diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.html
index df8e4448c..75cac1099 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.html
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     >
     </redaction-circle-button>
 
-    <redaction-report-download-btn (menuStateChanged)="actionMenuOpen = $event === 'OPEN'" [project]="project"> </redaction-report-download-btn>
+    <redaction-report-download-btn *ngIf="project.files.length > 0" (menuStateChanged)="actionMenuOpen = $event === 'OPEN'" [project]="project">
+    </redaction-report-download-btn>
 
     <redaction-circle-button
         (action)="openAssignProjectOwnerDialog($event, project)"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.ts
index 6e31ff32c..960128d3a 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-listing-screen/project-listing-actions/project-listing-actions.component.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ProjectListingActionsComponent implements OnInit {
     }
 
     public canDownloadRedactedFiles(project: ProjectWrapper) {
-        return project.files.reduce((acc, file) => acc && this.permissionsService.canDownloadRedactedFile(file), true);
+        return project.files.length > 0 && project.files.reduce((acc, file) => acc && this.permissionsService.canDownloadRedactedFile(file), true);
     }
 
     public getProjectStatusConfig(pw: ProjectWrapper) {
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html
index 258ef523d..a87672a41 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.html
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
                 icon="red:assign"
             ></redaction-circle-button>
 
-            <redaction-report-download-btn [project]="appStateService.activeProject"> </redaction-report-download-btn>
+            <redaction-report-download-btn *ngIf="appStateService.activeProject.files.length > 0" [project]="appStateService.activeProject">
+            </redaction-report-download-btn>
 
             <redaction-circle-button
                 (action)="downloadRedactedFiles()"
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
index fbada9f2a..d0a96af88 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/screens/project-overview-screen/project-overview-screen.component.ts
@@ -344,6 +344,9 @@ export class ProjectOverviewScreenComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     public get canDownloadRedactedFiles() {
-        return this.appStateService.activeProject.files.reduce((acc, file) => acc && this.permissionsService.canDownloadRedactedFile(file), true);
+        return (
+            this.appStateService.activeProject.files.length > 0 &&
+            this.appStateService.activeProject.files.reduce((acc, file) => acc && this.permissionsService.canDownloadRedactedFile(file), true)
+        );
     }
 }