diff --git a/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-1.json b/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-1.json
index 0124266..26b6549 100644
--- a/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-1.json
+++ b/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-1.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
         "MainServerGrpcAddress": "http://mare-server:6005",
         "DownloadTimeoutSeconds": 30,
         "DownloadQueueSize": 50,
-        "DownloadQueueReleaseSeconds": 15
+        "DownloadQueueReleaseSeconds": 15,
+        "RedisConnectionString": "redis,password=secretredispassword"
     },
     "AllowedHosts": "*",
     "Kestrel": {
diff --git a/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-2.json b/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-2.json
index 60ce381..a187ac1 100644
--- a/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-2.json
+++ b/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-2.json
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
         "MainServerGrpcAddress": "http://mare-server:6005",
         "DownloadTimeoutSeconds": 30,
         "DownloadQueueSize": 50,
-        "DownloadQueueReleaseSeconds": 15
+        "DownloadQueueReleaseSeconds": 15,
+        "RedisConnectionString": "redis,password=secretredispassword"
     },
     "AllowedHosts": "*",
     "Kestrel": {
diff --git a/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-main.json b/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-main.json
index 4b857de..222a6d1 100644
--- a/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-main.json
+++ b/Docker/run/config/sharded/files-shard-main.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
         "UnusedFileRetentionPeriodInDays": 14,
         "CacheDirectory": "/marecache/",
         "RemoteCacheSourceUri": "",
-        "MainServerGrpcAddress": "http://mare-server:6005"
+        "MainServerGrpcAddress": "http://mare-server:6005",
+        "RedisConnectionString": "redis,password=secretredispassword"
     },
     "AllowedHosts": "*",
     "Kestrel": {
diff --git a/Docker/run/config/standalone/files-standalone.json b/Docker/run/config/standalone/files-standalone.json
index 4b857de..222a6d1 100644
--- a/Docker/run/config/standalone/files-standalone.json
+++ b/Docker/run/config/standalone/files-standalone.json
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
         "UnusedFileRetentionPeriodInDays": 14,
         "CacheDirectory": "/marecache/",
         "RemoteCacheSourceUri": "",
-        "MainServerGrpcAddress": "http://mare-server:6005"
+        "MainServerGrpcAddress": "http://mare-server:6005",
+        "RedisConnectionString": "redis,password=secretredispassword"
     },
     "AllowedHosts": "*",
     "Kestrel": {
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.ClientStubs.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.ClientStubs.cs
index 14ea0b3..684fe49 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.ClientStubs.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.ClientStubs.cs
@@ -63,5 +63,10 @@ namespace MareSynchronosServer.Hubs
         {
             throw new PlatformNotSupportedException("Calling clientside method on server not supported");
         }
+
+        public Task Client_DownloadReady(Guid requestId)
+        {
+            throw new PlatformNotSupportedException("Calling clientside method on server not supported");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.cs
index cd06ae8..1bd6aff 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Hubs/MareHub.cs
@@ -83,15 +83,6 @@ public partial class MareHub : Hub<IMareHub>, IMareHub
         };
     }
 
-    [Authorize(Policy = "Authenticated")]
-    public async Task<ConnectionDto> Heartbeat(string characterIdentification)
-    {
-        return new ConnectionDto()
-        {
-            ServerVersion = IMareHub.ApiVersion,
-        };
-    }
-
     [Authorize(Policy = "Authenticated")]
     public async Task<bool> CheckClientHealth()
     {
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs
index a60a682..bb31454 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Startup.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using MareSynchronosShared.Protos;
 using Grpc.Net.Client.Configuration;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Metrics;
 using MareSynchronosServer.Services;
-using MareSynchronosServer.Utils;
 using MareSynchronosServer.RequirementHandlers;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Utils;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Services;
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ public class Startup
 
         services.AddSingleton<ServerTokenGenerator>();
         services.AddSingleton<SystemInfoService>();
-        services.AddSingleton<IUserIdProvider, IdBasedUserIdProvider>();
         services.AddHostedService(provider => provider.GetService<SystemInfoService>());
         // configure services based on main server status
         ConfigureServicesBasedOnShardType(services, mareConfig, isMainServer);
@@ -94,6 +92,8 @@ public class Startup
 
     private static void ConfigureSignalR(IServiceCollection services, IConfigurationSection mareConfig)
     {
+        services.AddSingleton<IUserIdProvider, IdBasedUserIdProvider>();
+
         var signalRServiceBuilder = services.AddSignalR(hubOptions =>
         {
             hubOptions.MaximumReceiveMessageSize = long.MaxValue;
@@ -106,13 +106,7 @@ public class Startup
 
