diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
index bbeafcdba..c268ebc92 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/BaseIndexer.cs
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
             return await Download(uncleanLink, RequestType.GET);
         }
 
-        protected async Task<byte[]> Download(Uri link, RequestType method, string refererlink = null, Dictionary<string, string>headers = null)
+        protected async Task<byte[]> Download(Uri link, RequestType method, string referer = null, Dictionary<string, string>headers = null)
         {
             // return magnet link
             if (link.Scheme == "magnet")
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
                 .Replace("(", "%28")
                 .Replace(")", "%29")
                 .Replace("'", "%27");
-            var response = await RequestWithCookiesAndRetryAsync(requestLink, null, method, refererlink, null, headers);
+            var response = await RequestWithCookiesAndRetryAsync(requestLink, null, method, referer, null, headers);
 
             if (response.IsRedirect)
             {
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
index 089cbbc5b..807f79b02 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Indexers/CardigannIndexer.cs
@@ -1777,14 +1777,11 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
                 var variables = GetBaseTemplateVariables();
                 AddTemplateVariablesFromUri(variables, link, ".DownloadUri");
                 if (Download.Before != null)
-                {
-                    var beforeresult = await handleRequest(Download.Before, variables, link.ToString());
-                }
-                if (Download.Method != null)
-                {
-                    if (Download.Method == "post")
-                        method = RequestType.POST;
-                }
+                    await handleRequest(Download.Before, variables, link.ToString());
+
+                if (Download.Method == "post")
+                    method = RequestType.POST;
+
                 if (Download.Selector != null)
                 {
                     var selector = applyGoTemplateText(Download.Selector, variables);
@@ -1819,7 +1816,7 @@ namespace Jackett.Common.Indexers
                     }
                 }
             }
-            return await base.Download(link, method);
+            return await base.Download(link, method, link.ToString());
         }
     }
 }