diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
index 20a9822b..0843983e 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/helpers/install.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@ download_with_retries() {
     local URL="$1"
     local DEST="${2:-.}"
     local NAME="${3:-${URL##*/}}"
+    local COMPRESSED="$4"
+
+    if [ $COMPRESSED == "compressed" ]; then
+        COMMAND="curl $URL -4 -s --compressed -o '$DEST/$NAME'"
+    else
+        COMMAND="curl $URL -4 -s -o '$DEST/$NAME'"
+    fi
 
     echo "Downloading $URL..."
     i=20
     while [ $i -gt 0 ]; do
         ((i--))
-        curl $URL -4 -s -compressed -o "$DEST/$NAME"
+        eval $COMMAND
         if [ $? != 0 ]; then
             sleep 30
         else
diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh
index dc6d1c77..e47235af 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pypy.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function InstallPyPy
 
 # Installation PyPy
 uri="https://downloads.python.org/pypy/"
-download_with_retries $uri "/tmp" "pypyUrls.html"
+download_with_retries $uri "/tmp" "pypyUrls.html" compressed
 pypyVersions="$(cat /tmp/pypyUrls.html | grep 'linux64' | awk -v uri="$uri" -F'>|<' '{print uri$5}')"
 
 toolsetJson="$INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER/toolset.json"