diff --git a/src/freedombone-image b/src/freedombone-image
index 042e3d3c..32982424 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-image
+++ b/src/freedombone-image
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ if [ ! "$?" = "0" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-EXPECTED_EXTENSION='img'
+EXPECTED_EXTENSION='xz'
 if [[ $IMAGE_TYPE == "qemu"* ]]; then
     EXPECTED_EXTENSION='qcow2'
 fi