diff --git a/lbrynet/core/client/DownloadManager.py b/lbrynet/core/client/DownloadManager.py
index cd74588ec..4c8fd565a 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/client/DownloadManager.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/client/DownloadManager.py
@@ -98,3 +98,6 @@ class DownloadManager(object):
             return self.calculate_total_bytes()
         else:
             return sum([b.length for b in self.needed_blobs() if b.length is not None])
+
+    def get_head_blob_hash(self):
+        return self.blobs[0].blob_hash