         // configure redis for SignalR
         var redisConnection = mareConfig.GetValue(nameof(ServerConfiguration.RedisConnectionString), string.Empty);
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(redisConnection))
-        {
-            signalRServiceBuilder.AddStackExchangeRedis(redisConnection, options =>
-            {
-                options.Configuration.ChannelPrefix = "MareSynchronos";
-            });
-        }
+        signalRServiceBuilder.AddStackExchangeRedis(redisConnection, options => { });
 
         var options = ConfigurationOptions.Parse(redisConnection);
 
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Utils/IdBasedUserIdProvider.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosShared/Utils/IdBasedUserIdProvider.cs
similarity index 70%
rename from MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Utils/IdBasedUserIdProvider.cs
rename to MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosShared/Utils/IdBasedUserIdProvider.cs
index d8d9cd0..45d592f 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosServer/Utils/IdBasedUserIdProvider.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosShared/Utils/IdBasedUserIdProvider.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-using MareSynchronosShared.Utils;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
 
-namespace MareSynchronosServer.Utils;
+namespace MareSynchronosShared.Utils;
 
 public class IdBasedUserIdProvider : IUserIdProvider
 {
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/RequestController.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/RequestController.cs
index 78e1705..245c531 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/RequestController.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/RequestController.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using MareSynchronosShared.Utils;
 using MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.Services;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.Controllers;
 
@@ -20,6 +19,23 @@ public class RequestController : ControllerBase
         _requestQueue = requestQueue;
     }
 
+    [HttpGet]
+    [Route(MareFiles.Request_Cancel)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> CancelQueueRequest(Guid requestId)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            await _parallelRequestSemaphore.WaitAsync(HttpContext.RequestAborted);
+            _requestQueue.RemoveFromQueue(requestId, MareUser);
+            return Ok();
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException) { return BadRequest(); }
+        finally
+        {
+            _parallelRequestSemaphore.Release();
+        }
+    }
+
     [HttpPost]
     [Route(MareFiles.Request_Enqueue)]
     public async Task<IActionResult> PreRequestFilesAsync([FromBody] List<string> files)
@@ -51,34 +67,8 @@ public class RequestController : ControllerBase
             await _parallelRequestSemaphore.WaitAsync(HttpContext.RequestAborted);
             Guid g = Guid.NewGuid();
             _cachedFileProvider.DownloadFileWhenRequired(file, Authorization);
-            var queueStatus = await _requestQueue.EnqueueUser(new(g, MareUser, file));
-            return Ok(JsonSerializer.Serialize(new QueueRequestDto(g, queueStatus)));
-        }
-        catch (OperationCanceledException) { return BadRequest(); }
-        finally
-        {
-            _parallelRequestSemaphore.Release();
-        }
-    }
-
-    [HttpGet]
-    [Route(MareFiles.Request_CheckQueue)]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> CheckQueueAsync(Guid requestId)
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            await _parallelRequestSemaphore.WaitAsync(HttpContext.RequestAborted);
-            if (_requestQueue.IsActiveProcessing(requestId, MareUser, out _))
-            {
-                return Ok();
-            }
-
-            if (_requestQueue.StillEnqueued(requestId, MareUser))
-            {
-                return Conflict();
-            }
-
-            return BadRequest();
+            await _requestQueue.EnqueueUser(new(g, MareUser, file));
+            return Ok(g);
         }
         catch (OperationCanceledException) { return BadRequest(); }
         finally
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/ServerFilesController.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/ServerFilesController.cs
index 1e7cf98..5a19f33 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/ServerFilesController.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Controllers/ServerFilesController.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class ServerFilesController : ControllerBase
 
