diff --git a/packages/app/constants/menu-contexts.js b/packages/app/constants/menu-contexts.js
index 599bbfc4..699d4419 100755
--- a/packages/app/constants/menu-contexts.js
+++ b/packages/app/constants/menu-contexts.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export default {
                 label: "Download media",
                 icon: "Download",
                 action: () => {
-                    app.message.info("Downloading media...")
                     download(media.src)
                     control.close()
                 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/utils/download/index.js b/packages/app/src/utils/download/index.js
index 33f7de85..beae9755 100755
--- a/packages/app/src/utils/download/index.js
+++ b/packages/app/src/utils/download/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 export default (uri, filename) => {
+    app.message.info("Downloading media...")
+
     fetch(uri, {
         method: "GET",
-        headers: {
-            "Content-Type": "application/pdf",
-        },
     })
         .then((response) => response.blob())
         .then((blob) => {
@@ -29,4 +28,8 @@ export default (uri, filename) => {
             // Clean up and remove the link
             link.parentNode.removeChild(link)
         })
+        .catch((error) => {
+            console.error(error)
+            app.message.error("Failed to download media")
+        })
 }
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