diff --git a/app/workers/bitstream_downloader_worker.rb b/app/workers/bitstream_downloader_worker.rb
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+class BitstreamDownloaderWorker
+
+  include Sidekiq::Worker
+  include Bitstream::Utils
+
+  def perform(retrieve_link,output_file)
+    download_bitstream(retrieve_link,output_file)
+  end
+
+end