diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5e8350ac5eaf4b302b02296fd5749481c15c55e0..28b8b249fef7c60a2e3d193aada5016abc2252ea 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ setup(
     long_description=open('README.rst').read(),
 
     packages=find_packages(),
-    zip_safe=True,
+    zip_safe=False,
 
     namespace_packages=[
       "bob",