diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-module.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-module.ts
index c709360fd..18ce550d7 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-module.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-module.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { asError, getErrorMessage } from "../common/helpers-pure";
 import {
   CodeqlDatabase,
   findGitHubDatabasesForRepository,
-  promptGitHubDatabaseDownload,
+  promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase,
 } from "./github-database-prompt";
 import {
   GitHubDatabaseConfig,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class GithubDatabaseModule extends DisposableObject {
       return;
     }
 
-    void promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+    await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
       octokit,
       githubRepository.owner,
       githubRepository.name,
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-prompt.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-prompt.ts
index f5cd79450..3609c6201 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-prompt.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/src/databases/github-database-prompt.ts
@@ -30,10 +30,9 @@ export async function findGitHubDatabasesForRepository(
 }
 
 /**
- * Prompt the user to download a database from GitHub. This is a blocking method, so this should
- * almost never be called with `await`.
+ * Prompt the user to download a database from GitHub and download that database.
  */
-export async function promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+export async function promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
   octokit: Octokit,
   owner: string,
   repo: string,
diff --git a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-prompt.test.ts b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-prompt.test.ts
index 5790ef803..5f0775df7 100644
--- a/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-prompt.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/ql-vscode/test/vscode-tests/no-workspace/databases/github-database-prompt.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import { mockedObject } from "../../utils/mocking.helpers";
 import {
   CodeqlDatabase,
-  promptGitHubDatabaseDownload,
+  promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase,
 } from "../../../../src/databases/github-database-prompt";
 import { DatabaseManager } from "../../../../src/databases/local-databases";
 import { GitHubDatabaseConfig } from "../../../../src/config";
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { createMockCommandManager } from "../../../__mocks__/commandsMock";
 import * as databaseFetcher from "../../../../src/databases/database-fetcher";
 import * as dialog from "../../../../src/common/vscode/dialog";
 
-describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
+describe("promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase", () => {
   let octokit: Octokit;
   const owner = "github";
   const repo = "codeql";
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
   });
 
   it("downloads the database", async () => {
-    await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+    await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
       octokit,
       owner,
       repo,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
     });
 
     it("does not download the database", async () => {
-      await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+      await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
         octokit,
         owner,
         repo,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
     });
 
     it("does not download the database", async () => {
-      await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+      await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
         octokit,
         owner,
         repo,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
     });
 
     it("does not download the database", async () => {
-      await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+      await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
         octokit,
         owner,
         repo,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
     });
 
     it('sets the config to "never"', async () => {
-      await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+      await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
         octokit,
         owner,
         repo,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
     });
 
     it("does not download the database", async () => {
-      await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+      await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
         octokit,
         owner,
         repo,
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe("promptGitHubDatabaseDownload", () => {
     });
 
     it("downloads the correct database", async () => {
-      await promptGitHubDatabaseDownload(
+      await promptAndDownloadGitHubDatabase(
         octokit,
         owner,
         repo,