diff --git a/src/dashboards/AssignmentCard.tsx b/src/dashboards/AssignmentCard.tsx
index 6466a335..d3243656 100644
--- a/src/dashboards/AssignmentCard.tsx
+++ b/src/dashboards/AssignmentCard.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,30 @@ export default function AssignmentCard({
 		return resultModuleBandScores.length === 0 ? -1 : resultModuleBandScores.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + curr, 0) / results.length;
 	};
 
+	const uniqModules = uniqBy(exams, (x) => x.module);
+
+	const shouldRenderPDF = () => {
+		if(released && allowDownload) {
+			// in order to be downloadable, the assignment has to be released
+			// the component should have the allowDownload prop
+			// and the assignment should not have the level module
+			return uniqModules.every(({ module }) => module !== 'level');
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	const shouldRenderExcel = () => {
+		if(released && allowExcelDownload) {
+			// in order to be downloadable, the assignment has to be released
+			// the component should have the allowExcelDownload prop
+			// and the assignment should have the level module
+			return uniqModules.some(({ module }) => module === 'level');
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return (
 		<div
 			onClick={onClick}
@@ -70,8 +94,8 @@ export default function AssignmentCard({
 				<div className="flex flex-row justify-between">
 					<h3 className="text-xl font-semibold">{name}</h3>
 					<div className="flex gap-2">
-						{allowDownload && released && renderPdfIcon(id, "text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
-						{allowExcelDownload && released && renderExcelIcon(id, "text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
+						{shouldRenderPDF() && renderPdfIcon(id, "text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
+						{shouldRenderExcel() && renderExcelIcon(id, "text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
 						{allowArchive && !archived && renderArchiveIcon("text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
 						{allowUnarchive && archived && renderUnarchiveIcon("text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
 						{!released && renderReleaseIcon("text-mti-gray-dim", "text-mti-gray-dim")}
@@ -94,7 +118,7 @@ export default function AssignmentCard({
 				<span>Assigner: {getUserName(users.find((x) => x.id === assigner))}</span>
 			</div>
 			<div className="-md:mt-2 grid w-full grid-cols-4 place-items-start gap-2">
-				{uniqBy(exams, (x) => x.module).map(({module}) => (
+				{uniqModules.map(({module}) => (
 					<div
 						key={module}
 						className={clsx(