diff --git a/code/ui/ui_main.c b/code/ui/ui_main.c
index 5caa474e7..08ff593d3 100644
--- a/code/ui/ui_main.c
+++ b/code/ui/ui_main.c
@@ -4127,6 +4127,9 @@ static void UI_LoadDLFiles() {
 			Q_strncpyz(uiInfo.downloadsList[i].name, tmp, sizeof(uiInfo.downloadsList[i].name));
 		}
 	}
+
+	// restart file system
+	trap_Cmd_ExecuteText(EXEC_APPEND, "fs_restart\n");
 }