diff --git a/lbrynet/lbry_file/client/EncryptedFileDownloader.py b/lbrynet/lbry_file/client/EncryptedFileDownloader.py
index 9e5d218a0..2c230ec7f 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbry_file/client/EncryptedFileDownloader.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbry_file/client/EncryptedFileDownloader.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class EncryptedFileDownloader(CryptStreamDownloader):
                                        payment_rate_manager, wallet, key, stream_name)
         self.stream_hash = stream_hash
         self.storage = storage
-        self.file_name = binascii.unhexlify(os.path.basename(file_name))
+        self.file_name = os.path.basename(binascii.unhexlify(file_name))
         self._calculated_total_bytes = None
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks