diff --git a/nc_py_api/_session.py b/nc_py_api/_session.py
index d99cf155..2e7a26b7 100644
--- a/nc_py_api/_session.py
+++ b/nc_py_api/_session.py
@@ -255,9 +255,9 @@ def set_user(self, user_id: str) -> None:
     def download2stream(self, url_path: str, fp, dav: bool = False, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(fp, str | pathlib.Path):
             with builtins.open(fp, "wb") as f:
-                self._download2fp(url_path, f, dav, **kwargs)
+                self.download2fp(url_path, f, dav, **kwargs)
         elif hasattr(fp, "write"):
-            self._download2fp(url_path, fp, dav, **kwargs)
+            self.download2fp(url_path, fp, dav, **kwargs)
         else:
             raise TypeError("`fp` must be a path to file or an object with `write` method.")
 
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ def _response_event(self, response: Response) -> None:
                 return
         self.response_headers = response.headers
 
-    def _download2fp(self, url_path: str, fp, dav: bool, **kwargs):
+    def download2fp(self, url_path: str, fp, dav: bool, params=None, **kwargs):
         adapter = self.adapter_dav if dav else self.adapter
-        with adapter.stream("GET", url_path) as response:
+        with adapter.stream("GET", url_path, params=params) as response:
             check_error(response)
             for data_chunk in response.iter_raw(chunk_size=kwargs.get("chunk_size", 5 * 1024 * 1024)):
                 fp.write(data_chunk)
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ def set_user(self, user: str) -> None:
     async def download2stream(self, url_path: str, fp, dav: bool = False, **kwargs):
         if isinstance(fp, str | pathlib.Path):
             with builtins.open(fp, "wb") as f:
-                await self._download2fp(url_path, f, dav, **kwargs)
+                await self.download2fp(url_path, f, dav, **kwargs)
         elif hasattr(fp, "write"):
-            await self._download2fp(url_path, fp, dav, **kwargs)
+            await self.download2fp(url_path, fp, dav, **kwargs)
         else:
             raise TypeError("`fp` must be a path to file or an object with `write` method.")
 
@@ -407,9 +407,9 @@ async def _response_event(self, response: Response) -> None:
                 return
         self.response_headers = response.headers
 
-    async def _download2fp(self, url_path: str, fp, dav: bool, **kwargs):
+    async def download2fp(self, url_path: str, fp, dav: bool, params=None, **kwargs):
         adapter = self.adapter_dav if dav else self.adapter
-        async with adapter.stream("GET", url_path) as response:
+        async with adapter.stream("GET", url_path, params=params) as response:
             check_error(response)
             async for data_chunk in response.aiter_raw(chunk_size=kwargs.get("chunk_size", 5 * 1024 * 1024)):
                 fp.write(data_chunk)
diff --git a/nc_py_api/files/files.py b/nc_py_api/files/files.py
index facd2790..4f24e55c 100644
--- a/nc_py_api/files/files.py
+++ b/nc_py_api/files/files.py
@@ -111,17 +111,11 @@ def download_directory_as_zip(self, path: str | FsNode, local_path: str | Path |
         .. note:: This works only for directories, you should not use this to download a file.
         """
         path = path.user_path if isinstance(path, FsNode) else path
-        with self._session.adapter.stream(
-            "GET", "/index.php/apps/files/ajax/download.php", params={"dir": path}
-        ) as response:
-            check_error(response, f"download_directory_as_zip: user={self._session.user}, path={path}")
-            result_path = local_path if local_path else os.path.basename(path)
-            with open(
-                result_path,
-                "wb",
-            ) as fp:
-                for data_chunk in response.iter_raw(chunk_size=kwargs.get("chunk_size", 5 * 1024 * 1024)):
-                    fp.write(data_chunk)
+        result_path = local_path if local_path else os.path.basename(path)
+        with open(result_path, "wb") as fp:
+            self._session.download2fp(
+                "/index.php/apps/files/ajax/download.php", fp, dav=False, params={"dir": path}, **kwargs
+            )
         return Path(result_path)
 
     def upload(self, path: str | FsNode, content: bytes | str) -> FsNode:
@@ -564,17 +558,11 @@ async def download_directory_as_zip(
         .. note:: This works only for directories, you should not use this to download a file.
         """
         path = path.user_path if isinstance(path, FsNode) else path
-        async with self._session.adapter.stream(
-            "GET", "/index.php/apps/files/ajax/download.php", params={"dir": path}
-        ) as response:
-            check_error(response, f"download_directory_as_zip: user={await self._session.user}, path={path}")
-            result_path = local_path if local_path else os.path.basename(path)
-            with open(
-                result_path,
-                "wb",
-            ) as fp:
-                async for data_chunk in response.aiter_raw(chunk_size=kwargs.get("chunk_size", 5 * 1024 * 1024)):
-                    fp.write(data_chunk)
+        result_path = local_path if local_path else os.path.basename(path)
+        with open(result_path, "wb") as fp:
+            await self._session.download2fp(
+                "/index.php/apps/files/ajax/download.php", fp, dav=False, params={"dir": path}, **kwargs
+            )
         return Path(result_path)
 
     async def upload(self, path: str | FsNode, content: bytes | str) -> FsNode: