diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 56a9795fd8..b109ca64f7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -136,6 +136,16 @@ version = "0.7.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8da52d66c7071e2e3fa2a1e5c6d088fec47b593032b254f5e980de8ea54454d6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "async-attributes"
+version = "1.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a3203e79f4dd9bdda415ed03cf14dae5a2bf775c683a00f94e9cd1faf0f596e5"
+dependencies = [
+ "quote",
+ "syn 1.0.96",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-channel"
 version = "1.8.0"
@@ -228,6 +238,7 @@ version = "1.11.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "52580991739c5cdb36cde8b2a516371c0a3b70dda36d916cc08b82372916808c"
 dependencies = [
+ "async-attributes",
  "async-channel",
  "async-global-executor",
  "async-io",
diff --git a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
index b89cc73bed..7851e870c7 100644
--- a/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
+++ b/zellij-server/src/plugins/wasm_bridge.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use zellij_utils::async_channel::Sender;
 use zellij_utils::async_std::task::{self, JoinHandle};
 use zellij_utils::consts::ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR;
 use zellij_utils::data::{PermissionStatus, PermissionType};
-use zellij_utils::downloader::download::Download;
 use zellij_utils::downloader::Downloader;
 use zellij_utils::input::permission::PermissionCache;
 use zellij_utils::notify_debouncer_full::{notify::RecommendedWatcher, Debouncer, FileIdMap};
@@ -166,22 +165,15 @@ impl WasmBridge {
                 let mut loading_indication = LoadingIndication::new(plugin_name.clone());
 
                 if let RunPluginLocation::Remote(url) = &plugin.location {
-                    let download = Download::from(url);
-
-                    let hash: String = PortableHash::default()
-                        .hash128(download.url.as_bytes())
+                    let file_name: String = PortableHash::default()
+                        .hash128(url.as_bytes())
                         .iter()
                         .map(ToString::to_string)
                         .collect();
 
-                    let plugin_directory = ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR.join(hash);
-
-                    // The plugin path is determined by the hash of the plugin URL in the cache directory.
-                    plugin.path = plugin_directory.join(&download.file_name);
-
-                    let downloader = Downloader::new(plugin_directory);
-                    match downloader.fetch(&download).await {
-                        Ok(_) => {},
+                    let downloader = Downloader::new(ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR.to_path_buf());
+                    match downloader.download(url, Some(&file_name)).await {
+                        Ok(_) => plugin.path = ZELLIJ_CACHE_DIR.join(&file_name),
                         Err(e) => handle_plugin_loading_failure(
                             &senders,
                             plugin_id,
diff --git a/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml b/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
index 68588aa9bf..d7d038b331 100644
--- a/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zellij-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ termwiz = "0.20.0"
 log4rs = "1.2.0"
 signal-hook = "0.3"
 interprocess = "1.2.1"
-async-std = { version = "1.3.0", features = ["unstable"] }
+async-std = { version = "1.3.0", features = ["unstable", "attributes"] }
 notify-debouncer-full = "0.1.0"
 humantime = "2.1.0"
 futures = "0.3.28"
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/downloader.rs b/zellij-utils/src/downloader.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aca0c8cde4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zellij-utils/src/downloader.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+use async_std::{
+    fs,
+    io::{ReadExt, WriteExt},
+    stream::StreamExt,
+};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use surf::Client;
+use thiserror::Error;
+use url::Url;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum DownloaderError {
+    #[error("RequestError: {0}")]
+    Request(surf::Error),
+    #[error("IoError: {0}")]
+    Io(#[source] std::io::Error),
+    #[error("File name cannot be found in URL: {0}")]
+    NotFoundFileName(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Downloader {
+    client: Client,
+    location: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl Default for Downloader {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            client: surf::client().with(surf::middleware::Redirect::default()),
+            location: PathBuf::from(""),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Downloader {
+    pub fn new(location: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            client: surf::client().with(surf::middleware::Redirect::default()),
+            location,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn download(
+        &self,
+        url: &str,
+        file_name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<(), DownloaderError> {
+        let file_name = match file_name {
+            Some(name) => name.to_string(),
+            None => self.parse_name(url)?,
+        };
+
+        let file_path = self.location.join(file_name.as_str());
+        if file_path.exists() {
+            log::debug!("File already exists: {:?}", file_path);
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
+        let file_part_path = self.location.join(format!("{}.part", file_name));
+        let (mut target, file_part_size) = {
+            if file_part_path.exists() {
+                let file_part = fs::OpenOptions::new()
+                    .append(true)
+                    .write(true)
+                    .open(&file_part_path)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Io(e))?;
+
+                let file_part_size = file_part
+                    .metadata()
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Io(e))?
