diff --git a/scripts/unpack-zulip b/scripts/unpack-zulip
index ec99677310..02ec7d95e9 100755
--- a/scripts/unpack-zulip
+++ b/scripts/unpack-zulip
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sys
 import subprocess
 import datetime
 import tempfile
+import glob
 
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
 from zulip_tools import DEPLOYMENTS_DIR, FAIL, ENDC, make_deploy_path
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ deploy_path = make_deploy_path()
 
 extract_path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
 subprocess.check_call(["tar", "-xf", tarball_path, "-C", extract_path])
-subprocess.check_call(["mv", os.path.join(extract_path, "zulip-server"), deploy_path])
+subprocess.check_call(["mv", glob.glob(os.path.join(extract_path, "zulip-server-*"))[0], deploy_path])
 subprocess.check_call(["rmdir", extract_path])
 subprocess.check_call(["ln", "-nsf", "/etc/zulip/settings.py",
                        os.path.join(deploy_path, "zproject/local_settings.py")])