diff --git a/_service b/_service
index 1a13365..fbf6c3c 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" ?>
 <services>
   <service name="download_url">
-    <param name="protocol">ftp</param>
+    <param name="protocol">http</param>
     <param name="host">ftp.gnu.org</param>
     <param name="path">/gnu/coreutils-coreutils-8.7.tar.xz</param>
   </service>