diff --git a/bin/cli-assets b/bin/cli-assets
index d14df320b..e13d7db28 100755
--- a/bin/cli-assets
+++ b/bin/cli-assets
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ const AssetsService = require('../services/assets');
 const mongoose = require('../services/mongoose');
 const scraper = require('../services/scraper');
 const inquirer = require('inquirer');
+const { URL } = require('url');
+const errors = require('../errors');
 
 // Register the shutdown criteria.
 util.onshutdown([() => mongoose.disconnect()]);
@@ -125,6 +127,51 @@ async function merge(srcID, dstID) {
   }
 }
 
+async function rewrite(search, replace) {
+  try {
+    search = new RegExp(search);
+
+    const assets = await AssetModel.find({
+      url: { $regex: search },
+    });
+    if (assets.length === 0) {
+      console.log(`No assets found with the pattern: ${search}`);
+      return util.shutdown(0);
+    }
+
+    const bulk = AssetModel.collection.initializeUnorderedBulkOp();
+
+    let ops = 0;
+    assets.forEach(({ id, url: oldURL }) => {
+      // Replace the url.
+      const newURL = oldURL.replace(search, replace);
+
+      // Try to validate that the new url is valid.
+      try {
+        new URL(newURL);
+      } catch (err) {
+        throw errors.ErrInvalidAssetURL;
+      }
+
+      // If the url was updated with the operation, then queue up the update op.
+      if (newURL !== oldURL) {
+        ops++;
+        bulk.find({ id }).updateOne({ $set: { url: newURL } });
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (ops > 0) {
+      await bulk.execute();
+    }
+    console.log(`${ops} assets had their url's updated`);
+
+    util.shutdown(0);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    util.shutdown(1);
+  }
+}
+
 //==============================================================================
 // Setting up the program command line arguments.
 //==============================================================================
@@ -151,6 +198,13 @@ program
   )
   .action(merge);
 
+program
+  .command('rewrite <search> <replace>')
+  .description(
+    "rewrites asset url's using the provided regex replacement pattern"
+  )
+  .action(rewrite);
+
 program.parse(process.argv);
 
 // If there is no command listed, output help.
diff --git a/models/asset.js b/models/asset.js
index 1f565a110..68ca08bbf 100644
--- a/models/asset.js
+++ b/models/asset.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const AssetSchema = new Schema(
     publication_date: Date,
     modified_date: Date,
 
-    // This object is used exclusivly for storing settings that are to override
+    // This object is used exclusively for storing settings that are to override
     // the base settings from the base Settings object. This is to be accessed
     // always after running `rectifySettings` against it.
     settings: {