diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/add_in_steam.sh b/data_from_portwine/scripts/add_in_steam.sh
index a5150bd..e10cf5e 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/add_in_steam.sh
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/add_in_steam.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # GPL-3.0 license
 # based on https://github.com/sonic2kk/steamtinkerlaunch/blob/master/steamtinkerlaunch
-
 PROGNAME="PortProton"
 name_desktop_png="${name_desktop// /_}"
 NOSTAPPNAME="$name_desktop"
@@ -151,7 +150,15 @@ function downloadArtFromSteamGridDB {
     [ -n "$SEARCHHUMOR" ] && SGDB_ENDPOINT_STR+="&humor=${SEARCHHUMOR}"
     [ -n "$SEARCHEPILEPSY" ] && SGDB_ENDPOINT_STR+="&epilepsy=${SEARCHEPILEPSY}"
 
+    set -o pipefail
     RESPONSE=$(curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SGDBAPIKEY" -s "$SGDB_ENDPOINT_STR" 2> >(grep -v "SSL_INIT"))
+    if [[ "${PIPESTATUS[0]}" != 0 ]] && [[ "$DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID" != 0 ]] ; then
+		pw_notify_send -i info \
+		"$(gettext "SteamGridDB is not response, force disable cover download")"
+		sed -i 's/DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID=.*/DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID="0"/' "$USER_CONF"
+		export DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID="0"
+		return
+    fi
 
 
     if ! jq -e '.success' <<< "$RESPONSE" > /dev/null; then
@@ -289,6 +296,7 @@ function commandlineGetSteamGridDBArtwork {
 	SGDBSEARCHENDPOINT_LOGO="${BASESTEAMGRIDDBAPI}/logos/${SGDBENDPOINTTYPE}"
 	SGDBSEARCHENDPOINT_BOXART="${BASESTEAMGRIDDBAPI}/grids/${SGDBENDPOINTTYPE}"	 # Grid endpoint is used for Boxart and Tenfoot, which SteamGridDB counts as vertical/horizontal grids respectively
 
+
 	# Download Hero, Logo, Boxart, Tenfoot from SteamGridDB from given endpoint using given AppID
 	# On SteamGridDB tenfoot called horizontal Steam grid, so fetch it by passing specific dimensions matching this -- Users can override this, but default is what SteamGridDB expects for the tenfoot sizes
 	downloadArtFromSteamGridDB "$GSGDBA_APPID" "$SGDBSEARCHENDPOINT_HERO" "${GSGDBA_FILENAME}_hero" "$SGDBHEROSTYLES" "$SGDBHERODIMS" "$SGDBHEROTYPES" "$SGDBHERONSFW" "$SGDBHEROHUMOR" "$SGDBHEROEPILEPSY" "$GSGDBA_HASFILE" "$GSGDBA_APPLYARTWORK"
@@ -325,7 +333,9 @@ if [ -n "$NOSTAPPNAME" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Store the ID we searched with, so getSteamGridDBNonSteamIcon doesn't have to hit the endpoint again and we save an API call
-commandlineGetSteamGridDBArtwork --search-name="$NOSTSEARCHNAME" --filename-appid="$NOSTAIDGRID" "$NOSTSEARCHFLAG" --apply --replace-existing
+if [[ "$DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID" == "1" ]] ; then
+	commandlineGetSteamGridDBArtwork --search-name="$NOSTSEARCHNAME" --filename-appid="$NOSTAIDGRID" "$NOSTSEARCHFLAG" --apply --replace-existing
+fi
 {
 	printf '\x00%s\x00' "$NEWSET"
 	printf '\x02%s\x00%b' "appid" "$NOSTAIDVDFHEXFMT"
@@ -356,4 +366,6 @@ commandlineGetSteamGridDBArtwork --search-name="$NOSTSEARCHNAME" --filename-appi
 	printf '\x08\x08\x08\x08'
 } >> "$SCPATH"
 
