diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader.go
index a781f8602f7..b49dd9837d3 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) mainLoop(silent bool) error {
 
 				switch {
 				case len(t.PeerConns()) > 0:
-					d.logger.Debug("[snapshots] Downloading from torrent", "file", t.Name(), "peers", len(t.PeerConns()))
+					d.logger.Debug("[snapshots] Downloading from BitTorrent", "file", t.Name(), "peers", len(t.PeerConns()))
 					delete(waiting, t.Name())
 					d.torrentDownload(t, downloadComplete, sem)
 				case len(t.WebseedPeerConns()) > 0:
@@ -2108,7 +2108,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) AddMagnetLink(ctx context.Context, infoHash metainfo.Hash,
 	if d.alreadyHaveThisName(name) || !IsSnapNameAllowed(name) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	isProhibited, err := d.torrentFiles.newDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
+	isProhibited, err := d.torrentFiles.NewDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -2145,12 +2145,8 @@ func (d *Downloader) AddMagnetLink(ctx context.Context, infoHash metainfo.Hash,
 			// TOOD: add `d.webseeds.Complete` chan - to prevent race - Discover is also async
 			// TOOD: maybe run it in goroutine and return channel - to select with p2p
 
-			ok, err := d.webseeds.DownloadAndSaveTorrentFile(ctx, name)
+			ts, ok, err := d.webseeds.DownloadAndSaveTorrentFile(ctx, name)
 			if ok && err == nil {
-				ts, err := d.torrentFiles.LoadByPath(filepath.Join(d.SnapDir(), name+".torrent"))
-				if err != nil {
-					return
-				}
 				_, _, err = addTorrentFile(ctx, ts, d.torrentClient, d.db, d.webseeds)
 				if err != nil {
 					return
diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
index c5981b4134b..d9e2a9b2f49 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/downloader_grpc_server.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type GrpcServer struct {
 }
 
 func (s *GrpcServer) ProhibitNewDownloads(ctx context.Context, req *proto_downloader.ProhibitNewDownloadsRequest) (*emptypb.Empty, error) {
-	return &emptypb.Empty{}, s.d.torrentFiles.prohibitNewDownloads(req.Type)
+	return &emptypb.Empty{}, s.d.torrentFiles.ProhibitNewDownloads(req.Type)
 }
 
 // Erigon "download once" - means restart/upgrade/downgrade will not download files (and will be fast)
diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/torrent_files.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/torrent_files.go
index 35fc23a8b2c..91a90e48b6a 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/torrent_files.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/torrent_files.go
@@ -57,9 +57,37 @@ func (tf *TorrentFiles) Create(name string, res []byte) error {
 
 	tf.lock.Lock()
 	defer tf.lock.Unlock()
-	return tf.create(filepath.Join(tf.dir, name), res)
+	return tf.create(name, res)
 }
-func (tf *TorrentFiles) create(torrentFilePath string, res []byte) error {
+
+func (tf *TorrentFiles) CreateIfNotProhibited(name string, res []byte) (ts *torrent.TorrentSpec, prohibited, created bool, err error) {
+	tf.lock.Lock()
+	defer tf.lock.Unlock()
+	prohibited, err = tf.newDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, false, err
+	}
+
+	if !tf.exists(name) && !prohibited {
+		err = tf.create(name, res)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, false, false, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	ts, err = tf.load(filepath.Join(tf.dir, name))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, false, false, err
+	}
+	return ts, prohibited, false, nil
+}
+
+func (tf *TorrentFiles) create(name string, res []byte) error {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(name, ".torrent") {
+		name += ".torrent"
+	}
+	torrentFilePath := filepath.Join(tf.dir, name)
+
 	if len(res) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("try to write 0 bytes to file: %s", torrentFilePath)
 	}
@@ -132,9 +160,13 @@ const ProhibitNewDownloadsFileName = "prohibit_new_downloads.lock"
 // Erigon "download once" - means restart/upgrade/downgrade will not download files (and will be fast)
 // After "download once" - Erigon will produce and seed new files
 // Downloader will able: seed new files (already existing on FS), download uncomplete parts of existing files (if Verify found some bad parts)
-func (tf *TorrentFiles) prohibitNewDownloads(t string) error {
+func (tf *TorrentFiles) ProhibitNewDownloads(t string) error {
 	tf.lock.Lock()
 	defer tf.lock.Unlock()
+	return tf.prohibitNewDownloads(t)
+}
+
+func (tf *TorrentFiles) prohibitNewDownloads(t string) error {
 	// open or create file ProhibitNewDownloadsFileName
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(tf.dir, ProhibitNewDownloadsFileName), os.O_CREATE|os.O_RDONLY, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -174,9 +206,13 @@ func (tf *TorrentFiles) prohibitNewDownloads(t string) error {
 	return f.Sync()
 }
 
