diff --git a/vlib/net/http/download.v b/vlib/net/http/download.v
index 382b6d0c82..edb6a37c62 100644
--- a/vlib/net/http/download.v
+++ b/vlib/net/http/download.v
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ module http
 
 import os
 
-pub fn download_file(url string, out string) bool {
+pub fn download_file(url string, out string)? {
 	$if debug_http? {
 		println('download file url=$url out=$out')
 	}
 	s := get(url) or {
-		return false
+		return error(err)
 	}
 	os.write_file(out, s.text)
-	return true
 	// download_file_with_progress(url, out, empty, empty)
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/json.v b/vlib/v/gen/json.v
index 9161242544..8d34e1677f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/json.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/json.v
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ $dec_fn_dec {
 	if (!root) {
 		const char *error_ptr = cJSON_GetErrorPtr();
 		if (error_ptr != NULL)	{
-			// fprintf(stderr, "Error in decode() for $styp error_ptr=: %%s\\n", error_ptr);
+			// fprintf(stderr, "Error in decode() for $styp error_ptr=: %s\\n", error_ptr);
 			// printf("\\nbad js=%%s\\n", js.str);
 			Option err = v_error(tos2(error_ptr));
 			return *(Option_$styp *)&err;