diff --git a/var/spack/packages/py-scientificpython/package.py b/var/spack/packages/py-scientificpython/package.py
index 020d8307032..df2c86caac2 100644
--- a/var/spack/packages/py-scientificpython/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/packages/py-scientificpython/package.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ class PyScientificpython(Package):
        visualization, and parallelization."""
 
     homepage = "https://sourcesup.renater.fr/projects/scientific-py/"
-    url      = "https://sourcesup.renater.fr/frs/download.php/4411/ScientificPython-2.8.1.tar.gz"
-
+    url      = "https://sourcesup.renater.fr/frs/download.php/file/4411/ScientificPython-2.8.1.tar.gz"
     version('2.8.1', '73ee0df19c7b58cdf2954261f0763c77')
 
     extends('python')