diff --git a/discord/discord.c b/discord/discord.c
index 539575dca7..ff2d1d5d01 100644
--- a/discord/discord.c
+++ b/discord/discord.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static bool discord_download_avatar(
    strlcpy(transf->path, buf, sizeof(transf->path));
 
    RARCH_LOG("[discord] downloading avatar from: %s\n", url_encoded);
-   task_push_http_transfer(url_encoded, true, NULL, cb_generic_download, transf);
+   task_push_http_transfer_file(url_encoded, true, NULL, cb_generic_download, transf);
 
    return false;
 }
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index a00f1049c9..f6fc4b5401 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -3991,7 +3991,7 @@ static int generic_action_ok_network(const char *path,
    strlcpy(transf->path, url_path, sizeof(transf->path));
 
    net_http_urlencode_full(url_path_encoded, url_path, sizeof(url_path_encoded));
-   task_push_http_transfer(url_path_encoded, suppress_msg, url_label, callback, transf);
+   task_push_http_transfer_file(url_path_encoded, suppress_msg, url_label, callback, transf);
 
    return generic_action_ok_displaylist_push(path, NULL,
          label, type, idx, entry_idx, type_id2);
@@ -4293,7 +4293,7 @@ static int action_ok_download_generic(const char *path,
    else
       net_http_urlencode_full(s3, s2, sizeof(s3));
 
-   task_push_http_transfer(s3, suppress_msg, msg_hash_to_str(enum_idx), cb, transf);
+   task_push_http_transfer_file(s3, suppress_msg, msg_hash_to_str(enum_idx), cb, transf);
 #endif
    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/menu/menu_networking.c b/menu/menu_networking.c
index 7df2fe7ea9..14c60d8199 100644
--- a/menu/menu_networking.c
+++ b/menu/menu_networking.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ finish:
       strlcpy(transf->path, parent_dir, sizeof(transf->path));
 
       net_http_urlencode_full(parent_dir_encoded, parent_dir, PATH_MAX_LENGTH * sizeof(char));
-      task_push_http_transfer(parent_dir_encoded, true,
+      task_push_http_transfer_file(parent_dir_encoded, true,
             "index_dirs", cb_net_generic_subdir, transf);
 
       free(parent_dir);
diff --git a/tasks/task_core_updater.c b/tasks/task_core_updater.c
index 9ff481fcae..af84836c4a 100644
--- a/tasks/task_core_updater.c
+++ b/tasks/task_core_updater.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void task_core_updater_get_list_handler(retro_task_t *task)
             transf->user_data = (void*)list_handle;
 
             /* Push HTTP transfer task */
-            list_handle->http_task = (retro_task_t*)task_push_http_transfer(
+            list_handle->http_task = (retro_task_t*)task_push_http_transfer_file(
                   buildbot_url, true, NULL,
                   cb_http_task_core_updater_get_list, transf);
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void task_core_updater_get_list_handler(retro_task_t *task)
                      task, task_get_progress(list_handle->http_task));
             }
 
-            /* Wait for task_push_http_transfer()
+            /* Wait for task_push_http_transfer_file()
              * callback to trigger */
             if (list_handle->http_task_complete)
                list_handle->status = CORE_UPDATER_LIST_END;
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void task_core_updater_download_handler(retro_task_t *task)
             transf->user_data = (void*)download_handle;
 
             /* Push HTTP transfer task */
-            download_handle->http_task = (retro_task_t*)task_push_http_transfer(
+            download_handle->http_task = (retro_task_t*)task_push_http_transfer_file(
                   download_handle->remote_core_path, true, NULL,
                   cb_http_task_core_updater_download, transf);
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static void task_core_updater_download_handler(retro_task_t *task)
                }
             }
 
-            /* Wait for task_push_http_transfer()
+            /* Wait for task_push_http_transfer_file()
              * callback to trigger */
             if (download_handle->http_task_complete)
                download_handle->status = CORE_UPDATER_DOWNLOAD_WAIT_DECOMPRESS;
diff --git a/tasks/task_file_transfer.h b/tasks/task_file_transfer.h
index f663bdf216..be5812bbd1 100644
--- a/tasks/task_file_transfer.h
+++ b/tasks/task_file_transfer.h
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ typedef struct
    void *user_data;
 } file_transfer_t;
 
+void* task_push_http_transfer_file(const char* url, bool mute, const char* type,
+      retro_task_callback_t cb, file_transfer_t* transfer_data);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/tasks/task_http.c b/tasks/task_http.c
index 2379ab9513..da2a054b34 100644
--- a/tasks/task_http.c
+++ b/tasks/task_http.c
@@ -250,13 +250,9 @@ static void* task_push_http_transfer_generic(
       retro_task_callback_t cb, void *user_data)
 {
    task_finder_data_t find_data;
-   char tmp[255];
-   const char *s           = NULL;
    retro_task_t  *t        = NULL;
    http_handle_t *http     = NULL;
 
-   tmp[0]                  = '\0';
-
    find_data.func          = task_http_finder;
    find_data.userdata      = (void*)url;
 
@@ -299,22 +295,6 @@ static void* task_push_http_transfer_generic(
    t->user_data            = user_data;
    t->progress             = -1;
 
-   if (user_data)
-      s = ((file_transfer_t*)user_data)->path;
-   else
-      s = url;
-
-   strlcpy(tmp,
-         msg_hash_to_str(MSG_DOWNLOADING), sizeof(tmp));
-   strlcat(tmp, " ", sizeof(tmp));
-
-   if (strstr(s, ".index"))
-      strlcat(tmp, msg_hash_to_str(MSG_INDEX_FILE), sizeof(tmp));
-   else
-      strlcat(tmp, s, sizeof(tmp));
-
-   t->title                = strdup(tmp);
-
    task_queue_push(t);
 
    return t;
@@ -334,11 +314,47 @@ void* task_push_http_transfer(const char *url, bool mute,
 {
    if (string_is_empty(url))
       return NULL;
+
    return task_push_http_transfer_generic(
          net_http_connection_new(url, "GET", NULL),
          url, mute, type, cb, user_data);
 }
 
+void* task_push_http_transfer_file(const char* url, bool mute,
+      const char* type,
+      retro_task_callback_t cb, file_transfer_t* transfer_data)
+{
+   const char *s = NULL;
+   char tmp[255] = "";
+   retro_task_t *t = NULL;
+
+   if (string_is_empty(url))
+      return NULL;
+
+   t = task_push_http_transfer_generic(
+         net_http_connection_new(url, "GET", NULL),
+         url, mute, type, cb, transfer_data);
+
+   if (!t)
+      return NULL;
+
+   if (transfer_data)
+      s = transfer_data->path;
+   else
+      s = url;
+
+   strlcpy(tmp, msg_hash_to_str(MSG_DOWNLOADING), sizeof(tmp));
+   strlcat(tmp, " ", sizeof(tmp));
+
+   if (strstr(s, ".index"))
+      strlcat(tmp, msg_hash_to_str(MSG_INDEX_FILE), sizeof(tmp));
+   else
+      strlcat(tmp, s, sizeof(tmp));
+
+   t->title = strdup(tmp);
+   return t;
+}
+
 void* task_push_http_transfer_with_user_agent(const char *url, bool mute,
    const char *type, const char* user_agent,
    retro_task_callback_t cb, void *user_data)
diff --git a/tasks/task_pl_thumbnail_download.c b/tasks/task_pl_thumbnail_download.c
index b8f3d571b8..383293913b 100644
--- a/tasks/task_pl_thumbnail_download.c
+++ b/tasks/task_pl_thumbnail_download.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void download_pl_thumbnail(pl_thumb_handle_t *pl_thumb)
          /* Note: We don't actually care if this fails since that
           * just means the file is missing from the server, so it's
           * not something we can handle here... */
-         pl_thumb->http_task = (retro_task_t*)task_push_http_transfer(
+         pl_thumb->http_task = (retro_task_t*)task_push_http_transfer_file(
                url, true, NULL, cb_http_task_download_pl_thumbnail, transf);
 
          /* ...if it does fail, however, we can immediately
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static void task_pl_thumbnail_download_handler(retro_task_t *task)
             if (!pl_thumb->http_task)
                pl_thumb->http_task_complete = true;
             
-            /* > Wait for task_push_http_transfer()
+            /* > Wait for task_push_http_transfer_file()
              *   callback to trigger */
             if (pl_thumb->http_task_complete)
                pl_thumb->http_task = NULL;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static void task_pl_entry_thumbnail_download_handler(retro_task_t *task)
             if (!pl_thumb->http_task)
                pl_thumb->http_task_complete = true;
             
-            /* > Wait for task_push_http_transfer()
+            /* > Wait for task_push_http_transfer_file()
              *   callback to trigger */
             if (pl_thumb->http_task_complete)
                pl_thumb->http_task = NULL;