diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a16bab7..4e972405 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,16 +86,14 @@ services:
       # - CONTENTBLOCKER__WHITELIST__ENABLED=true
       # - CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__PATH=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/whitelist
 
-      - QBITTORRENT__ENABLED=true
+      - DOWNLOAD_CLIENT=qBittorrent
       - QBITTORRENT__URL=http://localhost:8080
       - QBITTORRENT__USERNAME=user
       - QBITTORRENT__PASSWORD=pass
       # OR
-      # - DELUGE__ENABLED=true
       # - DELUGE__URL=http://localhost:8112
       # - DELUGE__PASSWORD=testing
       # OR
-      # - TRANSMISSION__ENABLED=true
       # - TRANSMISSION__URL=http://localhost:9091
       # - TRANSMISSION__USERNAME=test
       # - TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD=testing
@@ -133,20 +131,18 @@ services:
 |||||
 | CONTENTBLOCKER__ENABLED | No | Enable or disable the content blocker | false |
 | CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__ENABLED | Yes if content blocker is enabled and whitelist is not enabled | Enable or disable the blacklist | false |
-| CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__PATH | Yes if blacklist is enabled | Path to the blacklist (local file or url); Needs to be json compatible | empty |
+| CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__PATH | Yes if blacklist is enabled | Path to the blacklist (local file or url)<br>Needs to be json compatible | empty |
 | CONTENTBLOCKER__WHITELIST__ENABLED | Yes if content blocker is enabled and blacklist is not enabled | Enable or disable the whitelist | false |
-| CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__PATH | Yes if whitelist is enabled | Path to the whitelist (local file or url); Needs to be json compatible | empty |
+| CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__PATH | Yes if whitelist is enabled | Path to the whitelist (local file or url)<br>Needs to be json compatible | empty |
 |||||
-| QBITTORRENT__ENABLED | No | Enable or disable qBittorrent | true |
+| DOWNLOAD_CLIENT | No | Download client that is used by *arrs<br>Can be `qbittorrent`, `deluge` or `transmission` | `qbittorrent` |
 | QBITTORRENT__URL | No | qBittorrent instance url | http://localhost:8112 |
 | QBITTORRENT__USERNAME | No | qBittorrent user | empty |
 | QBITTORRENT__PASSWORD | No | qBittorrent password | empty |
 |||||
-| DELUGE__ENABLED | No | Enable or disable Deluge | false |
 | DELUGE__URL | No | Deluge instance url | http://localhost:8080 |
 | DELUGE__PASSWORD | No | Deluge password | empty |
 |||||
-| TRANSMISSION__ENABLED | No | Enable or disable Transmission | true |
 | TRANSMISSION__URL | No | Transmission instance url | http://localhost:9091 |
 | TRANSMISSION__USERNAME | No | Transmission user | empty |
 | TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD | No | Transmission password | empty |
diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/DelugeConfig.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/DelugeConfig.cs
index 1340e5aa..18044208 100644
--- a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/DelugeConfig.cs
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/DelugeConfig.cs
@@ -4,19 +4,12 @@ public sealed record DelugeConfig : IConfig
 {
     public const string SectionName = "Deluge";
     
-    public required bool Enabled { get; init; }
-    
     public Uri? Url { get; init; }
     
     public string? Password { get; init; }
     
     public void Validate()
     {
-        if (!Enabled)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (Url is null)
         {
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Url));
diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/QBitConfig.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/QBitConfig.cs
index 2b1fe674..b2b3cbea 100644
--- a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/QBitConfig.cs
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/QBitConfig.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ public sealed class QBitConfig : IConfig
 {
     public const string SectionName = "qBittorrent";
     
-    public required bool Enabled { get; init; }
-    
     public Uri? Url { get; init; }
     
     public string? Username { get; init; }
@@ -14,11 +12,6 @@ public sealed class QBitConfig : IConfig
     
     public void Validate()
     {
-        if (!Enabled)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (Url is null)
         {
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Url));
diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/TransmissionConfig.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/TransmissionConfig.cs
index a9e08dfe..30e94b47 100644
--- a/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/TransmissionConfig.cs
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/DownloadClient/TransmissionConfig.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 namespace Common.Configuration.DownloadClient;
 
