diff --git a/frameioclient/client.py b/frameioclient/client.py
index d058de14..630ffa84 100644
--- a/frameioclient/client.py
+++ b/frameioclient/client.py
@@ -322,21 +322,22 @@ def upload(self, asset, file):
     """
     uploader = FrameioUploader(asset, file)
     uploader.upload()
-  
-  def download(self, asset, download_folder):
-    """
-    Download an asset. The method will exit once the file is downloaded.
 
-    :Args:
-      asset (object): The asset object.
-      download_folder (path): The location to download the file to.
+  def download(self, asset, download_folder, replace=True):
+      """
+      Download an asset. The method will exit once the file is downloaded.
 
-      Example::
+      :Args:
+        asset (object): The asset object.
+        download_folder (path): The location to download the file to.
+        replace (bool): Replace the file if it exists.
 
-        client.download(asset, "~./Downloads")
-    """
-    downloader = FrameioDownloader(asset, download_folder)
-    downloader.download()
+        Example::
+
+          client.download(asset, "~./Downloads")
+      """
+      downloader = FrameioDownloader(asset, download_folder, replace)
+      downloader.download()
 
   def get_comment(self, comment_id, **kwargs):
     """
diff --git a/frameioclient/download.py b/frameioclient/download.py
index b2ed6cba..8f1bc272 100644
--- a/frameioclient/download.py
+++ b/frameioclient/download.py
@@ -1,18 +1,62 @@
-import requests
-import math
 import os
+import requests
+from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
+from requests.packages.urllib3.util.retry import Retry
+from frameioclient.utils import calculate_hash
+
 
 class FrameioDownloader(object):
-  def __init__(self, asset, download_folder):
+  def __init__(self, asset, download_folder, replace):
     self.asset = asset
     self.download_folder = download_folder
+    self.replace = replace
+    self.attempts = 0
+    self.retry_limit = 3
+
+    self.http_retry_strategy = Retry(
+      total=3,
+      backoff_factor=1,
+      status_forcelist=[408, 500, 502, 503, 504],
+      method_whitelist=['GET']
+    )
 
   def download(self):
     original_filename = self.asset['name']
     final_destination = os.path.join(self.download_folder, original_filename)
-    
+
+    if os.path.isfile(final_destination) and not self.replace:
+      try:
+        raise FileExistsError
+      except NameError:
+        raise OSError('File exists')  # Python < 3.3
+
+    adapter = HTTPAdapter(max_retries=self.http_retry_strategy)
+    http = requests.Session()
+    http.mount('https://', adapter)
+
     url = self.asset['original']
-    r = requests.get(url)
-    
-    open(final_destination, 'wb').write(r.content)
-    
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    try:
+      original_checksum = self.asset['checksums']['xx_hash']
+    except (TypeError, KeyError):
+      original_checksum = None
+
+    while self.attempts < self.retry_limit:
+      r = http.request('GET', url, stream=True)
+
+      with open(final_destination, 'wb') as handle:
+        try:
+          for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=4096):
+            if chunk:
+              handle.write(chunk)
+        except requests.exceptions.ChunkedEncodingError:
+          self.attempts += 1
+          continue
+
+      if not original_checksum:
+        break
+
+      if calculate_hash(final_destination) == original_checksum:
+        break
+
+      self.attempts += 1