diff --git a/data/gadm/download_gadm.sh b/data/gadm/download_gadm.sh
index 24f343f..8d31df6 100644
--- a/data/gadm/download_gadm.sh
+++ b/data/gadm/download_gadm.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 if [ ! -f gadm28_levels.shp.zip ]; then
-    wget http://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/gadm2.8/gadm28_levels.shp.zip
+    # originally from http://biogeo.ucdavis.edu/data/gadm2.8/gadm28_levels.shp.zip
+    wget https://geoblaze.s3.amazonaws.com/gadm28_levels.shp.zip
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f gadm28_adm0.shp ]; then