diff --git a/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs b/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs
index 79e262821..eca788148 100644
--- a/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs
+++ b/uplink/src/collector/downloader.rs
@@ -150,29 +150,51 @@ impl FileDownloader {
                 }
             };
             self.action_id = action.action_id.clone();
-            let deadline = match &action.deadline {
-                Some(d) => *d,
-                _ => {
-                    error!("Unconfigured deadline: {}", action.name);
+            let mut state = match DownloadState::new(action, &self.config) {
+                Ok(s) => s,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    self.forward_error(e).await;
                     continue;
                 }
             };
 
-            // NOTE: if download has timedout don't do anything, else ensure errors are forwarded after three retries
+            // Update action status for process initiated
+            let status = ActionResponse::progress(&self.action_id, "Downloading", 0)
+                .set_sequence(self.sequence());
+            self.bridge_tx.send_action_response(status).await;
 
-            match timeout_at(deadline, self.run(action)).await {
-                Ok(Err(e)) => self.forward_error(e).await,
-                Err(_) => error!("Last download has timedout"),
-                _ => {}
+            if let Err(e) = self.download(&mut state).await {
+                self.forward_error(e).await
             }
+
+            // Forward updated action as part of response
+            let DownloadState { action, .. } = state;
+            let status = ActionResponse::done(&self.action_id, "Downloaded", Some(action))
+                .set_sequence(self.sequence());
+            self.bridge_tx.send_action_response(status).await;
         }
     }
 
-    // Forward errors as action response to bridge
-    async fn forward_error(&mut self, err: Error) {
-        let status =
-            ActionResponse::failure(&self.action_id, err.to_string()).set_sequence(self.sequence());
-        self.bridge_tx.send_action_response(status).await;
+    // Accepts `DownloadState`, sets a timeout for the action
+    async fn download(&mut self, state: &mut DownloadState) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let deadline = match &state.action.deadline {
+            Some(d) => *d,
+            _ => {
+                error!("Unconfigured deadline: {}", state.action.name);
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        };
+        // NOTE: if download has timedout don't do anything, else ensure errors are forwarded after three retries
+        match timeout_at(deadline, self.continuous_retry(state)).await {
+            Ok(r) => r?,
+            Err(_) => error!("Last download has timedout"),
+        }
+
+        state.meta.verify_checksum()?;
+        // Update Action payload with `download_path`, i.e. downloaded file's location in fs
+        state.action.payload = serde_json::to_string(&state.meta)?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     // A download must be retried with Range header when HTTP/reqwest errors are faced
@@ -181,7 +203,7 @@ impl FileDownloader {
             let mut req = self.client.get(&state.meta.url);
             if let Some(range) = state.retry_range() {
                 warn!("Retrying download; Continuing to download file from: {range}");
-                req = self.client.get(&state.meta.url).header("Range", range);
+                req = req.header("Range", range);
             }
             let mut stream = req.send().await?.error_for_status()?.bytes_stream();
 
@@ -189,6 +211,7 @@ impl FileDownloader {
             while let Some(item) = stream.next().await {
                 let chunk = match item {
                     Ok(c) => c,
+                    // Retry non-status errors
                     Err(e) if !e.is_status() => {
                         let status =
                             ActionResponse::progress(&self.action_id, "Download Failed", 0)
@@ -203,8 +226,6 @@ impl FileDownloader {
                     Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
                 };
                 if let Some(percentage) = state.write_bytes(&chunk)? {
-                    //TODO: Simplify progress by reusing action_id and state
-                    //TODO: let response = self.response.progress(percentage);??
                     let status =
                         ActionResponse::progress(&self.action_id, "Downloading", percentage);
                     let status = status.set_sequence(self.sequence());
@@ -219,26 +240,11 @@ impl FileDownloader {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    // Accepts a download `Action` and performs necessary data extraction to actually download the file
-    async fn run(&mut self, action: Action) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        // Update action status for process initiated
-        let status = ActionResponse::progress(&self.action_id, "Downloading", 0);
-        let status = status.set_sequence(self.sequence());
-        self.bridge_tx.send_action_response(status).await;
-
-        let mut state = DownloadState::new(action, &self.config)?;
-        self.continuous_retry(&mut state).await?;
-
-        // Update Action payload with `download_path`, i.e. downloaded file's location in fs
-        let DownloadState { meta, mut action, .. } = state;
-        meta.verify_checksum()?;
-        action.payload = serde_json::to_string(&meta)?;
-
-        let status = ActionResponse::done(&self.action_id, "Downloaded", Some(action))
-            .set_sequence(self.sequence());
+    // Forward errors as action response to bridge
+    async fn forward_error(&mut self, err: Error) {
+        let status =
+            ActionResponse::failure(&self.action_id, err.to_string()).set_sequence(self.sequence());
         self.bridge_tx.send_action_response(status).await;
-
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     fn sequence(&mut self) -> u32 {