diff --git a/modules/modelloader.py b/modules/modelloader.py
index 1596e11b0..f5a2ff79c 100644
--- a/modules/modelloader.py
+++ b/modules/modelloader.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import torch
 
 from modules import shared
 from modules.upscaler import Upscaler, UpscalerLanczos, UpscalerNearest, UpscalerNone
+from modules.util import load_file_from_url  # noqa, backwards compatibility
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import spandrel
@@ -17,35 +18,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def load_file_from_url(
-    url: str,
-    *,
-    model_dir: str,
-    progress: bool = True,
-    file_name: str | None = None,
-    hash_prefix: str | None = None,
-    re_download: bool = False,
-) -> str:
-    """Download a file from `url` into `model_dir`, using the file present if possible.
-    Returns the path to the downloaded file.
-
-    file_name: if specified, it will be used as the filename, otherwise the filename will be extracted from the url.
-    hash_prefix: is provided, the hash of the downloaded file will be checked against.
-    re_download: re-download the file even if it already exists.
-
-    """
-    os.makedirs(model_dir, exist_ok=True)
-    if not file_name:
-        parts = urlparse(url)
-        file_name = os.path.basename(parts.path)
-    cached_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(model_dir, file_name))
-    if re_download or not os.path.exists(cached_file):
-        print(f'Downloading: "{url}" to {cached_file}\n')
-        from torch.hub import download_url_to_file
-        download_url_to_file(url, cached_file, progress=progress, hash_prefix=hash_prefix)
-    return cached_file
-
-
 def load_models(model_path: str, model_url: str = None, command_path: str = None, ext_filter=None, download_name=None, ext_blacklist=None, hash_prefix=None) -> list:
     """
     A one-and done loader to try finding the desired models in specified directories.
diff --git a/modules/util.py b/modules/util.py
index 7911b0db7..9e215d799 100644
--- a/modules/util.py
+++ b/modules/util.py
@@ -211,3 +211,78 @@ Requested path was: {path}
         subprocess.Popen(["explorer.exe", subprocess.check_output(["wslpath", "-w", path])])
     else:
         subprocess.Popen(["xdg-open", path])
+
+
+def load_file_from_url(
+    url: str,
+    *,
+    model_dir: str,
+    progress: bool = True,
+    file_name: str | None = None,
+    hash_prefix: str | None = None,
+    re_download: bool = False,
+) -> str:
+    """Download a file from `url` into `model_dir`, using the file present if possible.
+    Returns the path to the downloaded file.
+
+    file_name: if specified, it will be used as the filename, otherwise the filename will be extracted from the url.
+        file is downloaded to {file_name}.tmp then moved to the final location after download is complete.
+    hash_prefix: sha256 hex string, if provided, the hash of the downloaded file will be checked against this prefix.
+        if the hash does not match, the temporary file is deleted and a ValueError is raised.
+    re_download: forcibly re-download the file even if it already exists.
+    """
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+    import requests
+    try:
+        from tqdm import tqdm
+    except ImportError:
+        class tqdm:
+            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                pass
+
+            def update(self, n=1, *args, **kwargs):
+                pass
+
+            def __enter__(self):
+                return self
+
+            def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+                pass
+
+    if not file_name:
+        parts = urlparse(url)
+        file_name = os.path.basename(parts.path)
+
+    cached_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(model_dir, file_name))
+
+    if re_download or not os.path.exists(cached_file):
+        os.makedirs(model_dir, exist_ok=True)
+        temp_file = os.path.join(model_dir, f"{file_name}.tmp")
+        print(f'\nDownloading: "{url}" to {cached_file}')
+        response = requests.get(url, stream=True)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        total_size = int(response.headers.get('content-length', 0))
+        with tqdm(total=total_size, unit='B', unit_scale=True, desc=file_name, disable=not progress) as progress_bar:
+            with open(temp_file, 'wb') as file:
+                for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=1024):
+                    if chunk:
+                        file.write(chunk)
+                        progress_bar.update(len(chunk))
+
+        if hash_prefix and not compare_sha256(temp_file, hash_prefix):
+            print(f"Hash mismatch for {temp_file}. Deleting the temporary file.")
+            os.remove(temp_file)
+            raise ValueError(f"File hash does not match the expected hash prefix {hash_prefix}!")
+
+        os.rename(temp_file, cached_file)
+    return cached_file
+
+
+def compare_sha256(file_path: str, hash_prefix: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if the SHA256 hash of the file matches the given prefix."""
+    import hashlib
+    sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
+    with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b''):
+            sha256.update(chunk)
+    return sha256.hexdigest().startswith(hash_prefix)