diff --git a/scripts/convert_dance_diffusion_to_diffusers.py b/scripts/convert_dance_diffusion_to_diffusers.py
index d53d1f792e89..ce69bfe2bfc8 100755
--- a/scripts/convert_dance_diffusion_to_diffusers.py
+++ b/scripts/convert_dance_diffusion_to_diffusers.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import os
 from copy import deepcopy
 
+import requests
 import torch
 from audio_diffusion.models import DiffusionAttnUnet1D
 from diffusion import sampling
@@ -73,9 +74,14 @@ def __init__(self, global_args):
 
 def download(model_name):
     url = MODELS_MAP[model_name]["url"]
-    os.system(f"wget {url} ./")
+    r = requests.get(url, stream=True)
 
-    return f"./{model_name}.ckpt"
+    local_filename = f"./{model_name}.ckpt"
+    with open(local_filename, "wb") as fp:
+        for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+            fp.write(chunk)
+
+    return local_filename
 
 
 DOWN_NUM_TO_LAYER = {