diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0cb27a230c1dcd50c40411ba69b8ca0c5bb5f93..9dd2f53283693b6e49818ade91cd3f5874a273ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Getting Started
 
     ```sh
     wget https://github.com/downloads/brianfrankcooper/YCSB/ycsb-0.1.4.tar.gz
-    tar xfvz ycsb-0.1.4
+    tar xfvz ycsb-0.1.4.tar.gz
     cd ycsb-0.1.4
     ```