diff --git a/app/helpers/main_helper.rb b/app/helpers/main_helper.rb
--- a/app/helpers/main_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/main_helper.rb
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
 module MainHelper
 
-  def link_to_description_if_any(name, problem, options={})
+  def link_to_description_if_any(name, problem)
     if !problem.url.blank?
-      return link_to name, problem.url, options
+      return link_to name, problem.url
     elsif !problem.description_filename.blank?
-      #build a link to a problem (via task controller)
       basename, ext = problem.description_filename.split('.')
-      options[:controller] = 'tasks'
-      options[:action] = 'download'
-      options[:id] = problem.id
-      options[:file] = basename
-      options[:ext] = ext
-      return link_to name, options
+      return link_to name, download_task_path(problem.id,basename,ext), target: '_blank'
     else
       return ''
     end