diff --git a/sites/public/src/lib/helpers.tsx b/sites/public/src/lib/helpers.tsx
index 7170c818ca..a23f9b67af 100644
--- a/sites/public/src/lib/helpers.tsx
+++ b/sites/public/src/lib/helpers.tsx
@@ -224,9 +224,10 @@ export const downloadExternalPDF = async (fileURL: string, fileName: string) =>
         const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([blob]))
         const link = document.createElement("a")
         link.href = url
-        link.setAttribute("download", `${fileName}.pdf`)
         link.target = "_blank"
 
+        link.setAttribute("download", `${fileName}.pdf`)
+
         document.body.appendChild(link)
         link.click()
         link.parentNode.removeChild(link)