diff --git a/src/meshctrl/session.py b/src/meshctrl/session.py
index 368f4c2..cf069a9 100644
--- a/src/meshctrl/session.py
+++ b/src/meshctrl/session.py
@@ -1861,17 +1861,20 @@ class Session(object):
             :py:class:`~meshctrl.exceptions.FileTransferCancelled`: File transfer cancelled. Info available on the `stats` property
 
         Returns:
-            io.IOBase: The stream which has been downloaded into. Cursor will be at the end of the stream.
+            io.IOBase: The stream which has been downloaded into. Cursor will be at the beginning of where the file is downloaded.
         '''
         if target is None:
             target = io.BytesIO()
+        start = target.tell()
         if unique_file_tunnel:
             async with self.file_explorer(nodeid) as files:
                 await files.download(source, target)
+                target.seek(start)
                 return target
         else:
             files = await self._cached_file_explorer(nodeid, nodeid)
             await files.download(source, target, timeout=timeout)
+            target.seek(start)
             return target
 
     async def download_file(self, nodeid, source, filepath, unique_file_tunnel=False, timeout=None):
@@ -1889,10 +1892,10 @@ class Session(object):
             :py:class:`~meshctrl.exceptions.FileTransferCancelled`: File transfer cancelled. Info available on the `stats` property
 
         Returns:
-            io.IOBase: The stream which has been downloaded into. Cursor will be at the end of the stream.
+            None
          '''
         with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
-            return await self.download(nodeid, source, f, unique_file_tunnel, timeout=timeout)
+            await self.download(nodeid, source, f, unique_file_tunnel, timeout=timeout)
 
     async def _cached_file_explorer(self, nodeid, _id):
         if (_id not in self._file_tunnels or not self._file_tunnels[_id].alive):