-setGameArt "$NOSTAIDGRID" --hero="$NOSTGHERO" --logo="$NOSTGLOGO" --boxart="$NOSTGBOXART" --tenfoot="$NOSTGTENFOOT" "$SGACOPYMETHOD"
+if [[ "$DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID" == "1" ]] ; then
+	setGameArt "$NOSTAIDGRID" --hero="$NOSTGHERO" --logo="$NOSTGLOGO" --boxart="$NOSTGBOXART" --tenfoot="$NOSTGTENFOOT" "$SGACOPYMETHOD"
+fi
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
index 9221ac7..db03975 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
@@ -5391,6 +5391,28 @@ change_branch () {
 }
 export -f change_branch
 
+change_download_grid () {
+    if [[ "$DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID" == "1" ]] ; then
+        sed -i 's/DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID=.*/DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID="0"/' "$USER_CONF"
+        pw_notify_send -i info \
+        "$(gettext "Cover downloads are enabled")"
+    else
+        sed -i 's/DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID=.*/DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID="1"/' "$USER_CONF"
+        pw_notify_send -i info \
+        "$(gettext "Cover downloads are disabled")"
+    fi
+    print_info "Restarting PP for change cover download behavior..."
+    export SKIP_CHECK_UPDATES="1"
+    if [[ -z "${PW_ALL_DF}" ]] ; then
+        export TAB_MAIN_MENU="4"
+    else
+        export TAB_MAIN_MENU="5"
+    fi
+    /usr/bin/env bash -c ${pw_full_command_line[*]} &
+    exit 0
+}
+export -f change_download_grid
+
 change_gui_start () {
     if [[ "$PW_GUI_START" == "NOTEBOOK" ]] ; then
         sed -i 's/="NOTEBOOK"/="PANED"/g' "$USER_CONF"
diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh b/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh
index b7e09f8..c4c6940 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/start.sh
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ fi
 export MIRROR
 print_info "The first mirror in used: $MIRROR\n"
 
+# choose downloading covers from SteamGridDB or not
+if [[ -z "$DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID" ]] ; then
+    echo 'export DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID="1"' >> "$USER_CONF"
+    export DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID="1"
+fi
 
 if [[ "${INSTALLING_PORT}" == 1 ]] ; then
     return 0
@@ -662,6 +667,11 @@ else
     else NEW_BRANCH="STABLE"
     fi
 
+    if [[ "$DOWNLOAD_STEAM_GRID" == "1" ]]
+    then NEW_STEAM_BEHAVIOR="Disable"
+    else NEW_STEAM_BEHAVIOR="Enable"
+    fi
+
     IFS=$'\n'
     PW_ALL_DF="$(ls "${PORT_WINE_PATH}"/ | grep .desktop | grep -vE '(PortProton|readme)')"
     if [[ -z "${PW_ALL_DF}" ]]
@@ -709,6 +719,7 @@ else
     --field="   $(gettext "Change mirror to") $NEW_MIRROR"!"$PW_GUI_ICON_PATH/$BUTTON_SIZE_MM.png"!"":"FBTN" '@bash -c "button_click change_mirror"' \
     --field="   $(gettext "Change branch to") $NEW_BRANCH"!"$PW_GUI_ICON_PATH/$BUTTON_SIZE_MM.png"!"":"FBTN" '@bash -c "button_click change_branch"' \
     --field="   $(gettext "Change start gui")"!"$PW_GUI_ICON_PATH/$BUTTON_SIZE_MM.png"!"":"FBTN" '@bash -c "button_click change_gui_start"' \
+    --field="   $NEW_STEAM_BEHAVIOR $(gettext "steam covers download")"!"$PW_GUI_ICON_PATH/$BUTTON_SIZE_MM.png"!"":"FBTN" '@bash -c "button_click change_download_grid"' \
     2>/dev/null &
 
     "${pw_yad}" --plug=$KEY --tabnum="${PW_GUI_SORT_TABS[2]}" --form --columns=3 --align-buttons --separator=";" \
@@ -866,6 +877,7 @@ fi
     change_mirror) change_mirror ;;
     change_branch) change_branch ;;
     change_gui_start) change_gui_start ;;
+    change_download_grid) change_download_grid ;;
     118) gui_edit_db ;;
     120) gui_vkbasalt ;;
     122) gui_mangohud ;;