+                    .len();
+
+                log::debug!("Resuming download from {} bytes", file_part_size);
+
+                (file_part, file_part_size)
+            } else {
+                let file_part = fs::File::create(&file_part_path)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Io(e))?;
+
+                (file_part, 0)
+            }
+        };
+
+        let res = self
+            .client
+            .get(url)
+            .header("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+            .header("Range", format!("bytes={}-", file_part_size))
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Request(e))?;
+
+        let mut stream = res.bytes();
+        while let Some(byte) = stream.next().await {
+            let byte = byte.map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Io(e))?;
+            target
+                .write(&[byte])
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Io(e))?;
+        }
+
+        log::debug!("Download complete: {:?}", file_part_path);
+
+        fs::rename(file_part_path, file_path)
+            .await
+            .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Io(e))?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn parse_name(&self, url: &str) -> Result<String, DownloaderError> {
+        Url::parse(url)
+            .map_err(|_| DownloaderError::NotFoundFileName(url.to_string()))?
+            .path_segments()
+            .ok_or_else(|| DownloaderError::NotFoundFileName(url.to_string()))?
+            .last()
+            .ok_or_else(|| DownloaderError::NotFoundFileName(url.to_string()))
+            .map(|s| s.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    use tempfile::tempdir;
+
+    #[ignore]
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn test_download_ok() {
+        let location = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+        let location_path = location.path();
+
+        let downloader = Downloader::new(location_path.to_path_buf());
+        let result = downloader
+            .download(
+                "https://github.com/imsnif/monocle/releases/download/0.39.0/monocle.wasm",
+                Some("monocle.wasm"),
+            )
+            .await
+            .is_ok();
+
+        assert!(result);
+        assert!(location_path.join("monocle.wasm").exists());
+
+        location.close().expect("Failed to close temp directory");
+    }
+
+    #[ignore]
+    #[async_std::test]
+    async fn test_download_without_file_name() {
+        let location = tempdir().expect("Failed to create temp directory");
+        let location_path = location.path();
+
+        let downloader = Downloader::new(location_path.to_path_buf());
+        let result = downloader
+            .download(
+                "https://github.com/imsnif/multitask/releases/download/0.38.2v2/multitask.wasm",
+                None,
+            )
+            .await
+            .is_ok();
+
+        assert!(result);
+        assert!(location_path.join("multitask.wasm").exists());
+
+        location.close().expect("Failed to close temp directory");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/downloader/download.rs b/zellij-utils/src/downloader/download.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d665f7e54c..0000000000
--- a/zellij-utils/src/downloader/download.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use surf::Url;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
-pub struct Download {
-    pub url: String,
-    pub file_name: String,
-}
-
-impl Download {
-    pub fn from(url: &str) -> Self {
-        match Url::parse(url) {
-            Ok(u) => u
-                .path_segments()
-                .map_or_else(Download::default, |segments| {
-                    let file_name = segments.last().unwrap_or("").to_string();
-
-                    Download {
-                        url: url.to_string(),
-                        file_name,
-                    }
-                }),
-            Err(_) => Download::default(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_from_download() {
-        let download = Download::from("https://github.com/example/plugin.wasm");
-        assert_eq!(download.url, "https://github.com/example/plugin.wasm");
-        assert_eq!(download.file_name, "plugin.wasm");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_empty_download() {
-        let d1 = Download::from("https://example.com");
-        assert_eq!(d1.url, "https://example.com");
-        assert_eq!(d1.file_name, "");
-
-        let d2 = Download::from("github.com");
-        assert_eq!(d2.url, "");
-        assert_eq!(d2.file_name, "");
