diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/src/browser.cpp b/modules/skybrowser/src/browser.cpp
index e235fe0845..88c51f7c0f 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/src/browser.cpp
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/src/browser.cpp
@@ -103,9 +103,10 @@ namespace openspace {
 
     bool Browser::initializeGL() {
         _texture = std::make_unique<ghoul::opengl::Texture>(
-            glm::uvec3(_browserPixeldimensions.value(), 1.0f)
+            glm::uvec3(glm::ivec2(_browserPixeldimensions.value()), 1),
+            GL_TEXTURE_2D
             );
-
+       
         _renderHandler->setTexture(*_texture);
 
         _browserInstance->initialize();
diff --git a/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtdatahandler.cpp b/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtdatahandler.cpp
index 074463b74e..3409d37bb7 100644
--- a/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtdatahandler.cpp
+++ b/modules/skybrowser/src/wwtdatahandler.cpp
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ namespace openspace {
     // Parsing and downloading of wtml files
     bool downloadFile(const std::string& url, const std::string& fileDestination) {
         // Get the web page and save to file
-        HttpRequest::RequestOptions opt{ 5 };
-        SyncHttpFileDownload wtml_root(
+        HttpFileDownload wtml_root(
             url, fileDestination, HttpFileDownload::Overwrite::Yes
         );
-        wtml_root.download(opt);
+        wtml_root.start(std::chrono::milliseconds(5));
         return wtml_root.hasSucceeded();
     }