-public record TransmissionConfig
+public record TransmissionConfig : IConfig
 {
     public const string SectionName = "Transmission";
     
-    public required bool Enabled { get; init; }
-    
     public Uri? Url { get; init; }
     
     public string? Username { get; init; }
@@ -14,11 +12,6 @@ public record TransmissionConfig
     
     public void Validate()
     {
-        if (!Enabled)
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (Url is null)
         {
             throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(Url));
diff --git a/code/Common/Configuration/EnvironmentVariables.cs b/code/Common/Configuration/EnvironmentVariables.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ee9d4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/Common/Configuration/EnvironmentVariables.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace Common.Configuration;
+
+public static class EnvironmentVariables
+{
+    public const string DownloadClient = "DOWNLOAD_CLIENT";
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/Domain/Enums/DownloadClient.cs b/code/Domain/Enums/DownloadClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f67021c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/Domain/Enums/DownloadClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace Domain.Enums;
+
+public enum DownloadClient
+{
+    QBittorrent,
+    Deluge,
+    Transmission
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/Executable/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationDI.cs b/code/Executable/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationDI.cs
index fd34bc7e..d955f3b0 100644
--- a/code/Executable/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationDI.cs
+++ b/code/Executable/DependencyInjection/ConfigurationDI.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Common.Configuration.Arr;
 using Common.Configuration.ContentBlocker;
 using Common.Configuration.DownloadClient;
 using Common.Configuration.Logging;
+using Domain.Enums;
 
 namespace Executable.DependencyInjection;
 
diff --git a/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json b/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
index bcc3d338..aea90457 100644
--- a/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/code/Executable/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -26,19 +26,17 @@
     "Enabled": true,
     "RunSequentially": true
   },
+  "DOWNLOAD_CLIENT": "qbittorrent",
   "qBittorrent": {
-    "Enabled": true,
     "Url": "http://localhost:8080",
     "Username": "test",
     "Password": "testing"
   },
   "Deluge": {
-    "Enabled": false,
     "Url": "http://localhost:8112",
     "Password": "testing"
   },
   "Transmission": {
-    "Enabled": false,
     "Url": "http://localhost:9091",
     "Username": "test",
     "Password": "testing"
diff --git a/code/Executable/appsettings.json b/code/Executable/appsettings.json
index c9c6d995..4c1011a3 100644
--- a/code/Executable/appsettings.json
+++ b/code/Executable/appsettings.json
@@ -26,19 +26,17 @@
     "Enabled": true,
     "RunSequentially": true
   },
+  "DOWNLOAD_CLIENT": "qbittorrent",
   "qBittorrent": {
-    "Enabled": true,
     "Url": "http://localhost:8080",
     "Username": "",
     "Password": ""
   },
   "Deluge": {
-    "Enabled": false,
     "Url": "http://localhost:8112",
     "Password": "testing"
   },
   "Transmission": {
-    "Enabled": false,
     "Url": "http://localhost:9091",
     "Username": "test",
     "Password": "testing"
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs
index a3293586..484fd8f5 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Deluge/DelugeService.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public sealed class DelugeService : IDownloadService
     )
     {
         _logger = logger;
+        config.Value.Validate();
         _client = new (config, httpClientFactory);
         _filenameEvaluator = filenameEvaluator;
     }
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadServiceFactory.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadServiceFactory.cs
index 6f90fad7..81390788 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadServiceFactory.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/DownloadServiceFactory.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using Common.Configuration.DownloadClient;
 using Infrastructure.Verticals.DownloadClient.Deluge;
 using Infrastructure.Verticals.DownloadClient.QBittorrent;
 using Infrastructure.Verticals.DownloadClient.Transmission;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
@@ -10,57 +11,25 @@ namespace Infrastructure.Verticals.DownloadClient;
 
 public sealed class DownloadServiceFactory
 {
-    private readonly QBitConfig _qBitConfig;
-    private readonly DelugeConfig _delugeConfig;
-    private readonly TransmissionConfig _transmissionConfig;
     private readonly IServiceProvider _serviceProvider;
+    private readonly Domain.Enums.DownloadClient _downloadClient;
     
