diff --git a/src/webdav_xml_parser.rs b/src/webdav_xml_parser.rs
index 6fcc17d..ac6a737 100644
--- a/src/webdav_xml_parser.rs
+++ b/src/webdav_xml_parser.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(file.name, "test.pdf");
         assert_eq!(file.size, 1024);
         assert_eq!(file.mime_type, "application/pdf");
-        assert_eq!(file.etag, "\"abc123\"");
+        assert_eq!(file.etag, "abc123");
         assert!(!file.is_directory);
     }
 
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(file.name, "report.pdf");
         assert_eq!(file.path, "/remote.php/dav/files/admin/Documents/report.pdf");
         assert_eq!(file.size, 2048000);
+        assert_eq!(file.etag, "pdf123"); // ETag should be normalized (quotes removed)
         assert!(file.last_modified.is_some());
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/webdav_sync_tests.rs b/tests/webdav_sync_tests.rs
index 71e1954..ed343ab 100644
--- a/tests/webdav_sync_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/webdav_sync_tests.rs
@@ -202,6 +202,32 @@ fn test_etag_normalization() {
     }
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_etag_comparison_fixes_duplicate_downloads() {
+    // This test demonstrates how ETag normalization prevents unnecessary downloads
+    
+    // Simulate a WebDAV server that returns quoted ETags 
+    let server_etag = "\"file-hash-123\"";
+    
+    // Before fix: stored ETag would have quotes, server ETag would have quotes
+    // After fix: both should be normalized (no quotes)
+    let normalized_server = server_etag.trim_start_matches("W/").trim_matches('"');
+    let normalized_stored = "file-hash-123"; // What would be stored after normalization
+    
+    // These should match after normalization, preventing redownload
+    assert_eq!(normalized_server, normalized_stored, 
+        "Normalized ETags should match to prevent unnecessary redownloads");
+    
+    // Demonstrate the issue that was fixed
+    let old_behavior_would_mismatch = (server_etag != normalized_stored);
+    assert!(old_behavior_would_mismatch, 
+        "Before fix: quoted vs unquoted ETags would cause unnecessary downloads");
+    
+    let new_behavior_matches = (normalized_server == normalized_stored);
+    assert!(new_behavior_matches, 
+        "After fix: normalized ETags match, preventing unnecessary downloads");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_path_normalization() {
     let test_paths = vec![