-func (tf *TorrentFiles) newDownloadsAreProhibited(name string) (bool, error) {
+func (tf *TorrentFiles) NewDownloadsAreProhibited(name string) (bool, error) {
 	tf.lock.Lock()
 	defer tf.lock.Unlock()
+	return tf.newDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
+}
+
+func (tf *TorrentFiles) newDownloadsAreProhibited(name string) (bool, error) {
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(tf.dir, ProhibitNewDownloadsFileName), os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDONLY, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
@@ -185,11 +221,11 @@ func (tf *TorrentFiles) newDownloadsAreProhibited(name string) (bool, error) {
 	var prohibitedList []string
 	torrentListJsonBytes, err := io.ReadAll(f)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("newDownloadsAreProhibited: read file: %w", err)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("NewDownloadsAreProhibited: read file: %w", err)
 	}
 	if len(torrentListJsonBytes) > 0 {
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(torrentListJsonBytes, &prohibitedList); err != nil {
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("newDownloadsAreProhibited: unmarshal: %w", err)
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("NewDownloadsAreProhibited: unmarshal: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 	for _, p := range prohibitedList {
diff --git a/erigon-lib/downloader/webseed.go b/erigon-lib/downloader/webseed.go
index a707bee68dd..fcd3b6fe2c6 100644
--- a/erigon-lib/downloader/webseed.go
+++ b/erigon-lib/downloader/webseed.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
-
 	"github.com/c2h5oh/datasize"
 	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon-lib/chain/snapcfg"
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
@@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ func (d *WebSeeds) constructListsOfFiles(ctx context.Context, httpProviders []*u
 		}
 		// check if we need to prohibit new downloads for some files
 		for name := range manifestResponse {
-			prohibited, err := d.torrentFiles.newDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
+			prohibited, err := d.torrentFiles.NewDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
 			if prohibited || err != nil {
 				delete(manifestResponse, name)
 			}
@@ -356,7 +355,7 @@ func (d *WebSeeds) constructListsOfFiles(ctx context.Context, httpProviders []*u
 		}
 		// check if we need to prohibit new downloads for some files
 		for name := range response {
-			prohibited, err := d.torrentFiles.newDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
+			prohibited, err := d.torrentFiles.NewDownloadsAreProhibited(name)
 			if prohibited || err != nil {
 				delete(response, name)
 			}
@@ -576,34 +575,28 @@ func (d *WebSeeds) downloadTorrentFilesFromProviders(ctx context.Context, rootDi
 	return webSeedMap
 }
 
-func (d *WebSeeds) DownloadAndSaveTorrentFile(ctx context.Context, name string) (bool, error) {
+func (d *WebSeeds) DownloadAndSaveTorrentFile(ctx context.Context, name string) (ts *torrent.TorrentSpec, ok bool, err error) {
 	urls, ok := d.ByFileName(name)
 	if !ok {
-		return false, nil
+		return nil, false, nil
 	}
 	for _, urlStr := range urls {
 		urlStr += ".torrent"
 		parsedUrl, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
 		if err != nil {
 			d.logger.Log(d.verbosity, "[snapshots] callTorrentHttpProvider parse url", "err", err)
-			continue
+			continue // it's ok if some HTTP provider failed - try next one
 		}
 		res, err := d.callTorrentHttpProvider(ctx, parsedUrl, name)
 		if err != nil {
-			d.logger.Log(d.verbosity, "[snapshots] callTorrentHttpProvider", "name", name, "err", err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if d.torrentFiles.Exists(name) {
-			continue
-		}
-		if err := d.torrentFiles.Create(name, res); err != nil {
 			d.logger.Log(d.verbosity, "[snapshots] .torrent from webseed rejected", "name", name, "err", err)
-			continue
+			continue // it's ok if some HTTP provider failed - try next one
 		}
-		return true, nil
+		ts, _, _, err = d.torrentFiles.CreateIfNotProhibited(name, res)
+		return ts, ts != nil, err
 	}
 
-	return false, nil
+	return nil, false, nil
 }
 
 func (d *WebSeeds) callTorrentHttpProvider(ctx context.Context, url *url.URL, fileName string) ([]byte, error) {