diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java
index 9df0b5245..76efa52fb 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/DownloadController.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.AccessC
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.DossierManagementService;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.DownloadService;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.FileManagementStorageService;
+import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.FileStatusManagementService;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.FileStatusService;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.service.persistence.AuditPersistenceService;
 import com.iqser.red.service.persistence.management.v1.processor.utils.StringEncodingUtils;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ public class DownloadController implements DownloadResource {
     private final OneTimeTokenService oneTimeTokenDownloadService;
     private final AccessControlService accessControlService;
     private final FileManagementStorageService fileManagementStorageService;
+    private final FileStatusManagementService fileStatusManagementService;
 
     private final String REPORT_INFO = "/REPORT_INFO.json";
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ public class DownloadController implements DownloadResource {
         if (StringUtils.isBlank(dossierId)) {
             throw new BadRequestException("Empty dossier id");
         }
-        dossierService.getDossierById(dossierId, true, true);
+        dossierService.getDossierById(dossierId, true, false);
         accessControlService.verifyUserIsDossierOwnerOrApprover(dossierId);
     }
 
@@ -146,11 +148,14 @@ public class DownloadController implements DownloadResource {
         List<FileModel> validFiles = fileStatusService.getDossierStatus(request.getDossierId());
         var fileIds = request.getFileIds();
         if (fileIds != null && !fileIds.isEmpty()) { // validate the ids provided
+            if(fileIds.size() == 1) {
+                fileStatusManagementService.getFileStatus(fileIds.get(0), false);
+            }
             validFiles = validFiles.stream()
                     .filter(f -> fileIds.contains(f.getId()))
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
             if (validFiles.isEmpty()) {
-                throw new NotFoundException("No file id provided is found");
+                throw new NotFoundException("No provided file id was found");
             }
         } // otherwise consider the files from dossier
 
diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v2/external/api/impl/controller/FileControllerV2.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v2/external/api/impl/controller/FileControllerV2.java
index f8faf3446..b08dd69ee 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v2/external/api/impl/controller/FileControllerV2.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v2/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v2/external/api/impl/controller/FileControllerV2.java
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ public class FileControllerV2 implements FileResource {
                                               @PathVariable(FILE_ID_PARAM) String fileId,
                                               @RequestBody DownloadRequest downloadRequest) {
 
-        fileStatusManagementService.getFileStatus(fileId, false);
-
         return prepareBulkDownload(dossierTemplateId,
                                    dossierId,
                                    BulkDownloadRequest.builder()