diff --git a/src/cmd/init/bootstrap.rs b/src/cmd/init/bootstrap.rs
index 7c94f78..0a31864 100644
--- a/src/cmd/init/bootstrap.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/init/bootstrap.rs
@@ -143,13 +143,16 @@ async fn seed_config(
 }
 
 async fn fetch_bootstrap(seed_url: &str, output_file: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let tmp_file = &format!("{output_file}.new");
-    let _ = fs::remove_file(tmp_file).await;
-    try_exec("wget", &["-O", tmp_file, seed_url]).await?;
+    let resp = reqwest::get(seed_url).await?;
 
-    fs::rename(tmp_file, output_file)
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| format_err!("seed rename failed: {e}"))?;
+    if !resp.status().is_success() {
+        return Err(format_err!("HTTP request failed: {}", resp.status()));
+    }
+
+    let data = (resp.bytes().await).map_err(|e| format_err!("HTTP download failed: {e}"))?;
+
+    (fs::write(output_file, &data).await)
+        .map_err(|e| format_err!("output file write failed: {e}"))?;
 
     Ok(())
 }