diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/lib/downloader.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/lib/downloader.py
index 20e736e3d..86d75fb3e 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/lib/downloader.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/lib/downloader.py
@@ -62,18 +62,19 @@ class Downloader(object):
             output.append(line)
         return '\n'.join(output)
 
-    def download(self, proto, url, input_filter):
+    def download(self, proto, url, filename, input_filter):
         """ download ruleset file
             :param proto: protocol (http,https)
             :param url: download url
+            :param filename: target filename
             :param input_filter: filter to use on received data before save
         """
         if proto in ('http', 'https'):
             frm_url = url.replace('//', '/').replace(':/', '://')
             req = requests.get(url=frm_url)
             if req.status_code == 200:
-                target_filename = ('%s/%s' % (self._target_dir, frm_url.split('/')[-1])).replace('//', '/')
                 try:
+                    target_filename = '%s/%s' % (self._target_dir, filename)
                     save_data = self.filter(req.text, input_filter)
                     open(target_filename, 'wb').write(save_data)
                 except IOError:
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/rule-updater.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/rule-updater.py
index d28507831..f388b243b 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/rule-updater.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/suricata/rule-updater.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 else:
                     enabled_rulefiles[section.strip()]['filter'] = ""
 
+
     # download / remove rules
     md = metadata.Metadata()
     dl = downloader.Downloader(target_dir=rule_source_directory)
@@ -77,4 +78,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         pass
                 else:
                     input_filter = enabled_rulefiles[rule['filename']]['filter']
-                    dl.download(proto=download_proto, url=rule['url'], input_filter=input_filter)
+                    dl.download(proto=download_proto, url=rule['url'],
+                                filename=rule['filename'], input_filter=input_filter)