diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/views.py b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
index 633dd031..44c83249 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/views.py
@@ -573,7 +573,10 @@ class PostData:
         """start downloading single vid now"""
         youtube_id = self.exec_val
         print("downloading: " + youtube_id)
-        download_single.delay(youtube_id=youtube_id)
+        running = download_single.delay(youtube_id=youtube_id)
+        task_id = running.id
+        print("set task id: " + task_id)
+        set_message("dl_queue_id", task_id, expire=False)
         return {"success": True}
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tubearchivist/static/script.js b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
index cdc452e4..3acf91c6 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/static/script.js
+++ b/tubearchivist/static/script.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ function downloadNow(button) {
     document.getElementById(youtube_id).remove();
     setTimeout(function(){
         handleInterval();
+        buildDownloadIcons();
     }, 500);
 }