     [HttpGet(MareFiles.ServerFiles_Get + "/{fileId}")]
     [Authorize(Policy = "Internal")]
-    public async Task<IActionResult> GetFile(string fileId)
+    public IActionResult GetFile(string fileId)
     {
         _logger.LogInformation($"GetFile:{MareUser}:{fileId}");
 
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/DummyHub.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/DummyHub.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afcb665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/DummyHub.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
+
+// this is a very hacky way to attach this file server to the main mare hub signalr instance via redis
+// signalr publishes the namespace and hubname into the redis backend so this needs to be equal to the original
+// but I don't need to reimplement the hub completely as I only exclusively use it for internal connection calling
+// from the queue service so I keep the namespace and name of the class the same so it can connect to the same channel
+// if anyone finds a better way to do this let me know
+
+#pragma warning disable IDE0130 // Namespace does not match folder structure
+#pragma warning disable MA0048 // File name must match type name
+namespace MareSynchronosServer.Hubs;
+public class MareHub : Hub
+{
+    public override Task OnConnectedAsync()
+    {
+        throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+
+    public override Task OnDisconnectedAsync(Exception exception)
+    {
+        throw new NotSupportedException();
+    }
+}
+#pragma warning restore IDE0130 // Namespace does not match folder structure
+#pragma warning restore MA0048 // File name must match type name
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.csproj b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.csproj
index c2fbf31..68c7845 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.csproj
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.csproj
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="7.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.StackExchangeRedis" Version="7.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Systemd" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Services/RequestQueueService.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Services/RequestQueueService.cs
index 2fb456e..96defb4 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Services/RequestQueueService.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Services/RequestQueueService.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using MareSynchronosShared.Metrics;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Services;
 using MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.Utils;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Timers;
 
@@ -13,46 +14,45 @@ public class RequestQueueService : IHostedService
     private readonly ConcurrentQueue<UserRequest> _queue = new();
     private readonly MareMetrics _metrics;
     private readonly ILogger<RequestQueueService> _logger;
+    private readonly IHubContext<MareSynchronosServer.Hubs.MareHub> _hubContext;
     private readonly int _queueExpirationSeconds;
-    private SemaphoreSlim _queueSemaphore = new(1);
-    private SemaphoreSlim _queueProcessingSemaphore = new(1);
+    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _queueSemaphore = new(1);
+    private readonly SemaphoreSlim _queueProcessingSemaphore = new(1);
     private System.Timers.Timer _queueTimer;
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<Guid, string> _queueRemoval = new();
 
-    public RequestQueueService(MareMetrics metrics, IConfigurationService<StaticFilesServerConfiguration> configurationService, ILogger<RequestQueueService> logger)
+    public RequestQueueService(MareMetrics metrics, IConfigurationService<StaticFilesServerConfiguration> configurationService, ILogger<RequestQueueService> logger, IHubContext<MareSynchronosServer.Hubs.MareHub> hubContext)
     {
         _userQueueRequests = new UserQueueEntry[configurationService.GetValueOrDefault(nameof(StaticFilesServerConfiguration.DownloadQueueSize), 50)];
         _queueExpirationSeconds = configurationService.GetValueOrDefault(nameof(StaticFilesServerConfiguration.DownloadTimeoutSeconds), 5);
         _metrics = metrics;
         _logger = logger;
+        _hubContext = hubContext;
     }
 
-    public async Task<QueueStatus> EnqueueUser(UserRequest request)
+    public async Task EnqueueUser(UserRequest request)
     {
         _logger.LogDebug("Enqueueing req {guid} from {user} for {file}", request.RequestId, request.User, request.FileId);
 
         if (_queueProcessingSemaphore.CurrentCount == 0)
         {
             _queue.Enqueue(request);
-            return QueueStatus.Waiting;
         }
 
         try
         {
             await _queueSemaphore.WaitAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
-            QueueStatus status = QueueStatus.Waiting;
             var idx = Array.FindIndex(_userQueueRequests, r => r == null);
             if (idx == -1)
             {
                 _queue.Enqueue(request);
-                status = QueueStatus.Waiting;
             }
             else
             {
-                DequeueIntoSlot(request, idx);
-                status = QueueStatus.Ready;
+                await DequeueIntoSlotAsync(request, idx).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
 
