diff --git a/docker/setupdb b/docker/setupdb
index 29bae3d56..a3ae2e055 100755
--- a/docker/setupdb
+++ b/docker/setupdb
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ done
 # The program itself
 
 [ -n "$MYSQLDIR" ]	|| MYSQLDIR=$parent/data/mysql
-[ -n "$URL" ]		|| URL=https://www.ietf.org/lib/dt/sprint/ietf_utf8.bin.tar.bz2
+[ -n "$URL" ]		|| URL=rsync.ietf.org::dev.db/ietf_utf8.bin.tar.bz2
 
 cd $(dirname $MYSQLDIR)
-wget -N $URL && echo "Unpacking database ..." && tar xjf ietf_utf8.bin.tar.bz2 && echo "Fixing permissions ..." && chmod -R go+rwX mysql
+echo "Downloading a MySQL database image ..."
+rsync -v $URL ./ && echo -e "\nUnpacking database ..." && tar xjf ietf_utf8.bin.tar.bz2 && echo "Fixing permissions ..." && chmod -R go+rwX mysql