diff --git a/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py b/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py
index 30ac0016..f493947e 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/downloader/http.py
@@ -200,13 +200,15 @@ class HttpDownloader(DownloaderBase):
                     self.log.warning(
                         "File size smaller than allowed minimum (%s < %s)",
                         size, self.minsize)
-                    return False
+                    pathfmt.temppath = ""
+                    return True
                 if self.maxsize and size > self.maxsize:
                     self.release_conn(response)
                     self.log.warning(
                         "File size larger than allowed maximum (%s > %s)",
                         size, self.maxsize)
-                    return False
+                    pathfmt.temppath = ""
+                    return True
 
             build_path = False
 
diff --git a/test/test_downloader.py b/test/test_downloader.py
index 840e0780..f10465e5 100644
--- a/test/test_downloader.py
+++ b/test/test_downloader.py
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ class TestHTTPDownloader(TestDownloaderBase):
         self.downloader.minsize = 100
         with self.assertLogs(self.downloader.log, "WARNING"):
             success = self.downloader.download(url, pathfmt)
-        self.assertFalse(success)
+        self.assertTrue(success)
+        self.assertEqual(pathfmt.temppath, "")
 
     def test_http_filesize_max(self):
         url = self.address + "/jpg"
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ class TestHTTPDownloader(TestDownloaderBase):
         self.downloader.maxsize = 100
         with self.assertLogs(self.downloader.log, "WARNING"):
             success = self.downloader.download(url, pathfmt)
-        self.assertFalse(success)
+        self.assertTrue(success)
+        self.assertEqual(pathfmt.temppath, "")
 
 
 class TestTextDownloader(TestDownloaderBase):