diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 1315ef7..8bdd2c7 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -152,18 +152,24 @@ namespace ttrss_co_client
                 {
                     var wo = await lingeringTask;
                     var wop = Path.Combine(conf.WorkingDirectory, wo.Item2.guid.ToString(), "workorder.json");
-                    File.WriteAllText(wop, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(wo.Item2));
                     //if you tell me it's done, or you need to continue now.... I believe you.
                     switch (wo.Item1)
                     {
                         case Phase2Task.TaskStatus.Done:
-                            File.Delete(wop);
-                            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(conf.WorkingDirectory, wo.Item2.guid.ToString()));
+                            var workingSubDir = Path.Combine(conf.WorkingDirectory, wo.Item2.guid.ToString());
+                            foreach(var file in Directory.GetFiles(workingSubDir, "*.*", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+                            {
+                                File.Delete(file);
+                            }
+                            //imo this next line should also handle the above, but apparently I'm alone in that.
+                            Directory.Delete(workingSubDir, true);
                             break;
                         case Phase2Task.TaskStatus.ContinueNow:
                             remainingWork.Add(wo.Item2);
                             break;
                         case Phase2Task.TaskStatus.TryLater:
+
+                            File.WriteAllText(wop, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(wo.Item2));
                             break;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tasks/PodcastifyAttachment.cs b/tasks/PodcastifyAttachment.cs
index f7ef5c3..f55fa52 100644
--- a/tasks/PodcastifyAttachment.cs
+++ b/tasks/PodcastifyAttachment.cs
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ namespace ttrss_co_client.tasks
                 var downloadPath = Path.Combine(workingFolder, headline.title) + extensionUpstream;
                 var downloader = new HttpClient();
                 sw.Start();
-                File.WriteAllBytes(downloadPath, await (await downloader.GetAsync(attachmentLink)).Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync());
+                var dlResult = (await downloader.GetAsync(attachmentLink));
+                File.WriteAllBytes(downloadPath, await dlResult.Content.ReadAsByteArrayAsync());
                 sw.Stop();
-                var outputStr = $"{(File.Exists(downloadPath) ? "Success" : "fail")} in {sw.Elapsed}";
+                var outputStr = $"{(dlResult.IsSuccessStatusCode ? "Success" : "fail")} in {sw.Elapsed}";
+                if(!dlResult.IsSuccessStatusCode)
+                {
+                    outputStr += $"\n\t{dlResult.StatusCode} - {dlResult.ReasonPhrase}";
+                }
 
                 Console.WriteLine($"    {attachmentLink}\n{outputStr}");
                 await TtrssClient.SetArticleLabel(labelsWRTArticle.First(l => l.caption?.ToLower() == this.TriggerLabel.ToLower()).id, false, headline.id);
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ namespace ttrss_co_client.tasks
                 Console.WriteLine($"article {headline.id} - podcastifying; {podcastTitle}");
 
                 await TtrssClient.UpdateArticleNote($"{headline.note}\n[{DateTime.Now.ToString("o")}] - podcastify attachment (dl): {outputStr}", headline.id);
-                if (!File.Exists(downloadPath))
+                if (!dlResult.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
                     return null;
                 }