diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 01c2a549..cd5af9a6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ environment:
 install:
   - ps: Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version x64
   - npm install -g npm@5.3.x
-  - appveyor-retry npm install
+  - npm install
 test_script:
   - npm test
diff --git a/binding.js b/binding.js
index 26cb8526..52db6242 100644
--- a/binding.js
+++ b/binding.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module.exports.download_vips = function () {
   const tarFilename = ['libvips', minimumLibvipsVersion, currentPlatformId].join('-') + '.tar.gz';
   // Download to per-process temporary file
   const tarPathTemp = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${process.pid}-${tarFilename}`);
-  const tmpFile = fs.createWriteStream(tarPathTemp).on('finish', function () {
+  const tmpFile = fs.createWriteStream(tarPathTemp).on('close', function () {
     unpack(tarPathTemp, function () {
       // Attempt to remove temporary file
       try {