diff --git a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx
index bba9cf20..45c97997 100644
--- a/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/atoms/settings/Downloads.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useMemo } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useMemo } from "react";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 import { Button } from "@/components/buttons/Button";
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ export function DownloadView({ id }: { id: string }) {
 
   const sourceType = usePlayerStore((s) => s.source?.type);
   const selectedCaption = usePlayerStore((s) => s.caption?.selected);
-  const subtitleUrl = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      selectedCaption
-        ? convertSubtitlesToSrtDataurl(selectedCaption?.srtData)
-        : null,
-    [selectedCaption],
-  );
+  const openSubtitleDownload = useCallback(() => {
+    const dataUrl = selectedCaption
+      ? convertSubtitlesToSrtDataurl(selectedCaption?.srtData)
+      : null;
+    if (!dataUrl) return;
+    window.open(dataUrl);
+  }, [selectedCaption]);
 
   if (!downloadUrl) return null;
 
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ export function DownloadView({ id }: { id: string }) {
               </Button>
               <Button
                 className="w-full mt-2"
-                href={subtitleUrl ?? undefined}
-                disabled={!subtitleUrl}
+                onClick={openSubtitleDownload}
+                disabled={!selectedCaption}
                 theme="secondary"
-                download="subtitles.srt"
               >
                 {t("player.menus.downloads.downloadSubtitle")}
               </Button>
@@ -109,8 +108,8 @@ export function DownloadView({ id }: { id: string }) {
               </Button>
               <Button
                 className="w-full mt-2"
-                href={subtitleUrl ?? undefined}
-                disabled={!subtitleUrl}
+                onClick={openSubtitleDownload}
+                disabled={!selectedCaption}
                 theme="secondary"
                 download="subtitles.srt"
               >