diff --git a/hplip-plugin-curl.patch b/hplip-plugin-curl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9ef742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hplip-plugin-curl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+diff --git a/installer/pluginhandler.py b/installer/pluginhandler.py
+index 56683fb..031ceec 100755
+--- a/installer/pluginhandler.py
++++ b/installer/pluginhandler.py
+@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ class PluginHandle(object):
+                 if self.__plugin_conf_file.startswith('file://'):
+                     status, filename = utils.download_from_network(self.__plugin_conf_file, local_conf, True)
+                 else:
+-                    wget = utils.which("wget", True)
+-                    if wget:
+-                        status, output = utils.run("%s --tries=3 --timeout=60 --output-document=%s %s --cache=off" %(wget, local_conf, self.__plugin_conf_file))
++                    curl = utils.which("curl", True)
++                    if curl:
++                        status, output = utils.run("%s --retry 3 --max-time=10 --output %s %s" %(curl, local_conf, self.__plugin_conf_file))
+                         if status:
+                             log.error("Plugin download failed with error code = %d" %status)
+                             return status, url, check_sum
+                     else:
+-                        log.error("Please install wget package to download the plugin.")
++                        log.error("Please install curl package to download the plugin.")
+                         return status, url, check_sum
+             except IOError as e:
+                 log.error("I/O Error: %s" % e.strerror)
+@@ -284,18 +284,18 @@ class PluginHandle(object):
+             if src.startswith('file://'):
+                 status, filename = utils.download_from_network(src, plugin_file, True)
+             else:
+-                wget = utils.which("wget", True)
+-                if wget:
+-                    cmd = "%s --cache=off -P %s %s" % (wget,self.__plugin_path,src)
++                curl = utils.which("curl", True)
++                if curl:
++                    cmd = "%s --create-dirs -O --output-dir %s %s" % (curl,self.__plugin_path,src)
+                     log.debug(cmd)
+                     status, output = utils.run(cmd)
+-                    log.debug("wget returned: %d" % status)
++                    log.debug("curl returned: %d" % status)
+ 
+                 #Check whether plugin is accessible in Openprinting.org website otherwise dowload plugin from alternate location.
+                 if status != 0 or os_utils.getFileSize(plugin_file) <= 0:
+                     src = os.path.join(PLUGIN_FALLBACK_LOCATION, self.__plugin_name)
+                     log.info("Plugin is not accessible. Trying to download it from fallback location: [%s]" % src)
+-                    cmd = "%s --cache=off -P %s %s" % (wget,self.__plugin_path,src)
++                    cmd = "%s --create-dirs -O --output-dir %s %s" % (curl,self.__plugin_path,src)
+                     log.debug(cmd)
+                     status, output = utils.run(cmd)
+ 
+@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class PluginHandle(object):
+             if digsig_url.startswith('file://'):
+                 status, filename = utils.download_from_network(digsig_url, digsig_file, True)
+             else:
+-                cmd = "%s --cache=off -P %s %s" % (wget,self.__plugin_path,digsig_url)
++                cmd = "%s --create-dirs -O --output-dir %s %s" % (curl, self.__plugin_path,digsig_url)
+                 log.debug(cmd)
+                 status, output = utils.run(cmd)
+         except IOError as e: