diff --git a/config/alfresco/download-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/download-services-context.xml
index a7b0a64f69..7e94fef9b3 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/download-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/download-services-context.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@
    <bean id="downloadStorage" class="org.alfresco.repo.download.DownloadStorage">
       <property name="importerBootstrap" ref="spacesBootstrap"/>
       <property name="repositoryHelper" ref="repositoryHelper"/>
-      <property name="nodeService" ref="nodeService"/>
+      <property name="nodeService" ref="NodeService"/>
+      <property name="noPermissionCheckNodeService" ref="nodeService"/>
       <property name="namespaceService" ref="namespaceService"/>
       <property name="queryRegistry" ref="downloadCannedQueryRegistry"/>
    </bean>	
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/download/DownloadStorage.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/download/DownloadStorage.java
index 5f07263b24..93791d3124 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/download/DownloadStorage.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/download/DownloadStorage.java
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ public class DownloadStorage
     // service dependencies
     private ImporterBootstrap bootstrap;
     private Repository        repositoryHelper;
-    private NodeService       nodeService;
+    private NodeService       nodeService;
+    private NodeService       noPermissionCheckNodeService;
     private NamespaceService  namespaceService;
     private NamedObjectRegistry<CannedQueryFactory<? extends Object>> queryRegistry;
     
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ public class DownloadStorage
         this.nodeService = nodeService;
     }
     
+    public void setNoPermissionCheckNodeService(NodeService noPermissionCheckNodeService)
+    {
+        this.noPermissionCheckNodeService = noPermissionCheckNodeService;
+    }
+
     public void setNamespaceService(NamespaceService namespaceService)
     {
         this.namespaceService = namespaceService;
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ public class DownloadStorage
         Map<QName, Serializable> downloadProperties = new HashMap<QName, Serializable>();
         downloadProperties.put(DownloadModel.PROP_RECURSIVE, recursive);
         
-        ChildAssociationRef newChildAssoc = nodeService.createNode(downloadsContainer,
+        ChildAssociationRef newChildAssoc = noPermissionCheckNodeService.createNode(downloadsContainer,
                                                                    ContentModel.ASSOC_CHILDREN, ContentModel.ASSOC_CHILDREN,
                                                                    DownloadModel.TYPE_DOWNLOAD,
                                                                    downloadProperties);