diff --git a/resources/js/_contentManager.js b/resources/js/_contentManager.js
index 9606f4d..6a08fee 100644
--- a/resources/js/_contentManager.js
+++ b/resources/js/_contentManager.js
@@ -100,10 +100,13 @@ function init() {
             }
         },
         cancelBook : function(book) {
+            contentManager.pauseBook(book.id);
             if (confirm("Are you sure you want to abort the download of '" + book.title + "' ?")) {
                 contentManager.cancelBook(book.id);
                 clearInterval(downloadUpdaters[book.id]);
                 Vue.delete(app.downloads, book.id);
+            } else {
+                contentManager.resumeBook(book.id);
             }
         },
         displayedBooks : function(books, nb) {
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index e95702e..c8a4c8f 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ void ContentManager::cancelBook(const QString& id)
 {
     auto& b = mp_library->getBookById(id);
     auto download = mp_downloader->getDownload(b.getDownloadId());
-    download->cancelDownload();
+    if (download->getStatus() != kiwix::Download::K_COMPLETE) {
+        download->cancelDownload();
+    }
     QString fileToRemove = QString::fromUtf8(getLastPathElement(download->getPath()).c_str()) + "*";
     eraseBookFilesFromComputer(fileToRemove);
     mp_library->removeBookFromLibraryById(id);