diff --git a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/PerOsUrlProvider.kt b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/PerOsUrlProvider.kt
index dd8a068cd6..97896ce602 100644
--- a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/PerOsUrlProvider.kt
+++ b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/PerOsUrlProvider.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package bisq.gradle.tasks
 
-import java.net.URL
-
 interface PerOsUrlProvider {
     val urlPrefix: String
 
@@ -9,8 +7,8 @@ interface PerOsUrlProvider {
     val macOsUrl: String
     val windowsUrl: String
 
-    val url: URL
-        get() = URL(urlPrefix + getUrlSuffix())
+    val url: String
+        get() = urlPrefix + getUrlSuffix()
 
     private fun getUrlSuffix() =
         when (getOS()) {
diff --git a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTask.kt b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTask.kt
index 8d43287510..dfd13e3c04 100644
--- a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTask.kt
+++ b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTask.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import java.nio.channels.Channels
 abstract class DownloadTask : DefaultTask() {
 
     @get:Input
-    abstract val downloadUrl: Property<URL>
+    abstract val downloadUrl: Property<String>
 
     @get:OutputFile
     abstract val outputFile: RegularFileProperty
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class DownloadTask : DefaultTask() {
     }
 
     private fun downloadFile() {
-        val url = downloadUrl.get()
+        val url = URL(downloadUrl.get())
         url.openStream().use { inputStream ->
             Channels.newChannel(inputStream).use { readableByteChannel ->
                 println("Downloading: $url")
diff --git a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTaskFactory.kt b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTaskFactory.kt
index ef71cefabf..3967421e4d 100644
--- a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTaskFactory.kt
+++ b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/DownloadTaskFactory.kt
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@ import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Provider
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.register
-import java.net.URL
 
 class DownloadTaskFactory(
     private val project: Project, private val downloadDirectoryPath: String
 ) {
-    fun registerDownloadTask(taskName: String, url: Provider<URL>): TaskProvider<DownloadTask> {
+    fun registerDownloadTask(taskName: String, url: Provider<String>): TaskProvider<DownloadTask> {
         val outputFileProvider: Provider<RegularFile> = url.flatMap {
             // url.file:
             // https://example.org/1.2.3/binary.exe -> 1.2.3/binary.exe
-            val fileName = it.file.split("/").last()
+            val fileName = it.split("/").last()
             project.layout.buildDirectory.file("$downloadDirectoryPath/$fileName")
         }
         return project.tasks.register<DownloadTask>(taskName) {
diff --git a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/SignedBinaryDownloader.kt b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/SignedBinaryDownloader.kt
index c4aa50b16b..bcf974e62f 100644
--- a/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/SignedBinaryDownloader.kt
+++ b/build-logic/gradle-tasks/src/main/kotlin/bisq/gradle/tasks/download/SignedBinaryDownloader.kt
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ class SignedBinaryDownloader(
     private val downloadTaskFactory = DownloadTaskFactory(project, downloadDirectory)
 
     fun registerTasks() {
-        val binaryDownloadUrl: Provider<URL> = version.map { perOsUrlProvider(it).url }
+        val binaryDownloadUrl: Provider<String> = version.map { perOsUrlProvider(it).url }
         val binaryDownloadTask =
             downloadTaskFactory.registerDownloadTask("download${binaryName}Binary", binaryDownloadUrl)
 
-        val signatureDownloadUrl: Provider<URL> = binaryDownloadUrl.map { URL("$it.asc") }
+        val signatureDownloadUrl: Provider<String> = binaryDownloadUrl.map { "$it.asc" }
         val signatureDownloadTask =
             downloadTaskFactory.registerDownloadTask("download${binaryName}Signature", signatureDownloadUrl)