diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
index 24fc6302..3fe9a583 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/apps_table.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import operator
 import os
 from functools import reduce
+from logging import Logger
 from threading import Lock
 from typing import List, Optional, Dict
 
@@ -71,12 +72,13 @@ class PackagesTable(QTableWidget):
     COL_NUMBER = 9
     DEFAULT_ICON_SIZE = QSize(16, 16)
 
-    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget, icon_cache: MemoryCache, download_icons: bool):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget, icon_cache: MemoryCache, download_icons: bool, logger: Logger):
         super(PackagesTable, self).__init__()
         self.setObjectName('table_packages')
         self.setParent(parent)
         self.window = parent
         self.download_icons = download_icons
+        self.logger = logger
         self.setColumnCount(self.COL_NUMBER)
         self.setFocusPolicy(Qt.NoFocus)
         self.setShowGrid(False)
@@ -614,9 +616,10 @@ class PackagesTable(QTableWidget):
         return reduce(operator.add, [self.columnWidth(i) for i in range(self.columnCount())])
 
     def _setup_file_downloader(self, max_workers: int = 50, max_downloads: int = -1) -> None:
-        self.file_downloader = URLFileDownloader(parent=self,
+        self.file_downloader = URLFileDownloader(logger=self.logger,
                                                  max_workers=max_workers,
-                                                 max_downloads=max_downloads)
+                                                 max_downloads=max_downloads,
+                                                 parent=self)
         self.file_downloader.signal_downloaded.connect(self._update_pkg_icon)
         self.file_downloader.start()
 
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
index 261df83f..44584418 100644
--- a/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/thread.py
@@ -1117,9 +1117,10 @@ class URLFileDownloader(QThread):
 
     signal_downloaded = pyqtSignal(str, bytes, object)
 
-    def __init__(self, max_workers: int = 50, request_timeout: int = 30, inactivity_timeout: int = 3,
+    def __init__(self, logger: Logger, max_workers: int = 50, request_timeout: int = 30, inactivity_timeout: int = 3,
                  max_downloads: int = -1, parent: Optional[QWidget] = None):
         super().__init__(parent)
+        self._logger = logger
         self._queue = Queue()
         self._max_workers = max_workers
         self._request_timeout = request_timeout
@@ -1129,6 +1130,7 @@ class URLFileDownloader(QThread):
 
     def _get(self, url_: str, id_: Optional[object]):
         if self._stop:
+            self._logger.info(f"File '{url_}' download cancelled")
             return
 
         try:
@@ -1136,21 +1138,31 @@ class URLFileDownloader(QThread):
             content = res.content if res.status_code == 200 else None
             self.signal_downloaded.emit(url_, content, id_)
         except Exception as e:
-            sys.stderr.write(f"[ERROR] could not download file from '{url_}': "
-                             f"{e.__class__.__name__}({str(e.args)})\n")
+            self._logger.error(f"[ERROR] could not download file from '{url_}': "
+                               f"{e.__class__.__name__}({str(e.args)})\n")
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         download_count = 0
+        futures = []
         with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=self._max_workers) as executor:
             while not self._stop and (self._max_downloads <= 0 or download_count < self._max_downloads):
                 try:
                     url_, id_ = self._queue.get(timeout=self._inactivity_timeout)
-                    executor.submit(self._get, url_, id_)
+                    futures.append(executor.submit(self._get, url_, id_))
                     download_count += 1
                 except Exception:
                     self._stop = True
 
-            executor.shutdown(wait=False, cancel_futures=True)
+            cancelled_count = 0
+            for f in futures:
+                if not f.done():
+                    f.cancel()
+                    cancelled_count += 1
+
+            if cancelled_count > 0:
+                self._logger.info(f"{cancelled_count} file downloads cancelled")
+
+        self._logger.info(f"Finished to download files (count={download_count})")
 
     def stop(self) -> None:
         self._stop = True
diff --git a/bauh/view/qt/window.py b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
index 4b9001b2..bceaa3a9 100755
--- a/bauh/view/qt/window.py
+++ b/bauh/view/qt/window.py
@@ -290,8 +290,10 @@ class ManageWindow(QWidget):
         self.table_container.setLayout(QVBoxLayout())
         self.table_container.layout().setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
 
-        self.table_apps = PackagesTable(self, self.icon_cache,
-                                        download_icons=bool(self.config['download']['icons']))
+        self.table_apps = PackagesTable(parent=self,
+                                        icon_cache=self.icon_cache,
+                                        download_icons=bool(self.config['download']['icons']),
+                                        logger=logger)
         self.table_apps.change_headers_policy()
         self.table_container.layout().addWidget(self.table_apps)