-            return status;
+            return;
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -66,22 +66,39 @@ public class RequestQueueService : IHostedService
         throw new Exception("Error during EnqueueUser");
     }
 
+    public void RemoveFromQueue(Guid requestId, string user)
+    {
+        if (!_queue.Any(f => f.RequestId == requestId && string.Equals(f.User, user, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
+        {
+            var activeSlot = _userQueueRequests.FirstOrDefault(r => r != null && string.Equals(r.UserRequest.User, user, StringComparison.Ordinal) && r.UserRequest.RequestId == requestId);
+            if (activeSlot != null)
+            {
+                var idx = Array.IndexOf(_userQueueRequests, activeSlot);
+                if (idx >= 0)
+                {
+                    _userQueueRequests[idx] = null;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        _queueRemoval[requestId] = user;
+    }
+
     public bool StillEnqueued(Guid request, string user)
     {
-        return _queue.FirstOrDefault(c => c.RequestId == request && string.Equals(c.User, user, StringComparison.Ordinal)) != null;
+        return _queue.Any(c => c.RequestId == request && string.Equals(c.User, user, StringComparison.Ordinal));
     }
 
     public bool IsActiveProcessing(Guid request, string user, out UserRequest userRequest)
     {
-        var userQueueRequest = _userQueueRequests.Where(u => u != null)
-            .FirstOrDefault(f => f.UserRequest.RequestId == request && string.Equals(f.UserRequest.User, user, StringComparison.Ordinal));
+        var userQueueRequest = _userQueueRequests.FirstOrDefault(u => u != null && u.UserRequest.RequestId == request && string.Equals(u.UserRequest.User, user, StringComparison.Ordinal));
         userRequest = userQueueRequest?.UserRequest ?? null;
         return userQueueRequest != null && userRequest != null && userQueueRequest.ExpirationDate > DateTime.UtcNow;
     }
 
     public void FinishRequest(Guid request)
     {
-        var req = _userQueueRequests.Where(f => f != null).First(f => f.UserRequest.RequestId == request);
+        var req = _userQueueRequests.First(f => f != null && f.UserRequest.RequestId == request);
         var idx = Array.IndexOf(_userQueueRequests, req);
         _logger.LogDebug("Finishing Request {guid}, clearing slot {idx}", request, idx);
         _userQueueRequests[idx] = null;
@@ -90,7 +107,7 @@ public class RequestQueueService : IHostedService
     public void ActivateRequest(Guid request)
     {
         _logger.LogDebug("Activating request {guid}", request);
-        _userQueueRequests.Where(f => f != null).First(f => f.UserRequest.RequestId == request).IsActive = true;
+        _userQueueRequests.First(f => f != null && f.UserRequest.RequestId == request).IsActive = true;
     }
 
     private async void ProcessQueue(object src, ElapsedEventArgs e)
@@ -103,9 +120,9 @@ public class RequestQueueService : IHostedService
         {
             Parallel.For(0, _userQueueRequests.Length, new ParallelOptions()
             {
-                MaxDegreeOfParallelism = 10
+                MaxDegreeOfParallelism = 10,
             },
-            (i) =>
+            async (i) =>
             {
                 if (!_queue.Any()) return;
 
@@ -113,9 +130,25 @@ public class RequestQueueService : IHostedService
 
                 if (_userQueueRequests[i] == null)
                 {
-                    if (_queue.TryDequeue(out var request))
+                    bool enqueued = false;
+                    while (!enqueued)
                     {
-                        DequeueIntoSlot(request, i);
+                        if (_queue.TryDequeue(out var request))
+                        {
+                            if (_queueRemoval.TryGetValue(request.RequestId, out string user) && string.Equals(user, request.User, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                            {
+                                _logger.LogDebug("Request cancelled: {requestId} by {user}", request.RequestId, user);
+                                _queueRemoval.Remove(request.RequestId, out _);
+                                continue;
+                            }
+
+                            await DequeueIntoSlotAsync(request, i).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                            enqueued = true;
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            enqueued = true;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -133,10 +166,11 @@ public class RequestQueueService : IHostedService
         _metrics.SetGaugeTo(MetricsAPI.GaugeDownloadQueue, _queue.Count);
     }
 
