diff --git a/sampleid/inference.py b/sampleid/inference.py
index fbc095f..c7b6318 100644
--- a/sampleid/inference.py
+++ b/sampleid/inference.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
+import shutil
 import tempfile
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 from tqdm import tqdm
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def download_file(url: str, path: str):
         tmp.flush()
         os.fsync(tmp.fileno())
 
-        os.replace(tmp.name, path)
+        shutil.move(tmp.name, path)
         print(f"Downloaded to: {path}")