diff --git a/src/libstore/download.cc b/src/libstore/download.cc
index c322d267d..a7d059465 100644
--- a/src/libstore/download.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/download.cc
@@ -342,15 +342,9 @@ struct CurlDownloader : public Downloader
                 (httpStatus == 200 || httpStatus == 201 || httpStatus == 204 || httpStatus == 206 || httpStatus == 304 || httpStatus == 226 /* FTP */ || httpStatus == 0 /* other protocol */))
             {
                 result.cached = httpStatus == 304;
+                act.progress(result.bodySize, result.bodySize);
                 done = true;
-
-                try {
-                    act.progress(result.bodySize, result.bodySize);
-                    callback(std::move(result));
-                } catch (...) {
-                    done = true;
-                    callback.rethrow();
-                }
+                callback(std::move(result));
             }
 
             else {