@@ -123,11 +123,13 @@
 			set url "http://$server/package/name/$extension/ver/$ver/arch/$arch/file"
 			set urlcachefile [file join $::teapotclient::pkgcachedir [::md5::md5 -hex $url]]
 
 			if {![file exists $urlcachefile]} {
 				set tmpfd [open $urlcachefile w]
-				set token [::http::geturl $url -channel $tmpfd]
+				fconfigure $tmpfd -encoding binary -translation binary -buffering none
+
+				set token [::http::geturl $url -binary true -channel $tmpfd]
 
 				::http::cleanup $token
 				close $tmpfd
 			}