diff --git a/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_api.erl b/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_api.erl
index 3af272776..e6c87d69f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/src/emqx_trace/emqx_trace_api.erl
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ download_zip_log(#{name := Name}, _Param) ->
             TraceFiles = collect_trace_file(TraceLog),
             ZipDir = emqx_trace:zip_dir(),
             Zips = group_trace_file(ZipDir, TraceLog, TraceFiles),
-            ZipFileName = ZipDir ++ TraceLog,
+            ZipFileName = ZipDir ++ binary_to_list(Name) ++ ".zip",
             {ok, ZipFile} = zip:zip(ZipFileName, Zips, [{cwd, ZipDir}]),
             emqx_trace:delete_files_after_send(ZipFileName, Zips),
-            {ok, #{}, {sendfile, 0, filelib:file_size(ZipFile), ZipFile}};
+            {ok, ZipFile};
         {error, Reason} ->
             {error, Reason}
     end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl
index 1bd28d888..169fd50bc 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_plugin_libs/test/emqx_trace_SUITE.erl
@@ -336,9 +336,8 @@ t_download_log(_Config) ->
     {ok, _} = emqtt:connect(Client),
     [begin _ = emqtt:ping(Client) end ||_ <- lists:seq(1, 5)],
     ct:sleep(100),
-    {ok, #{}, {sendfile, 0, ZipFileSize, _ZipFile}} =
-        emqx_trace_api:download_zip_log(#{name => Name}, []),
-    ?assert(ZipFileSize > 0),
+    {ok, ZipFile} = emqx_trace_api:download_zip_log(#{name => Name}, []),
+    ?assert(filelib:file_size(ZipFile) > 0),
     ok = emqtt:disconnect(Client),
     unload(),
     ok.
diff --git a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_mod_trace_api.erl b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_mod_trace_api.erl
index a3abbedf7..99fb97796 100644
--- a/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_mod_trace_api.erl
+++ b/lib-ce/emqx_modules/src/emqx_mod_trace_api.erl
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ update_trace(Path, Params) ->
 
 download_zip_log(Path, Params) ->
     case emqx_trace_api:download_zip_log(Path, Params) of
-        {ok, _Header, _File}= Return -> Return;
+        {ok, File} -> minirest:return_file(File);
         {error, _Reason} = Err ->  return(Err)
     end.