diff --git a/jdownloader b/jdownloader
index 5b4634e..57aa9d0 100755
--- a/jdownloader
+++ b/jdownloader
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ download_updater() {
 
   rm -f jdupdate.jar
   echo "$0: Download jdupdate.jar from $MIRROR." >> $LOG_FILE
-  wget --append-output=$LOG_FILE $MIRROR/jdupdate.jar || zenity --error --text \
+  curl -vLO $MIRROR/jdupdate.jar 2>>$LOG_FILE || zenity --error --text \
     "The JDownloader updater could not be downloaded. \
     \nCheck your Internet connection and try again. \
     \nThe error log can be found in $LOG_FILE."
 
   rm -f jdupdate.jar.md5
   echo "$0: Download jdupdate.jar.md5 from $MIRROR." >> $LOG_FILE
-  wget --append-output=$LOG_FILE $MIRROR/jdupdate.jar.md5 || zenity --error --text \
+  curl -vLO $MIRROR/jdupdate.jar.md5 2>>$LOG_FILE || zenity --error --text \
     "The JDownloader updater MD5 sum file could not be downloaded. \
     \nCheck your Internet connection and try again. \
     \nThe error log can be found in $LOG_FILE."