diff --git a/addons/api/addon/abilities/channel-recording.js b/addons/api/addon/abilities/channel-recording.js
index fb6676466..54164b881 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/abilities/channel-recording.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/abilities/channel-recording.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default class ChannelRecordingAbility extends ModelAbility {
   @service abilities;
 
   // =permissions
-  get canDownloadAsciicast() {
+  get canGetAsciicast() {
     const sessionRecording = this.model.connection_recording.session_recording;
     const sessionRecordingAbility = this.abilities.abilityFor(
       'session-recording',
diff --git a/addons/api/addon/abilities/session-recording.js b/addons/api/addon/abilities/session-recording.js
index 1e6360092..13d2fc4bb 100644
--- a/addons/api/addon/abilities/session-recording.js
+++ b/addons/api/addon/abilities/session-recording.js
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ export default class SessionRecordingAbility extends ModelAbility {
   }
 
   get canDownload() {
-    return this.model.isSSH && this.hasAuthorizedAction('download');
+    return this.hasAuthorizedAction('download');
   }
 }
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/channel-recording-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/channel-recording-test.js
index dff28858d..335d85d9d 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/channel-recording-test.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/channel-recording-test.js
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ module('Unit | Ability | channel-recording', function (hooks) {
     });
 
     assert.true(
-      canService.can(
-        'downloadAsciicast channel-recording',
-        channelRecordingModel
-      )
+      canService.can('getAsciicast channel-recording', channelRecordingModel)
     );
   });
 
@@ -64,10 +61,7 @@ module('Unit | Ability | channel-recording', function (hooks) {
     });
 
     assert.false(
-      canService.can(
-        'downloadAsciicast channel-recording',
-        channelRecordingModel
-      )
+      canService.can('getAsciicast channel-recording', channelRecordingModel)
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/session-recording-test.js b/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/session-recording-test.js
index 729aebd07..5e258a323 100644
--- a/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/session-recording-test.js
+++ b/addons/api/tests/unit/abilities/session-recording-test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { module, test } from 'qunit';
 import { setupTest } from 'ember-qunit';
-import { TYPE_SESSION_RECORDING_SSH } from 'api/models/session-recording';
 
 module('Unit | Ability | session-recording', function (hooks) {
   setupTest(hooks);
@@ -18,21 +17,19 @@ module('Unit | Ability | session-recording', function (hooks) {
     assert.ok(ability);
   });
 
-  test('can download when an ssh recording has download authorization', function (assert) {
+  test('can download when a recording has download authorization', function (assert) {
     assert.expect(2);
 
     const recordingWithAuthorizedAction = store.createRecord(
       'session-recording',
       {
         authorized_actions: ['download'],
-        type: TYPE_SESSION_RECORDING_SSH,
       }
     );
     const recordingWithoutAuthorizedAction = store.createRecord(
       'session-recording',
       {
         authorized_actions: [],
-        type: TYPE_SESSION_RECORDING_SSH,
       }
     );
 
@@ -49,36 +46,4 @@ module('Unit | Ability | session-recording', function (hooks) {
       )
     );
   });
-
-  test('cannot download when a recording is not ssh type', function (assert) {
-    assert.expect(2);
-
-    const recordingWithAuthorizedAction = store.createRecord(
-      'session-recording',
-      {
-        authorized_actions: ['download'],
-        type: 'unknown',
-      }
-    );
-    const recordingWithoutAuthorizedAction = store.createRecord(
-      'session-recording',
-      {
-        authorized_actions: [],
-        type: 'unknown',
-      }
-    );
-
-    assert.false(
-      canService.can(
-        'download session-recording',
-        recordingWithAuthorizedAction
-      )
-    );
-    assert.false(
-      canService.can(
-        'download session-recording',
-        recordingWithoutAuthorizedAction
-      )
-    );
-  });
 });