diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
index 7780b68b0d6..55ace16754b 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/assets/AssetsDownloader.java
@@ -133,21 +133,21 @@ public class AssetsDownloader {
         }
 
         switch (SOptionPane.showOptionDialog(message, "", null, options)) {
-        case 1:
-            if (!canIgnoreDownload) {
-                Forge.exit(true); //exit if can't ignore download
-            }
-            return;
-        case 2:
-            Forge.exit(true);
-            return;
+            case 1:
+                if (!canIgnoreDownload) {
+                    Forge.exit(true); //exit if can't ignore download
+                }
+                return;
+            case 2:
+                Forge.exit(true);
+                return;
         }
 
         //android 11 SAF causes some issues, so skip deleting the res folder. res folder should be original and custom cards shouldn't be loaded from res folder
         boolean allowDeletion = Forge.androidVersion < 30;
         new GuiDownloadZipService("", "resource files",
                 "https://releases.cardforge.org/forge/forge-gui-android/" + Forge.CURRENT_VERSION + "/" + "assets.zip",
-                ForgeConstants.ASSETS_DIR, allowDeletion ? ForgeConstants.RES_DIR : null, splashScreen.getProgressBar()).downloadAndUnzip();
+                ForgeConstants.ASSETS_DIR, ForgeConstants.RES_DIR, splashScreen.getProgressBar(), allowDeletion).downloadAndUnzip();
 
         if (allowDeletion)
             FSkinFont.deleteCachedFiles(); //delete cached font files in case any skin's .ttf file changed
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/download/GuiDownloadZipService.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/download/GuiDownloadZipService.java
index 411bc63460c..e4360268015 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/download/GuiDownloadZipService.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/gui/download/GuiDownloadZipService.java
@@ -26,14 +26,19 @@ import forge.util.FileUtil;
 public class GuiDownloadZipService extends GuiDownloadService {
     private final String name, desc, sourceUrl, destFolder, deleteFolder;
     private int filesExtracted;
+    private boolean allowDeletion;
 
     public GuiDownloadZipService(final String name0, final String desc0, final String sourceUrl0, final String destFolder0, final String deleteFolder0, final IProgressBar progressBar0) {
+        this(name0, desc0, sourceUrl0, destFolder0, deleteFolder0, progressBar0,true);
+    }
+    public GuiDownloadZipService(final String name0, final String desc0, final String sourceUrl0, final String destFolder0, final String deleteFolder0, final IProgressBar progressBar0, final boolean allowDeletion0) {
         name = name0;
         desc = desc0;
         sourceUrl = sourceUrl0;
         destFolder = destFolder0;
         deleteFolder = deleteFolder0;
         progressBar = progressBar0;
+        allowDeletion = allowDeletion0;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ public class GuiDownloadZipService extends GuiDownloadService {
         try {
             GuiBase.getInterface().preventSystemSleep(true); //prevent system from going into sleep mode while unzipping
 
-            if (deleteFolder != null) {
+            if (deleteFolder != null && allowDeletion) {
                 final File deleteDir = new File(deleteFolder);
                 if (deleteDir.exists()) {
                     //attempt to delete previous res directory if to be rebuilt