-    }
-}
diff --git a/zellij-utils/src/downloader/mod.rs b/zellij-utils/src/downloader/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index b0b2771ddb..0000000000
--- a/zellij-utils/src/downloader/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,147 +0,0 @@
-pub mod download;
-
-use async_std::{
-    fs::{create_dir_all, File},
-    io::{ReadExt, WriteExt},
-    stream, task,
-};
-use futures::{StreamExt, TryStreamExt};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
-use surf::Client;
-use thiserror::Error;
-
-use self::download::Download;
-
-#[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub enum DownloaderError {
-    #[error("RequestError: {0}")]
-    Request(surf::Error),
-    #[error("StatusError: {0}, StatusCode: {1}")]
-    Status(String, surf::StatusCode),
-    #[error("IoError: {0}")]
-    Io(#[source] std::io::Error),
-    #[error("IoPathError: {0}, File: {1}")]
-    IoPath(std::io::Error, PathBuf),
-}
-
-#[derive(Default, Debug)]
-pub struct Downloader {
-    client: Client,
-    directory: PathBuf,
-}
-
-impl Downloader {
-    pub fn new(directory: PathBuf) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            client: surf::client().with(surf::middleware::Redirect::default()),
-            directory,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn set_directory(&mut self, directory: PathBuf) {
-        self.directory = directory;
-    }
-
-    pub fn download(&self, downloads: &[Download]) -> Vec<Result<(), DownloaderError>> {
-        task::block_on(async {
-            stream::from_iter(downloads)
-                .map(|download| self.fetch(download))
-                .buffer_unordered(4)
-                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-                .await
-        })
-    }
-
-    pub async fn fetch(&self, download: &Download) -> Result<(), DownloaderError> {
-        let mut file_size: usize = 0;
-
-        let file_path = self.directory.join(&download.file_name);
-
-        if file_path.exists() {
-            file_size = match file_path.metadata() {
-                Ok(metadata) => metadata.len() as usize,
-                Err(e) => return Err(DownloaderError::IoPath(e, file_path)),
-            }
-        }
-
-        let response = self
-            .client
-            .get(&download.url)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::Request(e))?;
-        let status = response.status();
-
-        if status.is_client_error() || status.is_server_error() {
-            return Err(DownloaderError::Status(
-                status.canonical_reason().to_string(),
-                status,
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let length = response.len().unwrap_or(0);
-        if length > 0 && length == file_size {
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        let mut dest = {
-            create_dir_all(&self.directory)
-                .await
-                .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::IoPath(e, self.directory.clone()))?;
-            File::create(&file_path)
-                .await
-                .map_err(|e| DownloaderError::IoPath(e, file_path))?
-        };
-
-        let mut bytes = response.bytes();
-        while let Some(byte) = bytes.try_next().await.map_err(DownloaderError::Io)? {
-            dest.write_all(&[byte]).await.map_err(DownloaderError::Io)?;
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-
-    use tempfile::tempdir;
-
-    #[test]
-    #[ignore]
-    fn test_fetch_plugin() {
-        let dir = tempdir().expect("could not get temp dir");
-        let dir_path = dir.path();
-
-        let downloader = Downloader::new(dir_path.to_path_buf());
-        let dl = Download::from(
-            "https://github.com/imsnif/monocle/releases/download/0.37.2/monocle.wasm",
-        );
-
-        let result = task::block_on(downloader.fetch(&dl));
-
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    #[ignore]
-    fn test_download_plugins() {
-        let dir = tempdir().expect("could not get temp dir");
-        let dir_path = dir.path();
-
-        let downloader = Downloader::new(dir_path.to_path_buf());
-        let downloads = vec![
-            Download::from(
-                "https://github.com/imsnif/monocle/releases/download/0.37.2/monocle.wasm",
-            ),
-            Download::from(
-                "https://github.com/imsnif/multitask/releases/download/0.38.2/multitask.wasm",
-            ),
-        ];
-
-        let results = downloader.download(&downloads);
-        for result in results {
-            assert!(result.is_ok())
-        }
-    }
-}