored user')
             return
-        elif submission.score < self.args.min_score or self.args.max_score < submission.score:
-            logger.debug(f"Submission {submission.id} filtered due to score {submission.score} < {self.args.min_score}")
+        elif self.args.min_score and submission.score < self.args.min_score:
+            logger.debug(f"Submission {submission.id} filtered due to score {submission.score} < [{self.args.min_score}]")
             return
-        elif submission.upvote_ratio < self.args.min_score_ratio or self.args.max_score_ratio < submission.upvote_ratio:
+        elif self.args.max_score and self.args.max_score < submission.score:
+            logger.debug(f"Submission {submission.id} filtered due to score [{self.args.max_score}] < {submission.score}")
+            return
+        elif (self.args.min_score_ratio and submission.upvote_ratio < self.args.min_score_ratio) or (
+            self.args.max_score_ratio and self.args.max_score_ratio < submission.upvote_ratio
+        ):
             logger.debug(f"Submission {submission.id} filtered due to score ratio ({submission.upvote_ratio})")
             return
         elif not isinstance(submission, praw.models.Submission):