diff --git a/src/hwapi.cpp b/src/hwapi.cpp
index e7a15a5..ae91e1c 100644
--- a/src/hwapi.cpp
+++ b/src/hwapi.cpp
@@ -4381,7 +4381,7 @@ QObject const *hwapi::getAPI() {
     return this;
 }
 
-bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) {
+bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) const {
     SharedMem *data = SharedMem::getData();
     if (!data) {
         return false;
@@ -4398,8 +4398,8 @@ bool hwapi::dcDownloadRequest(QString const &dcFileToDownload) {
     data->m_downLoadDC.m_currentblockNumber = 0;
 
     data->m_downLoadDC.m_requested = true;
-    data->m_downLoadDC.m_running = false;
-    data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished = false;
+    data->m_downLoadDC.m_running = false;   // download thread is not running
+    data->m_downLoadDC.m_finished = true;
 
     return true;
 }