diff --git a/src/api/utils.js b/src/api/utils.js
index 1485832..f6c8ecb 100644
--- a/src/api/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/utils.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import {CONFIG }from '../config/config';
+import axiosInstance from './axiosInstance';
+
 export default {
   async saveAsFile(data, filename, filetype) {
     let blob = new Blob([data], { type: filetype });
@@ -23,5 +26,33 @@ export default {
     }
 
     return str;
-  }
+  },
+async downloadFileURL(name, asset, url) {
+    const fullUrl = `${url}api/info/download?challenge=${name}&asset=${asset}`;
+    
+    try {
+        const response = await axiosInstance({
+            method: 'get',
+            url: fullUrl,
+            responseType: 'blob',  // Ensure binary data is handled properly
+        });
+
+        const blob = new Blob([response.data]);
+        const downloadUrl = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+
+        // Create a link element and trigger the download
+        const link = document.createElement('a');
+        link.href = downloadUrl;
+        link.setAttribute('download', asset); // Set the filename
+        document.body.appendChild(link);
+        link.click();
+        link.remove();
+
+        return downloadUrl;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('There has been a problem with your axios operation:', error);
+    }
+}
+
 };
+
diff --git a/src/components/ChallCard.vue b/src/components/ChallCard.vue
index afd1edc..0c8cd51 100644
--- a/src/components/ChallCard.vue
+++ b/src/components/ChallCard.vue
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 import FlagService from "../api/userAPI";
 import Button from "@/components/Button.vue";
 import HintsService from "../api/admin/hintsAPI";
+import Utils from "../api/utils";
 import { CONFIG } from "@/config/config";
 
 export default {
@@ -265,8 +266,9 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     getStaticUrl(name, asset) {
-      let url = CONFIG.staticRoot;
-      return `${url}api/info/download?challenge=${name}&asset=${asset}`;
+      const url = CONFIG.staticRoot;
+      const downloadUrl = Utils.downloadFileURL(name, asset, url);
+      return downloadUrl;
     },
     getFileFromAsset(asset) {
       let paths = asset.split("/");
diff --git a/src/views/AdminChallenge.vue b/src/views/AdminChallenge.vue
index aa7557a..25441a9 100644
--- a/src/views/AdminChallenge.vue
+++ b/src/views/AdminChallenge.vue
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ import { play, purge, undeploy, edit } from "../constants/images";
 import SpinLoader from "../components/spinLoader.vue";
 import { CONFIG } from "@/config/config";
 import EditChallModal from "../components/EditChallModal.vue";
+import Utils from "../api/utils"
 export default {
   components: { BarGraphVertical, AdminTable, SpinLoader, EditChallModal },
   name: "AdminChallenge",
@@ -248,8 +249,9 @@ export default {
       return `${CONFIG.webRoot}:${port}`;
     },
     getStaticUrl(name, asset) {
-      let url = CONFIG.staticRoot;
-      return `${url}api/info/download?challenge=${name}&asset=${asset}`;
+      const url = CONFIG.staticRoot;
+      const downloadUrl = Utils.downloadFileURL(name, asset,url);
+      return downloadUrl;
     },
     getFileFromAsset(asset) {
       let paths = asset.split("/");