diff --git a/clean_images/clean-starter.img.bz2 b/clean_images/clean-starter.img.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index 7686bd3..0000000
Binary files a/clean_images/clean-starter.img.bz2 and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/clean_images/clean-starter.img.tar b/clean_images/clean-starter.img.tar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62c3209
Binary files /dev/null and b/clean_images/clean-starter.img.tar differ
diff --git a/fedorize_image b/fedorize_image
index 6421645..99d01cd 100755
--- a/fedorize_image
+++ b/fedorize_image
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ -f $IMG ]; then
 else
 
         echo "-> Initializing empty image with part table and filesystems..."
-        cp clean_images/clean-starter.img $IMG
+        tar kOxf clean_images/clean-starter.img.tar > $IMG
 
         touch $IMG || exit 1