diff --git a/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py b/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py
index fd4627987..441d4b93a 100644
--- a/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py
+++ b/lbry/extras/daemon/daemon.py
@@ -2046,6 +2046,8 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
             raise Exception(f'Unable to find a file for {kwargs}')
         stream = streams[0]
         if status == 'start' and not stream.running:
+            if not hasattr(stream, 'bt_infohash') and 'dht' not in self.conf.components_to_skip:
+                stream.downloader.node = self.dht_node
             await stream.save_file()
             msg = "Resumed download"
         elif status == 'stop' and stream.running:
@@ -2148,6 +2150,8 @@ class Daemon(metaclass=JSONRPCServerType):
             log.warning("There is no file to save")
             return False
         stream = streams[0]
+        if not hasattr(stream, 'bt_infohash') and 'dht' not in self.conf.components_to_skip:
+            stream.downloader.node = self.dht_node
         await stream.save_file(file_name, download_directory)
         return stream
 
diff --git a/lbry/file/file_manager.py b/lbry/file/file_manager.py
index 0c1eb7069..906362858 100644
--- a/lbry/file/file_manager.py
+++ b/lbry/file/file_manager.py
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ class FileManager:
                     log.info("claim contains an update to a stream we have, downloading it")
                     if save_file and existing_for_claim_id[0].output_file_exists:
                         save_file = False
+                    if not claim.stream.source.bt_infohash:
+                        existing_for_claim_id[0].downloader.node = source_manager.node
                     await existing_for_claim_id[0].start(timeout=timeout, save_now=save_file)
                     if not existing_for_claim_id[0].output_file_exists and (
                             save_file or file_name or download_directory):
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ class FileManager:
                 log.info("already have stream for %s", uri)
                 if save_file and updated_stream.output_file_exists:
                     save_file = False
+                if not claim.stream.source.bt_infohash:
+                    updated_stream.downloader.node = source_manager.node
                 await updated_stream.start(timeout=timeout, save_now=save_file)
                 if not updated_stream.output_file_exists and (save_file or file_name or download_directory):
                     await updated_stream.save_file(
diff --git a/lbry/stream/managed_stream.py b/lbry/stream/managed_stream.py
index debd987a4..73976a8a3 100644
--- a/lbry/stream/managed_stream.py
+++ b/lbry/stream/managed_stream.py
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ class ManagedStream(ManagedDownloadSource):
                 decrypted = await self.downloader.read_blob(blob_info, connection_id)
             yield (blob_info, decrypted)
 
-    async def stream_file(self, request: Request, node: Optional['Node'] = None) -> StreamResponse:
+    async def stream_file(self, request: Request) -> StreamResponse:
         log.info("stream file to browser for lbry://%s#%s (sd hash %s...)", self.claim_name, self.claim_id,
                  self.sd_hash[:6])
         headers, size, skip_blobs, first_blob_start_offset = self._prepare_range_response_headers(
             request.headers.get('range', 'bytes=0-')
         )
-        await self.start(node)
+        await self.start()
         response = StreamResponse(
             status=206,
             headers=headers
diff --git a/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py b/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py
index 4d0d1093b..8e66aff96 100644
--- a/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py
+++ b/lbry/stream/stream_manager.py
@@ -247,4 +247,7 @@ class StreamManager(SourceManager):
             os.remove(source.full_path)
 
     async def stream_partial_content(self, request: Request, sd_hash: str):
-        return await self._sources[sd_hash].stream_file(request, self.node)
+        stream = self._sources[sd_hash]
+        if not stream.downloader.node:
+            stream.downloader.node = self.node
+        return await stream.stream_file(request)