diff --git a/packages/core/api/monographs.js b/packages/core/api/monographs.js
index da701c0d9..5d1217f71 100644
--- a/packages/core/api/monographs.js
+++ b/packages/core/api/monographs.js
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class Monographs {
 
     const content = await this._db.content.downloadMedia(
       `monograph-${noteId}`,
-      await this._db.content.raw(note.data.contentId)
+      await this._db.content.raw(note.data.contentId),
+      false
     );
     if (!content) throw new Error("This note has no content.");
 
diff --git a/packages/core/collections/attachments.js b/packages/core/collections/attachments.js
index c96c7214d..75e8b9856 100644
--- a/packages/core/collections/attachments.js
+++ b/packages/core/collections/attachments.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export default class Attachments extends Collection {
     }
   }
 
-  async _downloadMedia(hash, { total, current, groupId }) {
+  async _downloadMedia(hash, { total, current, groupId }, notify = true) {
     sendAttachmentsProgressEvent("download", groupId, total, current);
     try {
       const isDownloaded = await this._db.fs.downloadFile(groupId, hash);
@@ -194,11 +194,12 @@ export default class Attachments extends Collection {
       const src = await this.read(hash);
       if (!src) return;
 
-      EV.publish(EVENTS.mediaAttachmentDownloaded, {
-        groupId,
-        hash,
-        src,
-      });
+      if (notify)
+        EV.publish(EVENTS.mediaAttachmentDownloaded, {
+          groupId,
+          hash,
+          src,
+        });
 
       return src;
     } finally {
diff --git a/packages/core/collections/content.js b/packages/core/collections/content.js
index 19011dce7..490d8f760 100644
--- a/packages/core/collections/content.js
+++ b/packages/core/collections/content.js
@@ -68,14 +68,18 @@ export default class Content extends Collection {
     return this._insert(contentItem, () => placeholder);
   }
 
-  async downloadMedia(groupId, contentItem) {
+  async downloadMedia(groupId, contentItem, notify = true) {
     const content = getContentFromData(contentItem.type, contentItem.data);
     contentItem.data = await content.insertMedia((hash, { total, current }) => {
-      return this._db.attachments._downloadMedia(hash, {
-        total,
-        current,
-        groupId,
-      });
+      return this._db.attachments._downloadMedia(
+        hash,
+        {
+          total,
+          current,
+          groupId,
+        },
+        notify
+      );
     });
     return contentItem;
   }
diff --git a/packages/core/models/note.js b/packages/core/models/note.js
index 4316150c1..84d449e57 100644
--- a/packages/core/models/note.js
+++ b/packages/core/models/note.js
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ export default class Note {
    * @param {string?} rawContent - Use this raw content instead of generating itself
    */
   async export(to = "html", rawContent) {
+    if (to !== "txt" && !(await sendCheckUserStatusEvent(CHECK_IDS.noteExport)))
+      return false;
+
     const templateData = {
       metadata: this.data,
       title: this.title,
@@ -65,12 +68,15 @@ export default class Note {
       headline: this.headline,
       createdOn: this.data.dateCreated,
     };
-    const { data, type } = await this._db.content.raw(this._note.contentId);
+    const contentItem = await this._db.content.raw(this._note.contentId);
+    if (!contentItem) return false;
+    const { data, type } = await this._db.content.downloadMedia(
+      `export-${this.id}`,
+      contentItem,
+      false
+    );
     let content = getContentFromData(type, data);
 
-    if (to !== "txt" && !(await sendCheckUserStatusEvent(CHECK_IDS.noteExport)))
-      return;
-
     switch (to) {
       case "html":
         templateData.content = rawContent || content.toHTML();
@@ -86,11 +92,8 @@ export default class Note {
     }
   }
 
-  async content(withAttachments = false) {
-    const content = await this._db.content.raw(
-      this._note.contentId,
-      withAttachments
-    );
+  async content() {
+    const content = await this._db.content.raw(this._note.contentId);
     return content.data;
   }