diff --git a/pysus/api/client.py b/pysus/api/client.py
index 7ef4f2a2..019a0f6e 100644
--- a/pysus/api/client.py
+++ b/pysus/api/client.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ async def download(
                 local_path=local_path,
                 remote_path=str(remote_path),
                 client_name=client_name,
-                status=DownloadStatus.DOWNLOADING,
+                status=DownloadStatus.COMPLETED,
                 year=file.year,
                 month=file.month,
                 state=file.state,
diff --git a/pysus/tests/api/test_client.py b/pysus/tests/api/test_client.py
index f91974d0..b5b0fc91 100644
--- a/pysus/tests/api/test_client.py
+++ b/pysus/tests/api/test_client.py
@@ -550,6 +550,50 @@ async def test_download_returns_existing_when_size_matches(
 
         assert result == mock_local
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_download_sets_status_to_completed_on_success(self, test_db_path):
+        from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+        from pysus.api.extensions import ExtensionFactory
+
+        mock_local = MagicMock()
+        mock_local.path.exists.return_value = False
+        mock_file = MagicMock()
+        mock_file.size = 1000
+        mock_file.client.name = "ftp"
+        mock_file.path = test_db_path.parent / "remote.dbc"
+        mock_file.basename = "remote.dbc"
+
+        client = PySUS(db_path=test_db_path)
+
+        mock_update = AsyncMock()
+
+        with (
+            patch.object(
+                client, "get_local_file", new=AsyncMock(return_value=mock_local)
+            ),
+            patch.object(
+                client,
+                "_get_dest_path",
+                return_value=test_db_path.parent / "test.dbc",
+            ),
+            patch.object(client, "_update_state", new=mock_update),
+            patch.object(
+                ExtensionFactory,
+                "instantiate",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+                return_value=mock_local,
+            ),
+        ):
+            mock_client = AsyncMock()
+            client._ftp = mock_client
+
+            await client.download(mock_file)
+
+        assert mock_update.call_count == 2        
+        final_call = mock_update.call_args_list[1]
+        assert final_call.kwargs['status'] == DownloadStatus.COMPLETED
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_download_re_fetches_when_size_differs(self, test_db_path):
         import pathlib