diff --git a/openeo/extra/job_management/__init__.py b/openeo/extra/job_management/__init__.py
index 41b8fdfd3..464f8c4f5 100644
--- a/openeo/extra/job_management/__init__.py
+++ b/openeo/extra/job_management/__init__.py
@@ -606,27 +606,43 @@ def _launch_job(self, start_job, df, i, backend_name, stats: Optional[dict] = No
                 df.loc[i, "status"] = "skipped"
                 stats["start_job skipped"] += 1
 
+
     def on_job_done(self, job: BatchJob, row):
         """
         Handles jobs that have finished. Can be overridden to provide custom behaviour.
 
         Default implementation downloads the results into a folder containing the title.
+        Default implementation runs the download in a separate thread.
 
         :param job: The job that has finished.
         :param row: DataFrame row containing the job's metadata.
         """
-        # TODO: param `row` is never accessed in this method. Remove it? Is this intended for future use?
+        _log.info(f"Job {job.job_id} completed. Preparing to handle completion.")
 
         job_metadata = job.describe()
         job_dir = self.get_job_dir(job.job_id)
         metadata_path = self.get_job_metadata_path(job.job_id)
-
         self.ensure_job_dir_exists(job.job_id)
-        job.get_results().download_files(target=job_dir)
 
+        # Save metadata
+        _log.info(f"Saving metadata for job {job.job_id} to {metadata_path}")
         with metadata_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             json.dump(job_metadata, f, ensure_ascii=False)
 
+        # Define download logic inline
+        def download_task():
+            try:
+                _log.info(f"Starting download for job {job.job_id} to directory {job_dir}")
+                job.get_results().download_files(target=job_dir)
+                _log.info(f"Successfully downloaded job {job.job_id} results to {job_dir}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                _log.error(f"Error downloading job {job.job_id}: {e}")
+
+        # Start the download in a separate thread
+        _log.info(f"Starting download thread for job {job.job_id}")
+        downloader = Thread(target=download_task, daemon=True)
+        downloader.start()
+
     def on_job_error(self, job: BatchJob, row):
         """
         Handles jobs that stopped with errors. Can be overridden to provide custom behaviour.
@@ -722,8 +738,8 @@ def _track_statuses(self, job_db: JobDatabaseInterface, stats: Optional[dict] =
 
                 if new_status == "finished":
                     stats["job finished"] += 1
-                    self.on_job_done(the_job, active.loc[i])
-
+                    self.on_job_done(the_job, active.loc[i]) 
+                        
                 if previous_status != "error" and new_status == "error":
                     stats["job failed"] += 1
                     self.on_job_error(the_job, active.loc[i])