-    private void DequeueIntoSlot(UserRequest userRequest, int slot)
+    private async Task DequeueIntoSlotAsync(UserRequest userRequest, int slot)
     {
         _logger.LogDebug("Dequeueing {req} into {i}: {user} with {file}", userRequest.RequestId, slot, userRequest.User, userRequest.FileId);
         _userQueueRequests[slot] = new(userRequest, DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(_queueExpirationSeconds));
+        await _hubContext.Clients.User(userRequest.User).SendAsync(nameof(IMareHub.Client_DownloadReady), userRequest.RequestId).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
     public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Startup.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Startup.cs
index 35a1273..359dd92 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Startup.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Startup.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Grpc.Net.Client.Configuration;
 using Grpc.Net.ClientFactory;
+using MareSynchronos.API;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Data;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Metrics;
 using MareSynchronosShared.Protos;
@@ -10,10 +11,12 @@ using MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer.Utils;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;
 using Prometheus;
+using StackExchange.Redis;
 using System.Text;
 
 namespace MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer;
@@ -162,6 +165,19 @@ public class Startup
 
         services.AddHostedService(p => (MareConfigurationServiceClient<MareConfigurationAuthBase>)p.GetService<IConfigurationService<MareConfigurationAuthBase>>());
 
+        services.AddSingleton<IUserIdProvider, IdBasedUserIdProvider>();
+        var signalRServiceBuilder = services.AddSignalR(hubOptions =>
+        {
+            hubOptions.MaximumReceiveMessageSize = long.MaxValue;
+            hubOptions.EnableDetailedErrors = true;
+            hubOptions.MaximumParallelInvocationsPerClient = 10;
+            hubOptions.StreamBufferCapacity = 200;
+        });
+
+        // configure redis for SignalR
+        var redisConnection = mareConfig.GetValue(nameof(ServerConfiguration.RedisConnectionString), string.Empty);
+        signalRServiceBuilder.AddStackExchangeRedis(redisConnection, options => { });
+
         services.AddHealthChecks();
         services.AddControllers();
     }
@@ -188,6 +204,7 @@ public class Startup
             {
                 e.MapGrpcService<GrpcFileService>();
             }
+            e.MapHub<MareSynchronosServer.Hubs.MareHub>("/dummyhub");
             e.MapControllers();
             e.MapHealthChecks("/health").WithMetadata(new AllowAnonymousAttribute());
         });
diff --git a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Utils/RequestFileStreamResult.cs b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Utils/RequestFileStreamResult.cs
index c626f2f..a470263 100644
--- a/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Utils/RequestFileStreamResult.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronosServer/MareSynchronosStaticFilesServer/Utils/RequestFileStreamResult.cs
@@ -35,25 +35,43 @@ public class RequestFileStreamResult : FileStreamResult
 
     public override void ExecuteResult(ActionContext context)
     {
-        base.ExecuteResult(context);
+        try
+        {
+            base.ExecuteResult(context);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _releaseCts.Cancel();
 
-        _releaseCts.Cancel();
+            if (!_releasedSlot)
+                _requestQueueService.FinishRequest(_requestId);
 
-        if (!_releasedSlot)
-            _requestQueueService.FinishRequest(_requestId);
-
-        _mareMetrics.DecGauge(MetricsAPI.GaugeCurrentDownloads);
+            _mareMetrics.DecGauge(MetricsAPI.GaugeCurrentDownloads);
+        }
     }
 
     public override async Task ExecuteResultAsync(ActionContext context)
     {
-        await base.ExecuteResultAsync(context).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        try
+        {
+            await base.ExecuteResultAsync(context).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            throw;
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            _releaseCts.Cancel();
 
-        _releaseCts.Cancel();
+            if (!_releasedSlot)
+                _requestQueueService.FinishRequest(_requestId);
 
-        if (!_releasedSlot)
-            _requestQueueService.FinishRequest(_requestId);
-
-        _mareMetrics.DecGauge(MetricsAPI.GaugeCurrentDownloads);
+            _mareMetrics.DecGauge(MetricsAPI.GaugeCurrentDownloads);
+        }
     }
 }
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