diff --git a/src/yunohost/app.py b/src/yunohost/app.py
index 291d8c77a..3b2a6d24f 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/app.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/app.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import urlparse
 import errno
 import subprocess
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from urllib import urlretrieve
 
 from moulinette.core import MoulinetteError
 from moulinette.utils.log import getActionLogger
@@ -100,14 +101,13 @@ def app_fetchlist(url=None, name=None):
             raise MoulinetteError(errno.EINVAL,
                                   m18n.n('custom_appslist_name_required'))
 
-    list_file = '%s/%s.json' % (repo_path, name)
-    if os.system('wget "%s" -O "%s.tmp"' % (url, list_file)) != 0:
-        os.remove('%s.tmp' % list_file)
+    try:
+        urlretrieve(url, '%s/%s.json' % (repo_path, name))
+    except Exception as e:
+        # I don't know how to put e into the MoulinetteError stuff
+        print e
         raise MoulinetteError(errno.EBADR, m18n.n('appslist_retrieve_error'))
 
-    # Rename fetched temp list
-    os.rename('%s.tmp' % list_file, list_file)
-
     open("/etc/cron.d/yunohost-applist-%s" % name, "w").write('00 00 * * * root yunohost app fetchlist -u %s -n %s > /dev/null 2>&1\n' % (url, name))
 
     logger.success(m18n.n('appslist_fetched'))