diff --git a/database/build.sh b/database/build.sh
index 7d46561b59..a0a7abb1a6 100755
--- a/database/build.sh
+++ b/database/build.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ cd /tmp
 git clone https://github.com/wal-e/wal-e.git
 
 cd /tmp/wal-e
-git checkout c6f0d02
+git checkout dbf9783
 
 pip install .