diff --git a/src/main/events/torrenting/add-game-to-queue.ts b/src/main/events/torrenting/add-game-to-queue.ts
index b0cd7962..4ebb447c 100644
--- a/src/main/events/torrenting/add-game-to-queue.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/torrenting/add-game-to-queue.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
   gamesSublevel,
   levelKeys,
 } from "@main/level";
-import { Downloader, DownloadError, parseBytes } from "@shared";
-import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { parseBytes } from "@shared";
+import { handleDownloadError } from "@main/helpers";
 
 const addGameToQueue = async (
   _event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent,
@@ -51,56 +51,7 @@ const addGameToQueue = async (
     await DownloadManager.validateDownloadUrl(download);
   } catch (err: unknown) {
     logger.error("Failed to validate download URL for queue", err);
-
-    if (err instanceof AxiosError) {
-      if (err.response?.status === 429 && downloader === Downloader.Gofile) {
-        return { ok: false, error: DownloadError.GofileQuotaExceeded };
-      }
-
-      if (
-        err.response?.status === 403 &&
-        downloader === Downloader.RealDebrid
-      ) {
-        return {
-          ok: false,
-          error: DownloadError.RealDebridAccountNotAuthorized,
-        };
-      }
-
-      if (downloader === Downloader.TorBox) {
-        return { ok: false, error: err.response?.data?.detail };
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (err instanceof Error) {
-      if (downloader === Downloader.Buzzheavier) {
-        if (err.message.includes("Rate limit")) {
-          return { ok: false, error: "Buzzheavier: Rate limit exceeded" };
-        }
-        if (
-          err.message.includes("not found") ||
-          err.message.includes("deleted")
-        ) {
-          return { ok: false, error: "Buzzheavier: File not found" };
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (downloader === Downloader.FuckingFast) {
-        if (err.message.includes("Rate limit")) {
-          return { ok: false, error: "FuckingFast: Rate limit exceeded" };
-        }
-        if (
-          err.message.includes("not found") ||
-          err.message.includes("deleted")
-        ) {
-          return { ok: false, error: "FuckingFast: File not found" };
-        }
-      }
-
-      return { ok: false, error: err.message };
-    }
-
-    return { ok: false };
+    return handleDownloadError(err, downloader);
   }
 
   const game = await gamesSublevel.get(gameKey);
diff --git a/src/main/events/torrenting/start-game-download.ts b/src/main/events/torrenting/start-game-download.ts
index f178029f..852a6d86 100644
--- a/src/main/events/torrenting/start-game-download.ts
+++ b/src/main/events/torrenting/start-game-download.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ import { registerEvent } from "../register-event";
 import type { Download, StartGameDownloadPayload } from "@types";
 import { DownloadManager, HydraApi, logger } from "@main/services";
 import { createGame } from "@main/services/library-sync";
-import { Downloader, DownloadError, parseBytes } from "@shared";
+import { parseBytes } from "@shared";
 import {
   downloadsSublevel,
   gamesShopAssetsSublevel,
   gamesSublevel,
   levelKeys,
 } from "@main/level";
-import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { handleDownloadError } from "@main/helpers";
 
 const startGameDownload = async (
   _event: Electron.IpcMainInvokeEvent,
@@ -102,68 +102,7 @@ const startGameDownload = async (
     return { ok: true };
   } catch (err: unknown) {
     logger.error("Failed to start download", err);
-
-    if (err instanceof AxiosError) {
-      if (err.response?.status === 429 && downloader === Downloader.Gofile) {
-        return { ok: false, error: DownloadError.GofileQuotaExceeded };
-      }
-
-      if (
-        err.response?.status === 403 &&
-        downloader === Downloader.RealDebrid
-      ) {
-        return {
-          ok: false,
-          error: DownloadError.RealDebridAccountNotAuthorized,
-        };
-      }
-
-      if (downloader === Downloader.TorBox) {
-        return { ok: false, error: err.response?.data?.detail };
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (err instanceof Error) {
-      if (downloader === Downloader.Buzzheavier) {
-        if (err.message.includes("Rate limit")) {
-          return {
-            ok: false,
-            error: "Buzzheavier: Rate limit exceeded",
-          };
-        }
-        if (
-          err.message.includes("not found") ||
-          err.message.includes("deleted")
-        ) {
-          return {
-            ok: false,
-            error: "Buzzheavier: File not found",
-          };
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (downloader === Downloader.FuckingFast) {
-        if (err.message.includes("Rate limit")) {
-          return {
-            ok: false,
-            error: "FuckingFast: Rate limit exceeded",
-          };
-        }
-        if (
-          err.message.includes("not found") ||
-          err.message.includes("deleted")
-        ) {
-          return {
-            ok: false,
-            error: "FuckingFast: File not found",
-          };
-        }
-      }
-
-      return { ok: false, error: err.message };
-    }
-
-    return { ok: false };
+    return handleDownloadError(err, downloader);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/main/helpers/download-error-handler.ts b/src/main/helpers/download-error-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad39d263
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/helpers/download-error-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { AxiosError } from "axios";
+import { Downloader, DownloadError } from "@shared";
+
+export const handleDownloadError = (
+  err: unknown,
+  downloader: Downloader
+): { ok: false; error?: string } => {
+  if (err instanceof AxiosError) {
+    if (err.response?.status === 429 && downloader === Downloader.Gofile) {
+      return { ok: false, error: DownloadError.GofileQuotaExceeded };
+    }
+
+    if (err.response?.status === 403 && downloader === Downloader.RealDebrid) {
+      return { ok: false, error: DownloadError.RealDebridAccountNotAuthorized };
+    }
+
+    if (downloader === Downloader.TorBox) {
+      return { ok: false, error: err.response?.data?.detail };
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (err instanceof Error) {
+    if (downloader === Downloader.Buzzheavier) {
+      if (err.message.includes("Rate limit")) {
+        return { ok: false, error: "Buzzheavier: Rate limit exceeded" };
+      }
+      if (
+        err.message.includes("not found") ||
+        err.message.includes("deleted")
+      ) {
+        return { ok: false, error: "Buzzheavier: File not found" };
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (downloader === Downloader.FuckingFast) {
+      if (err.message.includes("Rate limit")) {
+        return { ok: false, error: "FuckingFast: Rate limit exceeded" };
+      }
+      if (
+        err.message.includes("not found") ||
+        err.message.includes("deleted")
+      ) {
+        return { ok: false, error: "FuckingFast: File not found" };
+      }
+    }
+
+    return { ok: false, error: err.message };
+  }
+
+  return { ok: false };
+};
diff --git a/src/main/helpers/index.ts b/src/main/helpers/index.ts
index 664dbd78..f75bd469 100644
--- a/src/main/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/helpers/index.ts
@@ -94,3 +94,4 @@ export const getThemeSoundPath = (
 };
 
 export * from "./reg-parser";
+export * from "./download-error-handler";