diff --git a/.includes/irc.sh b/.includes/irc.sh
index 448bed5..47af16b 100755
--- a/.includes/irc.sh
+++ b/.includes/irc.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ fi
 # check for Stormux specific irssi config
 if [[ ! -d ~/.stormux_irssi ]]; then
     { fileName="$(mktemp --suffix .txz)"
-    wget -O "$fileName" "https://stormux.org/downloads/.stormux_irssi.txz"
+    curl --output "$fileName" "https://stormux.org/downloads/.stormux_irssi.txz"
     tar xf "$fileName" -C ~/
     sed -i -e "s/user_name = \"stormux\";$/user_name = \"$nick\";/"  -e "s/nick = \"stormux\";$/nick = \"$nick\";/" ~/.stormux_irssi/config
     } | dialog --progressbox "Configuring irssi..." -1 -1