diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/file-download-btn/file-download-btn.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/file-download-btn/file-download-btn.component.ts
index 13c68145c..308ad4c4f 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/file-download-btn/file-download-btn.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/buttons/file-download-btn/file-download-btn.component.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export class FileDownloadBtnComponent {
     }
 
     downloadFlatRedactedFiles($event: MouseEvent) {
+        $event.preventDefault();
         this._singleFileDownloadService
             .loadFile('FLAT_REDACTED', <FileStatusWrapper>this.file)
             .subscribe((data) => saveAs(data, (<FileStatusWrapper>this.file).filename));