diff --git a/getai/core/model_downloader.py b/getai/core/model_downloader.py
index ee5e3c3..900055f 100644
--- a/getai/core/model_downloader.py
+++ b/getai/core/model_downloader.py
@@ -235,20 +235,24 @@ async def download_model_files(
         semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(self.max_connections)
 
         async def download_file(link: str):
-            """Download a single file."""
+            """Download a single file with improved semaphore management."""
             async with semaphore:
                 filename = Path(link).name
                 file_hash: Optional[str] = sha256_dict.get(filename)
 
+                # Log the download start
+                self.logger.info(f"Starting download for {filename}")
+
                 if file_hash is None:
                     print(
                         f"Warning: No SHA256 hash found for {filename}. Downloading without sha256 verification."
                     )
-
                 await self._download_model_file(session, link, output_folder, file_hash)
 
         tasks = [asyncio.ensure_future(download_file(link)) for link in links]
+        # Ensure all tasks are completed before proceeding
         await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+        self.logger.info("All download tasks completed")
 
     async def _download_model_file(
         self,
@@ -257,39 +261,72 @@ async def _download_model_file(
         output_folder: Path,
         file_hash: Optional[str],
     ):
-        """Download and save a model file."""
+        """Download and save a model file with support for resuming downloads."""
         from rainbow_tqdm import tqdm
 
         filename = Path(url.rsplit("/", 1)[1])
         output_path = output_folder / filename
 
+        # Check if the file already exists and get its size
         if output_path.exists():
-            current_hash = await self.calculate_file_sha256(output_path)
-            if current_hash == file_hash:
-                print(
-                    f"'{filename}' exists and matches expected SHA256 hash; skipping."
-                )
-                return
-            else:
-                print(
-                    f"'{filename}' exists but SHA256 hash matching failed; redownloading."
-                )
+            file_size = output_path.stat().st_size
+        else:
+            file_size = 0
 
-        async with session.get(url) as response:
-            response.raise_for_status()
-            total_size = response.content_length or 0
-            async with aiofiles.open(output_path, "wb") as f:
-                progress_bar = tqdm(
-                    total=total_size,
-                    desc=filename.name,
-                    unit="iB",
-                    unit_scale=True,
-                    ncols=100,
-                )
-                async for chunk in response.content.iter_chunked(1024):
-                    await f.write(chunk)
-                    progress_bar.update(len(chunk))
-                progress_bar.close()
+        headers = {}
+        if file_size > 0:
+            headers["Range"] = f"bytes={file_size}-"
+            self.logger.info(
+                f"Resuming download for '{filename}' from byte {file_size}"
+            )
+
+        # Retry logic for downloading the file
+        max_attempts = self.max_retries
+        attempt = 0
+        while attempt < max_attempts:
+            try:
+                async with session.get(url, headers=headers) as response:
+                    if response.status == 416:
+                        # Handle the case where the file is already completely downloaded
+                        self.logger.info("'%s' is already fully downloaded.", filename)
+                        return
+
+                    response.raise_for_status()
+                    total_size = response.content_length or 0
+                    # If resuming, adjust total_size to reflect the remaining bytes
+                    if "Content-Range" in response.headers:
+                        content_range = response.headers["Content-Range"]
+                        total_size = int(content_range.split("/")[1]) - file_size
+
+                    mode = "ab" if file_size > 0 else "wb"
+                    # Ensure correct handling of file path with aiofiles.open in binary mode
+                    async with aiofiles.open(output_path, mode) as f:
+                        progress_bar = tqdm(
+                            total=total_size,
+                            desc=filename.name,
+                            unit="iB",
+                            unit_scale=True,
+                            ncols=100,
+                            initial=file_size,  # Start the progress bar from the current file size
+                        )
+                        async for chunk in response.content.iter_chunked(
+                            1024 * 10
+                        ):  # Use larger chunk size for efficiency
+                            await f.write(chunk)
+                            progress_bar.update(len(chunk))
+                        progress_bar.close()
+
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                attempt += 1
+                self.logger.warning(f"Attempt {attempt} failed: {e}")
+                if attempt >= max_attempts:
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        "Failed to download '%s' after %d attempts",
+                        filename,
+                        max_attempts,
+                    )
+                    raise
 
     async def check_model_files(
         self,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 46496ef..e0689f4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "getai"
-version = "0.0.982"
+version = "0.0.983"
 description = "GetAI - An asynchronous AI search and download tool for AI models, datasets, and tools. Designed to streamline the process of downloading machine learning models, datasets, and more."
 authors = ["Ben Gorlick <ben@unifiedlearning.ai>"]
 license = "MIT - with attribution"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1363b4f..2bfd1c7 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="getai",
-    version="0.0.982",
+    version="0.0.983",
     author="Ben Gorlick",
     author_email="ben@unifiedlearning.ai",
     description="GetAI - Asynchronous AI Downloader for models, datasets and tools",