diff --git a/bootstrap-travis b/bootstrap-travis
index c8554b7..41b23a2 100755
--- a/bootstrap-travis
+++ b/bootstrap-travis
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 qmpv="qmp-2.5.4"
 qmp="$qmpv.tar.gz"
 if [ ! -f $qmp ]; then
-  wget "http://usqcd-software.github.io/downloads/qmp/$qmp"
+  curl -LO "http://usqcd-software.github.io/downloads/qmp/$qmp"
 fi
 tar zxvf $qmp
 mkdir qmp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cd ..
 qiov="qio-3.0.0"
 qio="$qiov.tar.gz"
 if [ ! -f $qio ]; then
-  wget "http://usqcd-software.github.io/downloads/qio/$qio"
+  curl -LO "http://usqcd-software.github.io/downloads/qio/$qio"
 fi
 tar zxvf $qio
 mkdir qio