diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DFFileExportAndUploadManager.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DFFileExportAndUploadManager.py
index 87d0e8bce2..69163f9cdf 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DFFileExportAndUploadManager.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DFFileExportAndUploadManager.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DFFileExportAndUploadManager:
         self._library_project_id = library_project_id  # type: str
         self._library_project_name = library_project_name  # type: str
         self._file_name = file_name  # type: str
-
+        self._upload_jobs = []  # type: List[ExportFileJob]
         self._formats = formats  # type: List[str]
         self._api = DigitalFactoryApiClient(application = CuraApplication.getInstance(), on_error = lambda error: Logger.log("e", str(error)))
 
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ class DFFileExportAndUploadManager:
         )
         self._generic_success_message.actionTriggered.connect(self._onMessageActionTriggered)
 
+
+
     def _onCuraProjectFileExported(self, job: ExportFileJob) -> None:
         """Handler for when the DF Library workspace file (3MF) has been created locally.
 
@@ -318,8 +320,13 @@ class DFFileExportAndUploadManager:
             QDesktopServices.openUrl(QUrl(project_url))
             message.hide()
 
+    def start(self) -> None:
+        for job in self._upload_jobs:
+            job.start()
+
     def initializeFileUploadJobMetadata(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         metadata = {}
+        self._upload_jobs = []
         if "3mf" in self._formats and "3mf" in self._file_handlers and self._file_handlers["3mf"]:
             filename_3mf = self._file_name + ".3mf"
             metadata[filename_3mf] = {
@@ -340,7 +347,7 @@ class DFFileExportAndUploadManager:
             }
             job_3mf = ExportFileJob(self._file_handlers["3mf"], self._nodes, self._file_name, "3mf")
             job_3mf.finished.connect(self._onCuraProjectFileExported)
-            job_3mf.start()
+            self._upload_jobs.append(job_3mf)
 
         if "ufp" in self._formats and "ufp" in self._file_handlers and self._file_handlers["ufp"]:
             filename_ufp = self._file_name + ".ufp"
@@ -362,5 +369,5 @@ class DFFileExportAndUploadManager:
             }
             job_ufp = ExportFileJob(self._file_handlers["ufp"], self._nodes, self._file_name, "ufp")
             job_ufp.finished.connect(self._onPrintFileExported)
-            job_ufp.start()
+            self._upload_jobs.append(job_ufp)
         return metadata
diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py
index 33fcc506e7..8f65faa2a3 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/src/DigitalFactoryController.py
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ class DigitalFactoryController(QObject):
                                                                 on_upload_success = self.uploadFileSuccess.emit,
                                                                 on_upload_finished = self.uploadFileFinished.emit,
                                                                 on_upload_progress = self.uploadFileProgress.emit)
+        self.file_upload_manager.start()
 
         # Save the project id to make sure it will be preselected the next time the user opens the save dialog
         self._current_workspace_information.setEntryToStore("digital_factory", "library_project_id", library_project_id)
diff --git a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/tests/TestDFFileExportAndUploadManager.py b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/tests/TestDFFileExportAndUploadManager.py
index e2227100b4..4c4ef95134 100644
--- a/plugins/DigitalLibrary/tests/TestDFFileExportAndUploadManager.py
+++ b/plugins/DigitalLibrary/tests/TestDFFileExportAndUploadManager.py
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ from src.DFFileExportAndUploadManager import DFFileExportAndUploadManager
 @pytest.fixture
 def upload_manager():
     file_handler = MagicMock(name = "file_handler")
+    file_handler.getSupportedFileTypesWrite = MagicMock(return_value = [{
+                    "id": "test",
+                    "extension": ".3mf",
+                    "description": "nope",
+                    "mime_type": "application/vnd.ms-package.3dmanufacturing-3dmodel+xml",
+                    "mode": "binary",
+                    "hide_in_file_dialog": True,
+                }])
     node = MagicMock(name = "SceneNode")
     application = MagicMock(name = "CuraApplication")
     with patch("cura.CuraApplication.CuraApplication.getInstance", MagicMock(return_value=application)):
-        return DFFileExportAndUploadManager(file_handlers = {"test": file_handler},
+        return DFFileExportAndUploadManager(file_handlers = {"3mf": file_handler},
                                             nodes = [node],
                                             library_project_id = "test_library_project_id",
                                             library_project_name = "test_library_project_name",
@@ -30,3 +38,11 @@ def upload_manager():
 def test_extractErrorTitle(upload_manager, input, expected_result):
     assert upload_manager.extractErrorTitle(input) == expected_result
 
+
+def test_exportJobError(upload_manager):
+    mocked_application = MagicMock()
+    with patch("UM.Application.Application.getInstance", MagicMock(return_value=mocked_application)):
+        upload_manager._onJobExportError("file_name.3mf")
+
+    # Ensure that message was displayed
+    mocked_application.showMessageSignal.emit.assert_called_once()
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