diff --git a/service/google/drive_service.go b/service/google/drive_service.go
index 17c6f94..d659fab 100644
--- a/service/google/drive_service.go
+++ b/service/google/drive_service.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -135,38 +134,24 @@ func (driveService *Service) DownloadTranscripts(directory *drive.File, mimeType
 		logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error searching for files in directory %v: %v", directory.Name, err))
 		return "", err
 	}
-	var driveFileDownloadWaitGroup sync.WaitGroup
-	errorsFound := false
 	for _, driveFile := range fileList.Files {
-		driveFile := driveFile
-		driveFileDownloadWaitGroup.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer driveFileDownloadWaitGroup.Done()
-			exportResponse, err := driveService.DownloadFile(driveFile, mimeType)
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error downloading file %v: %v", driveFile.Name, err))
-				errorsFound = true
-				return
-			}
-			err = util.WriteToFile(downloadDirectory, driveFile.Name+util.GetFileExtensionFromMimeType(mimeType),
-				exportResponse.Body)
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error writing file %v to directory %v: %v", driveFile.Name,
-					downloadDirectory, zap.Error(err)))
-				errorsFound = true
-				return
-			}
-			err = exportResponse.Body.Close()
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error closing response body: %v", err))
-				errorsFound = true
-				return
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-	driveFileDownloadWaitGroup.Wait()
-	if errorsFound {
-		return "", errors.New("error occurred while downloading files")
+		exportResponse, err := driveService.DownloadFile(driveFile, mimeType)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error downloading file %v: %v", driveFile.Name, err))
+			return "", err
+		}
+		err = util.WriteToFile(downloadDirectory, driveFile.Name+util.GetFileExtensionFromMimeType(mimeType),
+			exportResponse.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error writing file %v to directory %v: %v", driveFile.Name, downloadDirectory,
+				zap.Error(err)))
+			return "", err
+		}
+		err = exportResponse.Body.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error closing response body: %v", err))
+			return "", err
+		}
 	}
 	return downloadDirectory, nil
 }
diff --git a/service/google/drive_service_test.go b/service/google/drive_service_test.go
index 717f078..3cad9c9 100644
--- a/service/google/drive_service_test.go
+++ b/service/google/drive_service_test.go
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ func (suite *DriveServiceSuite) Test_DownloadTranscripts_ExportFileError() {
 	driveActions.ExportFileMock.When(suite.driveActionTimeOut, inputFile.Id, util.ContentTypeTextHTML).Then(nil, errors.New("error exporting file"))
 	driveService := NewDriveService(driveActions)
 	directoryPath, err := driveService.DownloadTranscripts(inputFile, util.ContentTypeTextHTML)
-	suite.Assert().Equal(err.Error(), "error occurred while downloading files")
+	suite.Assert().Equal(err.Error(), "error exporting file")
 	suite.Assert().Equal(directoryPath, "")
 }