diff --git a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.cpp b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.cpp
index 5bd49776a3..1cb8e5c647 100644
--- a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.cpp
+++ b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ SettingsResourceDownloadRow::SettingsResourceDownloadRow(
     , m_delete_button(*this)
     , m_cancel_button(*this)
     , m_progress_bar(*this)
-    , m_popup(*this)
 {
     PA_ADD_STATIC(m_data->m_resource_name_label);
     PA_ADD_STATIC(m_data->m_file_size_label);
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ SettingsResourceDownloadRow::SettingsResourceDownloadRow(
     PA_ADD_STATIC(m_delete_button);
     PA_ADD_STATIC(m_cancel_button);
     PA_ADD_STATIC(m_progress_bar);
-    PA_ADD_STATIC(m_popup);
 
     update_action_state(ActionState::READY);
 }
diff --git a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.h b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.h
index 64a0a1ef0a..4241e813bf 100644
--- a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.h
+++ b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadRow.h
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ class SettingsResourceDownloadRow : public StaticTableRow, public ResourceDownlo
     SettingsResourceDeleteButton m_delete_button;
     SettingsResourceCancelButton m_cancel_button;
     SettingsResourceProgressBar m_progress_bar;
-    SettingsDownloadPopup m_popup;
 
     LifetimeSanitizer m_lifetime_sanitizer;
 
diff --git a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadTable.cpp b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadTable.cpp
index 2425146822..5ef91e1782 100644
--- a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadTable.cpp
+++ b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadTable.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ std::vector<std::string> SettingsResourceDownloadTable::make_header() const{
         "",
         "",
         "",
-        "",
     };
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.cpp b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.cpp
index 4c298b4f82..d85a20ad32 100644
--- a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.cpp
+++ b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ SettingsDownloadButtonWidget::SettingsDownloadButtonWidget(QWidget& parent, Sett
     );
 
 
+    // add QObject that manages the Download confirmation popup
+    SettingsDownloadPopupWidget* popup = new SettingsDownloadPopupWidget(m_row);
+    popup->setParent(this);
+
     value.add_button_listener(*this);
 }
 
@@ -368,15 +372,11 @@ void SettingsProgressBarWidget::on_reset_progress(){
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // SettingsDownloadPopupWidget
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-template class RegisterConfigWidget<SettingsDownloadPopupWidget>;
 SettingsDownloadPopupWidget::~SettingsDownloadPopupWidget(){
     m_row.remove_listener(*this);
 }
-SettingsDownloadPopupWidget::SettingsDownloadPopupWidget(QWidget& parent, SettingsDownloadPopup& value)
-    : QWidget(&parent)
-    , ConfigWidget(value, *this)
-    // , m_value(value)
-    , m_row(value.row)
+SettingsDownloadPopupWidget::SettingsDownloadPopupWidget(SettingsResourceDownloadRow& row)
+    : m_row(row)
 {
     m_row.add_listener(*this);
 }
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ SettingsDownloadErrorWidget::SettingsDownloadErrorWidget(QWidget& parent, Settin
     , ConfigWidget(value, *this)
 {
     GlobalResourceDownloadManager::instance().add_download_listener(*this);
+    this->hide();
 }
 
 void SettingsDownloadErrorWidget::show_download_failed_box(const std::string& resource_slug){
diff --git a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.h b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.h
index 0bf877fd3f..d7667a4b4f 100644
--- a/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.h
+++ b/SerialPrograms/Source/CommonFramework/ResourceDownload/SettingsResourceDownloadWidget.h
@@ -107,13 +107,11 @@ class SettingsProgressBarWidget : public QWidget, public ConfigWidget, public Se
 };
 
 
-class SettingsDownloadPopupWidget : public QWidget, public ConfigWidget, public SettingsResourceDownloadRow::Listener{
-public:
-    using ParentOption = SettingsDownloadPopup;
-
+// NOTE: This does not inherit ConfigWidget, so it doesn't need to be added to StaticRegistrationQt
+class SettingsDownloadPopupWidget : public QObject, public SettingsResourceDownloadRow::Listener{
 public:
     ~SettingsDownloadPopupWidget();
-    SettingsDownloadPopupWidget(QWidget& parent, SettingsDownloadPopup& value);
+    SettingsDownloadPopupWidget(SettingsResourceDownloadRow& row);
 
 public: // SettingsResourceDownloadRow::Listener
     virtual void on_metadata_fetch_finished(const std::string& popup_message) override;