diff --git a/deltup/getdelta.rc b/deltup/getdelta.rc
index 4d0d639..891f17e 100644
--- a/deltup/getdelta.rc
+++ b/deltup/getdelta.rc
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@ TERM_APP="aterm -tr -trsb -fg white -bg black -sh 70 -e tail -f "
 
 # the bandwidth in bytes per second. configure this if you want to reduce timeouts on small files
 BANDWIDTH="1"
+
+# command to use for downloading; first parameter is the filename, second the url
+FETCHNAME="$FETCH -O"