diff --git a/DuckDuckGo/Browser Tab/Model/Tab.swift b/DuckDuckGo/Browser Tab/Model/Tab.swift
index b7020c8439..caaca97041 100644
--- a/DuckDuckGo/Browser Tab/Model/Tab.swift	
+++ b/DuckDuckGo/Browser Tab/Model/Tab.swift	
@@ -1060,6 +1060,7 @@ extension Tab: WKNavigationDelegate {
     }
 
     func webView(_ webView: WKWebView, didFailProvisionalNavigation navigation: WKNavigation!, withError error: Error) {
+        webView.stopLoading()
         if currentDownload != nil && (error as NSError).code == ErrorCodes.frameLoadInterrupted {
             currentDownload = nil
             return