diff --git a/tasks/download.sh b/tasks/download.sh
index e713c645..0a80f8b0 100755
--- a/tasks/download.sh
+++ b/tasks/download.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ verify-file() {
 
 download() {
   printf '%s\n' "Downloading: ${1}"
-  curl -s -f -L -o "$2" "$1"
+  tmp_file=$(mktemp)
+  echo "Temporary file created at: ${tmp_file}"
+
+  if curl -s -f -L -o ${tmp_file} "$1"; then
+    mv "${tmp_file}" "$2"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "Error: Curl has failed to download the file"
+    echo "Removing temporary file: ${tmp_file}"
+    rm "${tmp_file}"
+    return 1
+  fi
 }
 
 download-size-verify() {