diff --git a/app/common/src/services/Backend.ts b/app/common/src/services/Backend.ts
index ae80d71aa3..b5851d4b98 100644
--- a/app/common/src/services/Backend.ts
+++ b/app/common/src/services/Backend.ts
@@ -1687,6 +1687,7 @@ export default abstract class Backend {
   abstract getProjectDetails(
     projectId: ProjectId,
     directoryId: DirectoryId | null,
+    getPresignedUrl?: boolean,
   ): Promise<Project>
   /** Return Language Server logs for a project session. */
   abstract getProjectSessionLogs(
@@ -1723,7 +1724,11 @@ export default abstract class Backend {
   /** Change the name of a file. */
   abstract updateFile(fileId: FileId, body: UpdateFileRequestBody, title: string): Promise<void>
   /** Return file details. */
-  abstract getFileDetails(fileId: FileId, title: string): Promise<FileDetails>
+  abstract getFileDetails(
+    fileId: FileId,
+    title: string,
+    getPresignedUrl?: boolean,
+  ): Promise<FileDetails>
   /** Create a Datalink. */
   abstract createDatalink(body: CreateDatalinkRequestBody): Promise<DatalinkInfo>
   /** Return a Datalink. */
diff --git a/app/gui/src/dashboard/components/dashboard/AssetRow.tsx b/app/gui/src/dashboard/components/dashboard/AssetRow.tsx
index 1902803465..6ed1f98910 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/dashboard/components/dashboard/AssetRow.tsx
+++ b/app/gui/src/dashboard/components/dashboard/AssetRow.tsx
@@ -488,7 +488,12 @@ export function RealAssetInternalRow(props: RealAssetRowInternalProps) {
               case backendModule.AssetType.project: {
                 try {
                   const details = await queryClient.fetchQuery(
-                    backendQueryOptions(backend, 'getProjectDetails', [asset.id, asset.parentId]),
+                    backendQueryOptions(
+                      backend,
+                      'getProjectDetails',
+                      [asset.id, asset.parentId, true],
+                      { staleTime: 0 },
+                    ),
                   )
                   if (details.url != null) {
                     await backend.download(details.url, `${asset.title}.enso-project`)
@@ -504,7 +509,9 @@ export function RealAssetInternalRow(props: RealAssetRowInternalProps) {
               case backendModule.AssetType.file: {
                 try {
                   const details = await queryClient.fetchQuery(
-                    backendQueryOptions(backend, 'getFileDetails', [asset.id, asset.title]),
+                    backendQueryOptions(backend, 'getFileDetails', [asset.id, asset.title, true], {
+                      staleTime: 0,
+                    }),
                   )
                   if (details.url != null) {
                     await backend.download(details.url, asset.title)
diff --git a/app/gui/src/dashboard/services/RemoteBackend.ts b/app/gui/src/dashboard/services/RemoteBackend.ts
index e503bc7559..4151d5ce68 100644
--- a/app/gui/src/dashboard/services/RemoteBackend.ts
+++ b/app/gui/src/dashboard/services/RemoteBackend.ts
@@ -767,8 +767,15 @@ export default class RemoteBackend extends Backend {
    * Return details for a project.
    * @throws An error if a non-successful status code (not 200-299) was received.
    */
-  override async getProjectDetails(projectId: backend.ProjectId): Promise<backend.Project> {
-    const path = remoteBackendPaths.getProjectDetailsPath(projectId)
+  override async getProjectDetails(
+    projectId: backend.ProjectId,
+    _directoryId: null,
+    getPresignedUrl = false,
+  ): Promise<backend.Project> {
+    const paramsString = new URLSearchParams({
+      presigned: `${getPresignedUrl}`,
+    }).toString()
+    const path = `${remoteBackendPaths.getProjectDetailsPath(projectId)}?${paramsString}`
     const response = await this.get<backend.ProjectRaw>(path)
     if (!responseIsSuccessful(response)) {
       return await this.throw(response, 'getProjectDetailsBackendError')
@@ -959,8 +966,12 @@ export default class RemoteBackend extends Backend {
   override async getFileDetails(
     fileId: backend.FileId,
     title: string,
+    getPresignedUrl = false,
   ): Promise<backend.FileDetails> {
-    const path = remoteBackendPaths.getFileDetailsPath(fileId)
+    const searchParams = new URLSearchParams({
+      presigned: `${getPresignedUrl}`,
+    }).toString()
+    const path = `${remoteBackendPaths.getFileDetailsPath(fileId)}?${searchParams}`
     const response = await this.get<backend.FileDetails>(path)
     if (!responseIsSuccessful(response)) {
       return await this.throw(response, 'getFileDetailsBackendError', title)