diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
index ec9e20dea..4dca1fda7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/activity/OnlineFeedViewActivity.java
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBReader;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DownloadRequestException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DownloadRequester;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FileNameGenerator;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.parser.feed.FeedHandler;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.parser.feed.FeedHandlerResult;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.DownloadError;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.FileNameGenerator;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.IntentUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.StorageUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.URLChecker;
@@ -261,8 +261,13 @@ public class OnlineFeedViewActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             feed.setPreferences(new FeedPreferences(0, false, FeedPreferences.AutoDeleteAction.GLOBAL,
                     VolumeAdaptionSetting.OFF, username, password));
         }
-        String fileUrl = new File(getExternalCacheDir(),
-                FileNameGenerator.generateFileName(feed.getDownload_url())).toString();
+        String fileUrl;
+        try {
+            fileUrl = DownloadRequester.getInstance().getDownloadPathForFeed(feed).getAbsolutePath();
+        } catch (DownloadRequestException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            fileUrl = new File(getCacheDir(), FileNameGenerator.generateFileName(feed.getDownload_url())).toString();
+        }
         feed.setFile_url(fileUrl);
         final DownloadRequest request = new DownloadRequest(feed.getFile_url(),
                 feed.getDownload_url(), "OnlineFeed", 0, Feed.FEEDFILETYPE_FEED, username, password,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java
index f45cb2b66..6192edf7c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/DownloadRequester.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class DownloadRequester implements DownloadStateProvider {
             args.putInt(REQUEST_ARG_PAGE_NR, feed.getPageNr());
             args.putBoolean(REQUEST_ARG_LOAD_ALL_PAGES, loadAllPages);
 
-            DownloadRequest request = createRequest(feed, null, new File(getFeedfilePath(), getFeedfileName(feed)),
+            DownloadRequest request = createRequest(feed, null, getDownloadPathForFeed(feed),
                     true, username, password, lastModified, true, args, initiatedByUser
             );
             if (request != null) {
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ public class DownloadRequester implements DownloadStateProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    public File getDownloadPathForFeed(Feed feed) throws DownloadRequestException {
+        return new File(getFeedfilePath(), getFeedfileName(feed));
+    }
+
     public synchronized void downloadFeed(Context context, Feed feed) throws DownloadRequestException {
         downloadFeed(context, feed, false, false, true);
     }