diff --git a/src/app/player/player.component.html b/src/app/player/player.component.html
index 74c0b1b..0bf510f 100644
--- a/src/app/player/player.component.html
+++ b/src/app/player/player.component.html
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
                                         <button *ngIf="(!postsService.isLoggedIn || postsService.permissions.includes('sharing')) && !auto" (click)="openShareDialog()" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>share</mat-icon></button>
                                     </ng-container>
                                     <ng-container *ngIf="db_file">
-                                        <button (click)="downloadVideo()" [disabled]="downloading" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>cloud_download</mat-icon><mat-spinner *ngIf="downloading" class="spinner" [diameter]="35"></mat-spinner></button>
-                                        <button (click)="downloadFile()" [disabled]="downloading" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>save</mat-icon><mat-spinner *ngIf="downloading" class="spinner" [diameter]="35"></mat-spinner></button>
+                                        <button (click)="downloadFile()" [disabled]="downloading" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>cloud_download</mat-icon><mat-spinner *ngIf="downloading" class="spinner" [diameter]="35"></mat-spinner></button>
                                         <button *ngIf="type !== 'subscription' && (!postsService.isLoggedIn || postsService.permissions.includes('sharing'))" (click)="openShareDialog()" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>share</mat-icon></button>
                                         <button (click)="openFileInfoDialog()" *ngIf="db_file" mat-icon-button><mat-icon>info</mat-icon></button>
                                     </ng-container>
diff --git a/src/app/player/player.component.ts b/src/app/player/player.component.ts
index 1a4e0ca..2bf0d35 100644
--- a/src/app/player/player.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/player/player.component.ts
@@ -328,24 +328,6 @@ export class PlayerComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  downloadVideo() {
-    const filename = this.currentItem.label;
-    const ext = (this.currentItem.type === 'audio/mp3') ? '.mp3' : '.mp4';
-    // const type = this.currentItem.type;
-    const url = this.currentItem.src;
-    this.downloading = true;
-    this.http.get(url, {
-      responseType: 'blob'
-    }).subscribe(res => {
-      const blob: Blob = res;
-      this.downloading = false;
-      saveAs(blob, filename + ext);
-    }, err => {
-      console.log(err);
-      this.downloading = false;
-    })
-  }
-
   playlistPostCreationHandler(playlistID) {
     // changes the route without moving from the current view or
     // triggering a navigation event
diff --git a/src/app/posts.services.ts b/src/app/posts.services.ts
index 6df00e5..5674fec 100644
--- a/src/app/posts.services.ts
+++ b/src/app/posts.services.ts
@@ -357,15 +357,12 @@ export class PostsService implements CanActivate {
         return this.http.post<GetAllFilesResponse>(this.path + 'getAllFiles', {sort: sort, range: range, text_search: text_search, file_type_filter: file_type_filter}, this.httpOptions);
     }
 
-    downloadFileFromServer(uid: string, uuid: string = null, sub_id: string = null, url: string = null, type: FileType = null) {
+    downloadFileFromServer(uid: string, uuid: string = null) {
         const body: DownloadFileRequest = {
             uid: uid,
-            uuid: uuid,
-            sub_id: sub_id,
-            url: url,
-            type: type
+            uuid: uuid
         };
-        return this.http.post(this.path + 'downloadFile', body, {responseType: 'blob', params: this.httpOptions.params});
+        return this.http.post(this.path + 'downloadFileFromServer', body, {responseType: 'blob', params: this.httpOptions.params});
     }
 
     getFullTwitchChat(id, type, uuid = null, sub = null) {