diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/DownloadUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/DownloadUtils.java
index 9a8241f9..5192d5a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/DownloadUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/utils/DownloadUtils.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.DialogInterface;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Environment;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
@@ -23,7 +24,10 @@ import androidx.work.WorkRequest;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 
+import java.io.BufferedWriter;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
@@ -43,6 +47,8 @@ import static awais.instagrabber.utils.Constants.FOLDER_PATH;
 import static awais.instagrabber.utils.Constants.FOLDER_SAVE_TO;
 
 public final class DownloadUtils {
+    private static final String TAG = "DownloadUtils";
+
     public static final String WRITE_PERMISSION = Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE;
     public static final String[] PERMS = new String[]{Manifest.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE};
 
@@ -311,11 +317,20 @@ public final class DownloadUtils {
         final DownloadWorker.DownloadRequest request = DownloadWorker.DownloadRequest.builder()
                                                                                      .setUrlToFilePathMap(urlFilePathMap)
                                                                                      .build();
+        final String requestJson = new Gson().toJson(request);
+        final File tempFile = getTempFile();
+        try (BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(tempFile))) {
+            writer.write(requestJson);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "download: Error writing request to file", e);
+            //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
+            tempFile.delete();
+            return;
+        }
         final WorkRequest downloadWorkRequest = new OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(DownloadWorker.class)
                 .setInputData(
                         new Data.Builder()
-                                .putString(DownloadWorker.KEY_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST_JSON,
-                                           new Gson().toJson(request))
+                                .putString(DownloadWorker.KEY_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST_JSON, tempFile.getAbsolutePath())
                                 .build()
                 )
                 .setConstraints(constraints)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/workers/DownloadWorker.java b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/workers/DownloadWorker.java
index 79e4793e..1468efe8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/workers/DownloadWorker.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/awais/instagrabber/workers/DownloadWorker.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Scanner;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 
@@ -59,10 +60,10 @@ import static awais.instagrabber.utils.Utils.logCollector;
 
 public class DownloadWorker extends Worker {
     private static final String TAG = "DownloadWorker";
-    public static final String PROGRESS = "PROGRESS";
-    public static final String URL = "URL";
     private static final String DOWNLOAD_GROUP = "DOWNLOAD_GROUP";
 
+    public static final String PROGRESS = "PROGRESS";
+    public static final String URL = "URL";
     public static final String KEY_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST_JSON = "download_request_json";
     public static final int DOWNLOAD_NOTIFICATION_INTENT_REQUEST_CODE = 2020;
     public static final int DELETE_IMAGE_REQUEST_CODE = 2030;
@@ -77,7 +78,21 @@ public class DownloadWorker extends Worker {
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public Result doWork() {
-        final String downloadRequestString = getInputData().getString(KEY_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST_JSON);
+        final String downloadRequestFilePath = getInputData().getString(KEY_DOWNLOAD_REQUEST_JSON);
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(downloadRequestFilePath)) {
+            return Result.failure(new Data.Builder()
+                                          .putString("error", "downloadRequest is empty or null")
+                                          .build());
+        }
+        final String downloadRequestString;
+        final File requestFile = new File(downloadRequestFilePath);
+        try (Scanner scanner = new Scanner(requestFile)) {
+            downloadRequestString = scanner.useDelimiter("\\A").next();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return Result.failure(new Data.Builder()
+                                          .putString("error", e.getLocalizedMessage())
+                                          .build());
+        }
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(downloadRequestString)) {
             return Result.failure(new Data.Builder()
                                           .putString("error", "downloadRequest is empty or null")
@@ -100,6 +115,10 @@ public class DownloadWorker extends Worker {
         final Map<String, String> urlToFilePathMap = downloadRequest.getUrlToFilePathMap();
         download(urlToFilePathMap);
         new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed(() -> showSummary(urlToFilePathMap), 500);
+        final boolean deleted = requestFile.delete();
+        if (!deleted) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "doWork: requestFile not deleted!");
+        }
         return Result.success();
     }