diff --git a/src/network/network_content.cpp b/src/network/network_content.cpp
--- a/src/network/network_content.cpp
+++ b/src/network/network_content.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ void ClientNetworkContentSocketHandler::
 
 	this->isCancelled = false;
 
-	if (_settings_client.network.no_http_content_downloads || fallback) {
+	if (fallback) {
 		this->DownloadSelectedContentFallback(content);
 	} else {
 		this->DownloadSelectedContentHTTP(content);