diff --git a/zboxcore/sdk/allocation.go b/zboxcore/sdk/allocation.go
index 649d554cf..a1d9c8d56 100644
--- a/zboxcore/sdk/allocation.go
+++ b/zboxcore/sdk/allocation.go
@@ -1151,6 +1151,9 @@ func (a *Allocation) processReadMarker(drs []*DownloadRequest) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(dr *DownloadRequest) {
 			defer wg.Done()
+			if isReadFree {
+				dr.freeRead = true
+			}
 			dr.processDownloadRequest()
 			var pos uint64
 			if !dr.skip {
diff --git a/zboxcore/sdk/downloadworker.go b/zboxcore/sdk/downloadworker.go
index 2937e2644..1cf1a06ec 100644
--- a/zboxcore/sdk/downloadworker.go
+++ b/zboxcore/sdk/downloadworker.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ type DownloadRequest struct {
 	size               int64
 	offset             int64
 	bufferMap          map[int]*zboxutil.DownloadBuffer
+	freeRead           bool
 }
 
 type blockData struct {
@@ -179,7 +180,11 @@ func (req *DownloadRequest) downloadBlock(
 		skipDownload bool
 	)
 
-	for i := req.downloadMask; !i.Equals64(0); i = i.And(zboxutil.NewUint128(1).Lsh(pos).Not()) {
+	for i := mask; !i.Equals64(0); i = i.And(zboxutil.NewUint128(1).Lsh(pos).Not()) {
+		if c == requiredDownloads {
+			remainingMask = i
+			break
+		}
 		pos = uint64(i.TrailingZeros())
 		blockDownloadReq := &BlockDownloadRequest{
 			allocationID:       req.allocationID,
@@ -220,10 +225,6 @@ func (req *DownloadRequest) downloadBlock(
 		}
 
 		c++
-		if c == requiredDownloads {
-			remainingMask = i
-			break
-		}
 	}
 
 	var failed int32
@@ -1025,6 +1026,9 @@ func (req *DownloadRequest) getFileMetaConsensus(fMetaResp []*fileMetaResponse)
 	if countThreshold > req.fullconsensus {
 		countThreshold = req.consensusThresh
 	}
+	if req.freeRead {
+		countThreshold = req.fullconsensus
+	}
 	for i := 0; i < len(fMetaResp); i++ {
 		fmr := fMetaResp[i]
 		if fmr.err != nil || fmr.fileref == nil {