diff --git a/locallibs/get.py b/locallibs/get.py
index 5c6fd5f..4c486b8 100644
--- a/locallibs/get.py
+++ b/locallibs/get.py
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ def download(self):
             base_url = self.base_url.replace('macosx', 'macos')
         else:
             base_url = self.base_url
+        python_dir_version = self.python_version
+        if 'rc' in python_dir_version:
+            python_dir_version = python_dir_version[:python_dir_version.find('r')]
         url = base_url % (
-            self.python_version,
+            python_dir_version,
             self.python_version,
             self.os_version,
         )