diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 653859c..ec5708c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "@electron/remote": "^2.1.2",
         "@types/swagger-jsdoc": "^6.0.4",
         "@xhayper/discord-rpc": "^1.2.0",
-        "axios": "^1.7.8",
+        "axios": "^1.7.9",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
         "electron-store": "^8.2.0",
         "express": "^4.21.2",
@@ -2320,9 +2320,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.7.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.7.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Uu0wb7KNqK2t5K+YQyVCLM76prD5sRFjKHbJYCP1J7JFGEQ6nN7HWn9+04LAeiJ3ji54lgS/gZCH1oxyrf1SPw==",
+      "version": "1.7.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.7.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-LhLcE7Hbiryz8oMDdDptSrWowmB4Bl6RCt6sIJKpRB4XtVf0iEgewX3au/pJqm+Py1kCASkb/FFKjxQaLtxJvw==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "follow-redirects": "^1.15.6",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9e1465..00b498e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@electron/remote": "^2.1.2",
     "@types/swagger-jsdoc": "^6.0.4",
     "@xhayper/discord-rpc": "^1.2.0",
-    "axios": "^1.7.8",
+    "axios": "^1.7.9",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "electron-store": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
diff --git a/src/constants/globalEvents.ts b/src/constants/globalEvents.ts
index 42d89ec..160a92e 100644
--- a/src/constants/globalEvents.ts
+++ b/src/constants/globalEvents.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,6 @@ export const globalEvents = {
   toggleFavorite: "toggleFavorite",
   toggleShuffle: "toggleShuffle",
   toggleRepeat: "toggleRepeat",
+  axios: "axios",
+  axiosReply: "axiosReply",
 };
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 9fd0f21..822883a 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   showSettingsWindow,
 } from "./scripts/settings";
 import { addTray, refreshTray } from "./scripts/tray";
+import { downloadFile } from "./scripts/download";
 let mainInhibitorId = -1;
 
 initialize();
@@ -250,6 +251,16 @@ ipcMain.on(globalEvents.error, (event) => {
   console.log(event);
 });
 
+ipcMain.on(globalEvents.axios, (event, fileUrl: string, targetPath: string) => {
+  const download = downloadFile(fileUrl, targetPath);
+  download.then(() => {
+    event.reply(globalEvents.axiosReply, fileUrl, targetPath, false);
+  }).catch(() => {
+    // don't send error information, it isn't used anyways
+    event.reply(globalEvents.axiosReply, fileUrl, targetPath, true);
+  });
+});
+
 ipcMain.handle(globalEvents.getUniversalLink, async (event, url) => {
   return SharingService.getUniversalLink(url);
 });
diff --git a/src/preload.ts b/src/preload.ts
index d00d900..4e469d3 100644
--- a/src/preload.ts
+++ b/src/preload.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { convertDurationToSeconds } from "./features/time/parse";
 import { MediaInfo } from "./models/mediaInfo";
 import { MediaStatus } from "./models/mediaStatus";
 import { RepeatState } from "./models/repeatState";
-import { downloadFile } from "./scripts/download";
+import { downloadFile } from "./scripts/downloadPreload";
 import { addHotkey } from "./scripts/hotkeys";
 import { ObjectToDotNotation } from "./scripts/objectUtilities";
 import { settingsStore } from "./scripts/settings";
diff --git a/src/scripts/download.ts b/src/scripts/download.ts
index ce09f43..e227092 100644
--- a/src/scripts/download.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/download.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ export const downloadFile = function (fileUrl: string, targetPath: string) {
       .get(fileUrl, {
         responseType: "stream",
       })
-      .then((req) => {
+      .then((res) => {
         const out = fs.createWriteStream(targetPath);
 
-        req.data.pipe(out);
+      res.data.pipe(out);
 
-        out.on("finish", resolve);
+      out.on("finish", resolve);
 
-        out.on("error", reject);
-      })
-      .catch(reject);
+      out.on("error", reject);
+
+      res.data.on("error", reject);
+    }).catch(reject);
   });
 };
diff --git a/src/scripts/downloadPreload.ts b/src/scripts/downloadPreload.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6b0494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/downloadPreload.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
+import { globalEvents } from "../constants/globalEvents";
+
+/**
+ * download and save a file (renderer version)
+ * @param {string} fileUrl url to download
+ * @param {string} targetPath path to save it at
+ */
+export const downloadFile = function (fileUrl: string, targetPath: string) {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const handler = (event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, newFileUrl: string, newTargetPath: string, error: boolean) => {
+      // it's possible for 2 requests to be running at the same time, so make sure it is the right one
+      // if there is 2 requests with the same fileUrl and targetPath, then it doesn't matter which one we intercept because the data is the same
+      if (fileUrl === newFileUrl && targetPath === newTargetPath) {
+        ipcRenderer.removeListener(globalEvents.axiosReply, handler);
+        if (error) reject();
+        else resolve();
+      }
+    }
+    ipcRenderer.on(globalEvents.axiosReply, handler);
+    ipcRenderer.send(globalEvents.axios, fileUrl, targetPath);
+  });
+};