diff --git a/Download.hs b/Download.hs
--- a/Download.hs
+++ b/Download.hs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 module Download where
 
+import Network.Browser
 import Network.URI
-import Network.HTTP
 import Network.HTTP.Base
+
 import qualified Codec.Archive.Tar as Tar ( read, unpack )
 import System.FilePath
 import System.Directory
@@ -18,15 +19,14 @@
   putStrLn $ "downloading and extracting: " ++ show url
   exist_dir <- doesDirectoryExist $ "repo" <.> repo
   exist_file <- doesFileExist $ "repo" <.> repo
-  let go = do rsp' <- simpleHTTP (mkRequest GET url)
-              rsp <- case rsp' of
-                       Left e -> fail (show e)
-                       Right x -> return x
+  let go = do (_, rsp) <- browse $ do setCheckForProxy True
+                                      setOutHandler (const $ return ())
+                                      request (mkRequest GET url)
               when (rspCode rsp /= (2, 0, 0)) $
                    fail ("download failed: " ++ rspReason rsp)
               createDirectory $ "repo" <.> repo
-              bits <- getResponseBody rsp'
-              let entries = Tar.read $ decompress bits
+              let bits = rspBody rsp
+                  entries = Tar.read $ decompress bits
               Tar.unpack ("repo" <.> repo) entries
 
   if (exist_dir || exist_file)
diff --git a/darcs-benchmark.cabal b/darcs-benchmark.cabal
--- a/darcs-benchmark.cabal
+++ b/darcs-benchmark.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:          darcs-benchmark
-version:       0.1.1
+version:       0.1.2
 synopsis:      Comparative benchmark suite for darcs.
 
 description: A simple tool to compare performance of different Darcs 2.x
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 
     build-depends: base < 5, process, mtl, tabular >= 0.2, time,
                    regex-posix, html, filepath, directory,
-                   containers, bytestring, network, HTTP >= 4000, tar, zlib
+                   containers, bytestring, network,
+                   HTTP >= 4000.0.8 && < 4000.1,
+                   tar, zlib
 
     main-is: main.hs
     other-modules: Shellish