diff --git a/lib/nexpose/connection.rb b/lib/nexpose/connection.rb
index 5b985638..c06b0ba1 100644
--- a/lib/nexpose/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/nexpose/connection.rb
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ def execute(xml, version = '1.1', options = {})
     end
 
     # Download a specific URL, typically a report.
-    # Include an optional file_name parameter to stream the output to a file.
-    # Pass a block to get the response as it is returned from the server
+    # Include an optional file_name parameter to write the output to a file.
     #
     # Note: XML and HTML reports have charts not downloaded by this method.
     #       Would need to do something more sophisticated to grab
@@ -103,29 +102,16 @@ def execute(xml, version = '1.1', options = {})
     def download(url, file_name = nil)
       return nil if url.nil? or url.empty?
       uri = URI.parse(url)
-
+      http = Net::HTTP.new(@host, @port)
+      http.use_ssl = true
+      http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE # XXX: security issue
       headers = {'Cookie' => "nexposeCCSessionID=#{@session_id}"}
+      resp = http.get(uri.to_s, headers)
 
-      Net::HTTP.start(@host, @port,
-                      use_ssl: true,
-                      verify_mode: OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) do |http|
-        request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.to_s, headers)
-
-        http.request(request) do |response|
-          if file_name
-            ::File.open(file_name, 'wb') do |f|
-              response.read_body do |chunk|
-                f.write chunk
-              end
-            end
-          elsif block_given?
-            response.read_body do |chunk|
-              yield chunk
-            end
-          else
-            return response.body
-          end
-        end
+      if file_name
+        ::File.open(file_name, 'wb') { |file| file.write(resp.body) }
+      else
+        resp.body
       end
     end
   end