diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/start/ExportAppModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/start/ExportAppModal.svelte
index c6f3fceea7..5cc3393a89 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/start/ExportAppModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/start/ExportAppModal.svelte
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     await downloadFile(url, { excludeRows })
   }
 
-  export async function downloadFile(url, body) {
+  async function downloadFile(url, body) {
     try {
       const response = await fetch(url, {
         method: "POST",
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@
         notifications.error("Error exporting the app.")
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      let message = "Error downloading the exported app"
-      if (error.message) {
-        message += `: ${error.message}`
-      }
-      notifications.error("Error downloading the exported app", message)
+      notifications.error(error.message || "Error downloading the exported app")
     }
   }
 </script>
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/backup.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/backup.spec.ts
index ef362ef403..92e0176060 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/backup.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/backup.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import tk from "timekeeper"
 import * as setup from "./utilities"
 import { events } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import sdk from "../../../sdk"
 import { checkBuilderEndpoint } from "./utilities/TestFunctions"
+import { mocks } from "@budibase/backend-core/tests"
 
 describe("/backups", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ describe("/backups", () => {
   describe("exportAppDump", () => {
     it("should be able to export app", async () => {
       const res = await request
-        .get(`/api/backups/export?appId=${config.getAppId()}&appname=test`)
+        .post(`/api/backups/export?appId=${config.getAppId()}`)
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect(200)
       expect(res.headers["content-type"]).toEqual("application/gzip")
@@ -26,10 +28,24 @@ describe("/backups", () => {
     it("should apply authorization to endpoint", async () => {
       await checkBuilderEndpoint({
         config,
-        method: "GET",
+        method: "POST",
         url: `/api/backups/export?appId=${config.getAppId()}`,
       })
     })
+
+    it("should infer the app name from the app", async () => {
+      tk.freeze(mocks.date.MOCK_DATE)
+
+      const res = await request
+        .post(`/api/backups/export?appId=${config.getAppId()}`)
+        .set(config.defaultHeaders())
+
+      expect(res.headers["content-disposition"]).toEqual(
+        `attachment; filename="${
+          config.getApp()!.name
+        }-export-${mocks.date.MOCK_DATE.getTime()}.tar.gz"`
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe("calculateBackupStats", () => {