-    public DownloadServiceFactory(
-        IOptions<QBitConfig> qBitConfig,
-        IOptions<DelugeConfig> delugeConfig,
-        IOptions<TransmissionConfig> transmissionConfig,
-        IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+    public DownloadServiceFactory(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, IConfiguration configuration)
     {
-        _qBitConfig = qBitConfig.Value;
-        _delugeConfig = delugeConfig.Value;
-        _transmissionConfig = transmissionConfig.Value;
         _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
-        
-        _qBitConfig.Validate();
-        _delugeConfig.Validate();
-        _transmissionConfig.Validate();
-
-        int enabledCount = new[] { _qBitConfig.Enabled, _delugeConfig.Enabled, _transmissionConfig.Enabled }
-            .Count(enabled => enabled);
-
-        if (enabledCount > 1)
-        {
-            throw new Exception("only one download client can be enabled");
-        }
-
-        if (enabledCount == 0)
-        {
-            throw new Exception("no download client is enabled");
-        }
+        _downloadClient = (Domain.Enums.DownloadClient)Enum.Parse(
+            typeof(Domain.Enums.DownloadClient),
+            configuration[EnvironmentVariables.DownloadClient] ?? Domain.Enums.DownloadClient.QBittorrent.ToString(),
+            true
+        );
     }
 
-    public IDownloadService CreateDownloadClient()
-    {
-        if (_qBitConfig.Enabled)
+    public IDownloadService CreateDownloadClient() =>
+        _downloadClient switch
         {
-            return _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<QBitService>();
-        }
-
-        if (_delugeConfig.Enabled)
-        {
-            return _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<DelugeService>();
-        }
-
-        if (_transmissionConfig.Enabled)
-        {
-            return _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<TransmissionService>();
-        }
-
-        throw new NotSupportedException();
-    }
+            Domain.Enums.DownloadClient.QBittorrent => _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<QBitService>(),
+            Domain.Enums.DownloadClient.Deluge => _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<DelugeService>(),
+            Domain.Enums.DownloadClient.Transmission => _serviceProvider.GetRequiredService<TransmissionService>(),
+            _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException()
+        };
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
index 1f2e4b03..7a09f605 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/QBittorrent/QBitService.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public sealed class QBitService : IDownloadService
     {
         _logger = logger;
         _config = config.Value;
+        _config.Validate();
         _client = new(_config.Url);
         _filenameEvaluator = filenameEvaluator;
     }
diff --git a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Transmission/TransmissionService.cs b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Transmission/TransmissionService.cs
index ecdd5b50..764d4e19 100644
--- a/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Transmission/TransmissionService.cs
+++ b/code/Infrastructure/Verticals/DownloadClient/Transmission/TransmissionService.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public sealed class TransmissionService : IDownloadService
     {
         _logger = logger;
         _config = config.Value;
+        _config.Validate();
         _client = new(
             new Uri(_config.Url, "/transmission/rpc").ToString(),
             login: _config.Username,
diff --git a/code/test/docker-compose.yml b/code/test/docker-compose.yml
index 834b3df6..910eab91 100644
--- a/code/test/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/code/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -189,16 +189,14 @@ services:
       # - CONTENTBLOCKER__WHITELIST__ENABLED=true
       # - CONTENTBLOCKER__BLACKLIST__PATH=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flmorg/cleanuperr/refs/heads/main/whitelist
 
-      - QBITTORRENT__ENABLED=true
+      - DOWNLOAD_CLIENT=qbittorrent
       - QBITTORRENT__URL=http://qbittorrent:8080
       - QBITTORRENT__USERNAME=test
       - QBITTORRENT__PASSWORD=testing
       # OR
-      # - DELUGE__ENABLED=true
       # - DELUGE__URL=http://localhost:8112
       # - DELUGE__PASSWORD=testing
       # OR
-      # - TRANSMISSION__ENABLED=true
       # - TRANSMISSION__URL=http://localhost:9091
       # - TRANSMISSION__USERNAME=test
       # - TRANSMISSION__PASSWORD=testing