diff --git a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloaderTests.cs b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloaderTests.cs
index 04b0b2ba..b91e0b23 100644
--- a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloaderTests.cs
+++ b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloaderTests.cs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public async Task Download_Returns_Downloaded_Archive_Full_Name()
         _mockSmbFileStore.Verify(m => m.GetFileInformation(out fileStandardInformation, sharedFileHandle, FileInformationClass.FileStandardInformation), Times.Once);
         _mockSmbFileStore.Verify(m => m.ReadFile(out data, sharedFileHandle, It.IsAny<long>(), It.IsAny<int>()), Times.Exactly(3));
         _mockFileSystemProvider.Verify(m => m.CreateDirectory(TARGET_DIRECTORY), Times.Once);
-        _mockFileSystemProvider.Verify(m => m.Open(expectedTargetArchiveFullName, FileMode.CreateNew), Times.Once);
+        _mockFileSystemProvider.Verify(m => m.Open(expectedTargetArchiveFullName, FileMode.Create), Times.Once);
         _mockFileSystemProvider.Verify(m => m.WriteAsync(It.IsAny<FileStream>(), data, It.IsAny<CancellationToken>()), Times.Exactly(2));
 
         actualTargetArchiveFullName.Should().Be(expectedTargetArchiveFullName);
@@ -187,19 +187,4 @@ await _bbsArchiveDownloader
             .ThrowExactlyAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
             .WithMessage($"*{NTStatus.STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND}*");
     }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Download_Throws_When_Target_Export_Archive_Already_Exists()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        var targetArchiveFullName = Path.Join(TARGET_DIRECTORY, _exportArchiveFilename).ToUnixPath();
-        _mockFileSystemProvider.Setup(m => m.FileExists(targetArchiveFullName)).Returns(true);
-
-        // Act, Assert
-        await _bbsArchiveDownloader
-            .Invoking(x => x.Download(EXPORT_JOB_ID, TARGET_DIRECTORY))
-            .Should()
-            .ThrowExactlyAsync<OctoshiftCliException>()
-            .WithMessage($"*{targetArchiveFullName}*");
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloaderTests.cs b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloaderTests.cs
index fdf664c9..b91ce4b6 100644
--- a/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloaderTests.cs
+++ b/src/OctoshiftCLI.Tests/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloaderTests.cs
@@ -56,20 +56,10 @@ public async Task Download_Returns_Downloaded_Archive_Full_Name()
                 null,
                 It.IsAny<Action<ulong>>()));
 
-        _mockFileSystemProvider.Verify(m => m.Open(expectedTargetArchiveFullName, FileMode.CreateNew));
+        _mockFileSystemProvider.Verify(m => m.Open(expectedTargetArchiveFullName, FileMode.Create));
         actualDownloadedArchiveFullName.Should().Be(expectedTargetArchiveFullName);
     }
 
-    [Fact]
-    public async Task Download_Throws_When_Target_Export_Archive_Already_Exists()
-    {
-        // Arrange
-        _mockFileSystemProvider.Setup(m => m.FileExists(It.Is<string>(x => x.Contains(_exportArchiveFilename)))).Returns(true);
-
-        // Act, Assert
-        await _bbsArchiveDownloader.Invoking(x => x.Download(EXPORT_JOB_ID)).Should().ThrowExactlyAsync<OctoshiftCliException>();
-    }
-
     [Fact]
     public async Task Download_Throws_When_Source_Export_Archive_Does_Not_Exist()
     {
diff --git a/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloader.cs b/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloader.cs
index 10bf26d5..730032c0 100644
--- a/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloader.cs
+++ b/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSmbArchiveDownloader.cs
@@ -155,13 +155,8 @@ private string GetLogFriendlySize(long size)
 
     private FileStream OpenWriteTargetExportArchive(string targetExportArchiveFullPath)
     {
-        if (_fileSystemProvider.FileExists(targetExportArchiveFullPath))
-        {
-            throw new OctoshiftCliException($"Target export archive ({targetExportArchiveFullPath}) already exists.");
-        }
-
         _fileSystemProvider.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(targetExportArchiveFullPath));
-        return _fileSystemProvider.Open(targetExportArchiveFullPath, FileMode.CreateNew);
+        return _fileSystemProvider.Open(targetExportArchiveFullPath, FileMode.Create);
     }
 
     private void ConnectToHost()
diff --git a/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloader.cs b/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloader.cs
index b6301e25..209ffaef 100644
--- a/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloader.cs
+++ b/src/bbs2gh/Services/BbsSshArchiveDownloader.cs
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ public async Task<string> Download(long exportJobId, string targetDirectory = IB
         var targetExportArchiveFullPath =
             Path.Join(targetDirectory ?? IBbsArchiveDownloader.DEFAULT_TARGET_DIRECTORY, IBbsArchiveDownloader.GetExportArchiveFileName(exportJobId)).ToUnixPath();
 
-        if (_fileSystemProvider.FileExists(targetExportArchiveFullPath))
-        {
-            throw new OctoshiftCliException($"Target export archive ({targetExportArchiveFullPath}) already exists.");
-        }
-
         if (_sftpClient is BaseClient { IsConnected: false } client)
         {
             client.Connect();
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ public async Task<string> Download(long exportJobId, string targetDirectory = IB
         _fileSystemProvider.CreateDirectory(targetDirectory);
 
         var sourceExportArchiveSize = _sftpClient.GetAttributes(sourceExportArchiveFullPath)?.Size ?? long.MaxValue;
-        await using var targetExportArchive = _fileSystemProvider.Open(targetExportArchiveFullPath, FileMode.CreateNew);
+        await using var targetExportArchive = _fileSystemProvider.Open(targetExportArchiveFullPath, FileMode.Create);
         await Task.Factory.FromAsync(
             _sftpClient.BeginDownloadFile(
                 sourceExportArchiveFullPath,