diff --git a/uplink/src/base/actions.rs b/uplink/src/base/actions.rs
index 047950bf..1433a1ea 100644
--- a/uplink/src/base/actions.rs
+++ b/uplink/src/base/actions.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ pub struct Action {
     // action id
     #[serde(alias = "id")]
     pub action_id: String,
-    // determines if action is a process
-    pub kind: String,
     // action name
     pub name: String,
     // action payload. json. can be args/payload. depends on the invoked command
diff --git a/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs b/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs
index fc053896..39b672d5 100644
--- a/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs
+++ b/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl FileDownloader {
         loop {
             match self.download(req, &mut download).await {
                 Ok(_) => break,
-                Err(Error::Reqwest(e)) => {
+                Err(Error::Reqwest(e)) if !e.is_status() => {
                     let status = ActionResponse::progress(&self.action_id, "Download Failed", 0)
                         .set_sequence(self.sequence())
                         .add_error(e.to_string());