diff --git a/precise/python-venv/hooks/install b/precise/python-venv/hooks/install
index 4badf28..81a25f9 100755
--- a/precise/python-venv/hooks/install
+++ b/precise/python-venv/hooks/install
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ VERSION="2.7.5"
 apt-get install wget bzip2 build-essential -y --force-yes
 apt-get install libreadline-dev libbz2-dev libz-dev libssl-dev libsqlite3-dev libgdbm-dev libldap2-dev  -y --force-yes
 cd /tmp
-wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/$VERSION/Python-$VERSION.tar.bz2
-tar xjf Python-$VERSION.tar.bz2
+wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/$VERSION/Python-$VERSION.tgz
+tar xzf Python-$VERSION.tgz
 cd Python-$VERSION
 ./configure --prefix=/opt/apps/python-$VERSION
 make