diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index 8823381..73ff576 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ func c_CheckDownloadStatus(profilePtr *C.char, profileLen C.int, fileKeyPtr *C.c
 func CheckDownloadStatus(profileOnion, fileKey string) {
 	profile := application.GetPeer(profileOnion)
 	path, _ := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.FilesharingZone, fmt.Sprintf("%s.path", fileKey))
-	if _, exists := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.FilesharingZone, fmt.Sprintf("%s.complete", fileKey)); exists {
+	if value, exists := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.FilesharingZone, fmt.Sprintf("%s.complete", fileKey)); exists && value == event.True {
 		eventHandler.Push(event.NewEvent(event.FileDownloaded, map[event.Field]string{
 			ProfileOnion:   profileOnion,
 			event.FileKey:  fileKey,
diff --git a/utils/eventHandler.go b/utils/eventHandler.go
index 981533f..1e80136 100644
--- a/utils/eventHandler.go
+++ b/utils/eventHandler.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleAppBusEvent(e *event.Event) string {
 func GetProfileImage(profile peer.CwtchPeer, conversationInfo *model.Conversation, basepath string) string {
 	fileKey, err := profile.GetConversationAttribute(conversationInfo.ID, attr.PublicScope.ConstructScopedZonedPath(attr.ProfileZone.ConstructZonedPath(constants.CustomProfileImageKey)))
 	if err == nil {
-		if _, exists := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.FilesharingZone, fmt.Sprintf("%s.complete", fileKey)); exists {
+		if value, exists := profile.GetScopedZonedAttribute(attr.LocalScope, attr.FilesharingZone, fmt.Sprintf("%s.complete", fileKey)); exists && value == event.True {
 			fp, _ := filesharing.GenerateDownloadPath(basepath, fileKey, true)
 			// check if the file exists...if it does then set the path...
 			if _, err := os.Stat(fp); err == nil {