diff --git a/apps/cards.py b/apps/cards.py
index d7d0fb0e..47c08139 100644
--- a/apps/cards.py
+++ b/apps/cards.py
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ def card_id(pdf):
                                             id='download_json',
                                             variant="outline",
                                             color='indigo',
+                                            compact=True,
                                             leftIcon=[DashIconify(icon="mdi:code-json")],
                                         ),
                                         dmc.Button(
@@ -511,18 +512,26 @@ def card_id(pdf):
                                             id='download_votable',
                                             variant="outline",
                                             color='indigo',
+                                            compact=True,
                                             leftIcon=[DashIconify(icon="mdi:xml")],
                                         ),
+                                        help_popover(
+                                            [
+                                                dcc.Markdown('You may also download the data programmatically.'),
+                                                download_tab,
+                                                dcc.Markdown('See {}/api for more options'.format(APIURL)),
+                                            ],
+                                            'help_download',
+                                            trigger=dmc.ActionIcon(
+                                                    DashIconify(icon="mdi:help"),
+                                                    id='help_download',
+                                                    variant="outline",
+                                                    color='indigo',
+                                            ),
+                                        ),
                                         html.Div(objectid, id='download_objectid', className='d-none'),
                                         html.Div(APIURL, id='download_apiurl', className='d-none'),
                                     ], position="center"
-                                ),
-                                help_popover(
-                                    [
-                                        dcc.Markdown('You may also download the data programmatically.'),
-                                        download_tab,
-                                        dcc.Markdown('See {}/api for more options'.format(APIURL)),
-                                    ], 'help_download'
                                 )
                             ],
                         ),
diff --git a/apps/utils.py b/apps/utils.py
index 6138cd56..62822912 100644
--- a/apps/utils.py
+++ b/apps/utils.py
@@ -853,16 +853,22 @@ def loading(item):
         zIndex=100000
     )
 
-def help_popover(text, id):
+def help_popover(text, id, trigger=None, className=None):
     """
     Make clickable help icon with popover at the bottom right corner of current element
     """
+
+    if trigger is None:
+        trigger = html.I(
+            className="fa fa-question-circle fa-1x",
+            id=id,
+        )
+        if className is None:
+            className = "d-flex align-items-end justify-content-end"
+
     return html.Div(
         [
-            html.I(
-                className="fa fa-question-circle fa-1x",
-                id=id,
-            ),
+            trigger,
             dbc.Popover(
                 dbc.PopoverBody(
                     text,
@@ -873,5 +879,5 @@ def help_popover(text, id):
                 style={'width': '80vw', 'max-width': '800px'},
                 className='shadow-lg'
             ),
-        ], className="d-flex align-items-end justify-content-end"
+        ], className=className
     )