diff --git a/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp b/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp
index 49cbcbcc54..1019f52a28 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 //  * CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE  *
 //  * OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                                         *
 //  ****************************************************************************************/
-
 #include <modules/iswa/rendering/textureplane.h>
 #include <openspace/engine/openspaceengine.h>
 #include <openspace/rendering/renderengine.h>
@@ -157,20 +156,9 @@ void TexturePlane::setParent(){
 }
 
 void TexturePlane::updateTexture(){
-	int imageSize = 1024;
-	DownloadManager::FileFuture* future;
-	future = DlManager.downloadFile(
-		ISWAManager::ref().iSWAurl(_cygnetId.value()),
-		absPath(_path.value()),
-		true,
-		[](const DownloadManager::FileFuture& f){
-			std::cout<<"download finished"<<std::endl;
-		}
-	);
-
+	DownloadManager::FileFuture* future = ISWAManager::ref().downloadImage(_cygnetId.value(), absPath(_path.value()));
 	if(future){
 		_futureTexture = future;
-		imageSize-=1;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
index 19370cab6c..931e6e5098 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
+++ b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,18 @@ namespace openspace{
 		return nullptr;
 	}
 
+	DownloadManager::FileFuture* ISWAManager::downloadImage(int id, std::string path){
+		return 	DlManager.downloadFile(
+					iSWAurl(id),
+					path,
+					true,
+					[](const DownloadManager::FileFuture& f){
+						std::cout<<"download finished"<<std::endl;
+					}
+				);
+
+	}
+
 	std::string ISWAManager::iSWAurl(int id){
 		std::string url = "http://iswa2.ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov/IswaSystemWebApp/iSWACygnetStreamer?timestamp=";
 		std::string t = Time::ref().currentTimeUTC(); 
diff --git a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.h b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.h
index 9f2dc620d4..9cab8074f2 100644
--- a/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.h
+++ b/modules/iswa/util/iswamanager.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <ghoul/designpattern/singleton.h>
 #include <memory>
 #include <map>
+#include <openspace/engine/downloadmanager.h>
+
 namespace openspace {
 class ISWACygnet;
 
@@ -37,9 +39,11 @@ public:
 	ISWAManager();
 	~ISWAManager();
 	std::shared_ptr<ISWACygnet> createISWACygnet(std::string);
-	std::string iSWAurl(int);
+	DownloadManager::FileFuture* downloadImage(int, std::string);
+	void downloadData();
 
 private:
+	std::string iSWAurl(int);
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> _month;
 };