diff --git a/src/install.rs b/src/install.rs
index 1ef3c8b378..897eab0a00 100644
--- a/src/install.rs
+++ b/src/install.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fn install_packages(config: &Config, dest: &str, cookbook: Option<&str>) {
 
         for (packagename, _package) in &config.packages {
             println!("Installing package {}", packagename);
-            let path = format!("{}/{}/repo/{}/{}.tar",
+            let path = format!("{}/{}/repo/{}/{}.tar.gz",
                                env::current_dir().unwrap().to_string_lossy(),
                                cookbook, TARGET, packagename);
             Package::from_path(&path).unwrap().install(dest).unwrap();