diff --git a/src/tagui_header.js b/src/tagui_header.js
index 0004b8d4..a792eb8c 100644
--- a/src/tagui_header.js
+++ b/src/tagui_header.js
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ var r_count = 0; var py_count = 0; var sikuli_count = 0; var chrome_id = 0;
 // chrome context for frame handling and targetid for popup handling
 var chrome_context = 'document'; var chrome_targetid = '';
 
+// to track download path if set by user using 'download to location' step
+var download_path = '';
+
 // variables to track frame offset if current context is within a frame
 var frame_step_offset_x = 0; var frame_step_offset_y = 0;
 var original_frame_step_offset_x = 0; var original_frame_step_offset_y = 0;
@@ -671,6 +674,7 @@ chrome.download = function(url,filename) { // download function for downloading
 casper.echo('ERROR - for headless and visible Chrome, download file using normal webpage interaction');}; */
 
 chrome.download = function(location) { // download function for setting location of downloaded files
+download_path = location; // to store the default download location for subsequent URL visits
 // below replacement line to set path correctly on Windows to be sent to Chrome browser method
 if (location.indexOf(':')>0) location = location.replace(/\//g,'\\\\').replace(/\\\\/g,'\\\\');
 chrome_step('Page.setDownloadBehavior',{behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: location});}
diff --git a/src/tagui_parse.php b/src/tagui_parse.php
index dc607574..e3fc7841 100755
--- a/src/tagui_parse.php
+++ b/src/tagui_parse.php
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ function call_py($input_intent) { // helper function to use Python integration f
 
 // set of functions to interpret steps into corresponding casperjs code
 function url_intent($raw_intent) {if (substr(strtolower($raw_intent),0,4)=="www.") $raw_intent = "https://" . $raw_intent;
-$twb = $GLOBALS['tagui_web_browser']; $casper_url = $raw_intent; $chrome_call = '';
-if ($twb == 'chrome') {$chrome_call = "var download_path = flow_path; // to set path correctly for Windows\n" .
+$twb = $GLOBALS['tagui_web_browser']; $casper_url = $raw_intent; $chrome_call = ''; if ($twb == 'chrome')
+{$chrome_call = "if (download_path == '') download_path = flow_path; // below to set path correctly for Windows\n" .
 "if (download_path.indexOf(':')>0) download_path = download_path.replace(/\//g,'\\\\').replace(/\\\\/g,'\\\\');\n" .
 "chrome_step('Page.setDownloadBehavior',{behavior: 'allow', downloadPath: download_path});\n";
 $casper_url = 'about:blank'; $chrome_call .= "chrome_step('Page.navigate',{url: '".$raw_intent."'}); sleep(1000);\n";}