diff --git a/src/freedombone-image b/src/freedombone-image
index 042e3d3c318066ad5fa5611ca171c4921ed7f92d..329824247c8d474e448f3e28e99e5bb069c9c115 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