diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java
index d7487af9dc28460159b515f625a6ee1d5462c442..30d9a393ac20a3c572a1940e9324d95877798955 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public class HttpDownloadConnection implements Transferable {
 	private int mStatus = Transferable.STATUS_UNKNOWN;
 	private boolean acceptedAutomatically = false;
 	private int mProgress = 0;
-	private long mLastGuiRefresh = 0;
 
 	public HttpDownloadConnection(HttpConnectionManager manager) {
 		this.mHttpConnectionManager = manager;
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
index f40b06c835d66ee77e162ed54d82faf7e85881b7..f9144083a4947047c671c5d32756f3e9cad5a98c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationFragment.java
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ public class ConversationFragment extends Fragment implements EditMessage.Keyboa
 
 	private void downloadFile(Message message) {
 		activity.xmppConnectionService.getHttpConnectionManager()
-				.createNewDownloadConnection(message);
+				.createNewDownloadConnection(message,true);
 	}
 
 	private void cancelTransmission(Message message) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
index 679fb355880580b7bdb58e203531e65e9eef5d5d..b158f0fe4c6ec1383c44b3e05f7317f5c7ea6575 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/adapter/MessageAdapter.java
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ public class MessageAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Message> {
 						Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
 			}
 		} else if (message.treatAsDownloadable() != Message.Decision.NEVER) {
-			activity.xmppConnectionService.getHttpConnectionManager().createNewDownloadConnection(message);
+			activity.xmppConnectionService.getHttpConnectionManager().createNewDownloadConnection(message,true);
 		}
 	}