diff --git a/src/cdn/downloadUrlContents.ts b/src/cdn/downloadUrlContents.ts
index efe910a..dd8bd5f 100644
--- a/src/cdn/downloadUrlContents.ts
+++ b/src/cdn/downloadUrlContents.ts
@@ -1,41 +1,26 @@
 import * as http from 'http';
-import * as os from 'os';
-import * as nodePath from 'path';
-import checkLocalCache from './funcs/checkLocalCache';
-import createDirRecursively from './funcs/createDirRecursively';
 import saveResponse from './funcs/saveResponse';
 
-/** Downloads the given URL and saves it to disk. Throws error if download fails. */
-export default function downloadUrlContents({ host, path, size }: {host: string, path: string, size: number}): Promise<string> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    //Generate file name we want to save it under
-    //e.g. on Linux: /tmp/patcher/patch/assets_swtor_main/assets_swtor_main_-1to0/assets_swtor_main_-1to0.zip
-    const tempFileName = nodePath.join(os.tmpdir(), 'patcher', host, path);
+/** Downloads the given URL and saves it to disk. Returns the location where file is saved under. Throws error if download fails. */
+export default function downloadUrlContents(
+  host: string,
+  path: string,
+  tempFileName: string,
+  resolve: (fileName: string) => void,
+  reject: (reason: Error | string) => void,
+): void {
+  //Create HTTP request
+  const request = http.request({
+    family: 4,
+    hostname: host,
+    path,
+  }, saveResponse.bind(null, tempFileName, resolve, (reason: string) => { request.abort(); reject(reason); }));
 
-    //Create parent directory recursively
-    const folderName = nodePath.dirname(tempFileName);
-    createDirRecursively(folderName).then(() => {
-      //Check if file already exists locally
-      checkLocalCache(tempFileName, size).then((cacheStatus) => {
-        if (cacheStatus) {
-          return resolve(tempFileName);
-        }
-
-        //Create HTTP request
-        const request = http.request({
-          family: 4,
-          hostname: host,
-          path,
-        }, saveResponse.bind(null, tempFileName, resolve, (reason: string) => { request.abort(); reject(reason); }));
-
-        //In case of connection errors, exit early
-        request.on('error', (error) => {
-          request.abort();
-          reject(error);
-        });
-
-        request.end();
-      });
-    });
+  //In case of connection errors, exit early
+  request.on('error', (error) => {
+    request.abort();
+    reject(error);
   });
+
+  request.end();
 }
diff --git a/src/cdn/downloadWithCurl.ts b/src/cdn/downloadWithCurl.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af60f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cdn/downloadWithCurl.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import * as childProcess from 'child_process';
+
+/**
+ * Downloads a file using a curl child process, to allow for speed-limiting and timeout if download is too slow.
+ * Takes as input the host domain name, the path and the file size
+ */
+export default function downloadWithCurl({ host, path, tempFileName, size, resolve, reject }: {host: string, path: string, tempFileName: string, size: number, resolve: (downloadedFile: string) => void, reject: () => void}): void {
+  const url = `http://${host}${(path.substr(0, 1) === '/' ? '' : '/')}${path}`;
+
+  const parameters: string[] = [
+    //...
+    '--output', tempFileName,
+    url,
+  ];
+
+  const spawnedProcess = childProcess.spawn('curl', parameters);
+
+  resolve(tempFileName);
+}
diff --git a/src/cdn/downloadWrapper.ts b/src/cdn/downloadWrapper.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c23b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cdn/downloadWrapper.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import * as os from 'os';
+import * as nodePath from 'path';
+import downloadUrlContents from './downloadUrlContents';
+import downloadWithCurl from './downloadWithCurl';
+import checkLocalCache from './funcs/checkLocalCache';
+import createDirRecursively from './funcs/createDirRecursively';
+
+/** Downloads the given URL and saves it to disk. Returns the location where file is saved under. Throws error if download fails. */
+export default function downloadWrapper({ host, path, size, useCurl = false }: {host: string, path: string, size: number, useCurl: boolean}): Promise<string> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    //Generate file name we want to save it under
+    //e.g. on Linux: /tmp/patcher/patch/assets_swtor_main/assets_swtor_main_-1to0/assets_swtor_main_-1to0.zip
+    const tempFileName = nodePath.join(os.tmpdir(), 'patcher', host, path);
+
+    //Create parent directory recursively
+    const folderName = nodePath.dirname(tempFileName);
+    createDirRecursively(folderName).then(() => {
+      //Check if file already exists locally
+      checkLocalCache(tempFileName, size).then((cacheStatus) => {
+        if (cacheStatus) {
+          return resolve(tempFileName);
+        }
+
+        if (useCurl) {
+          downloadWithCurl({ host, path, tempFileName, size, resolve, reject });
+        } else {
+          downloadUrlContents(host, path, tempFileName, resolve, reject);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/src/ssn/getPatch.ts b/src/ssn/getPatch.ts
index 56312bd..e7efe69 100644
--- a/src/ssn/getPatch.ts
+++ b/src/ssn/getPatch.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
-import downloadUrlContents from '../cdn/downloadUrlContents';
+import downloadWrapper from '../cdn/downloadWrapper';
 import createDirRecursively from '../cdn/funcs/createDirRecursively';
 import getUrlContents from '../cdn/getUrlContents';
 import { Product } from '../interfaces/ISettings';
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default async function getPatch({ product, from, to, sourceDirectory, tar
   //start download, making sure that .zip file downloads first
   const indexOfLastFile = solidpkg.files.length - 1;
   const zipFile = getUrlContents(createUrlObject(solidpkg.files[indexOfLastFile]));
-  const diskFiles = solidpkg.files.slice(0, indexOfLastFile).map((file) => downloadUrlContents(createUrlObject(file)));
+  const diskFiles = solidpkg.files.slice(0, indexOfLastFile).map((file) => downloadWrapper({ ...createUrlObject(file), useCurl: false }));
 
   //we can parse the file entries as soon as the .zip file is downloaded
   const fileEntries = readSsnFile(await zipFile);
diff --git a/src/ssn/installation/launch.ts b/src/ssn/installation/launch.ts
index bb0c1db..e680b4f 100644
--- a/src/ssn/installation/launch.ts
+++ b/src/ssn/installation/launch.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function launchProcess(
       parameters.push('--target', output);
     }
 
-    const spawnedProcess = childProcess.spawn(processPath, parameters.map((value) => value.toString(), { cwd: '.' }));
+    const spawnedProcess = childProcess.spawn(processPath, parameters.map((value) => value.toString()));
 
     if (typeof output === 'string') {
       spawnedProcess.stdout.setEncoding('utf8');