diff --git a/scripts/download_model_from_gist.sh b/scripts/download_model_from_gist.sh
index a1dccf78..89527b75 100755
--- a/scripts/download_model_from_gist.sh
+++ b/scripts/download_model_from_gist.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Downloading Caffe model info to $MODEL_DIR ..."
 mkdir -p $MODEL_DIR
-wget https://gist.github.com/$GIST/download -O $MODEL_DIR/gist.tar.gz
-tar xzf $MODEL_DIR/gist.tar.gz --directory=$MODEL_DIR --strip-components=1
-rm $MODEL_DIR/gist.tar.gz
+wget https://gist.github.com/$GIST/download -O $MODEL_DIR/gist.zip
+unzip -j $MODEL_DIR/gist.zip -d $MODEL_DIR
+rm $MODEL_DIR/gist.zip
 echo "Done"