diff --git a/restore.sh b/restore.sh
index 760bbb6..82fea66 100644
--- a/restore.sh
+++ b/restore.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ mkdir restore
 echo "directory of the encrypted tar files"
 read dir
 
-cat $dir/backup.tar.gz.enc.* | openssl enc -d --aes256 --in - | tar -xvzpf - -C restore/
+cat $dir/backup.tar.xz.enc.* | openssl enc -d --aes256 --in - | tar -xvjpf - -C restore/