diff --git a/static/js/managers/DownloadManager.js b/static/js/managers/DownloadManager.js
index a780f5b2..18ebe63b 100644
--- a/static/js/managers/DownloadManager.js
+++ b/static/js/managers/DownloadManager.js
@@ -882,13 +882,12 @@ export class DownloadManager {
         let ws = null;
         let updateProgress = () => { };
         let cancelled = false;
+        const downloadId = Date.now().toString();
 
         try {
             this.loadingManager.restoreProgressBar();
             updateProgress = this.loadingManager.showDownloadProgress(1);
             updateProgress(0, 0, displayName);
-
-            const downloadId = Date.now().toString();
             const wsProtocol = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss://' : 'ws://';
             ws = new WebSocket(`${wsProtocol}${window.location.host}/ws/download-progress?id=${downloadId}`);
 
@@ -1501,6 +1500,8 @@ export class DownloadManager {
                     this.currentVersion?.id, (this.currentVersion?.files || []).length);
             }
 
+            modalManager.closeModal('downloadModal');
+
             return this.executeDownloadWithProgress({
                 modelId: this.modelId,
                 versionId: this.currentVersion.id,