diff --git a/.ebextensions/02_data_downloads.config b/.ebextensions/02_data_downloads.config
index 25ce6d75..b2b2b883 100644
--- a/.ebextensions/02_data_downloads.config
+++ b/.ebextensions/02_data_downloads.config
@@ -1,46 +1,22 @@
 commands:
-    01_install_postgresql_devel:
-        command: "yum install -y python-devel postgresql-devel"
-    02_install_aws_cli:
+    01_install_aws_cli:
         command: "yum install -y awscli"
-    03_install_p7zip:
-        command: "yum install -y p7zip"
-    04_export_eb_env_var:
+    02_export_eb_env_var:
         command: "export $(cat /opt/elasticbeanstalk/deployment/env | xargs)"
 
 container_commands:
-    01_cool_seq_tool_permissions:
-        test: test -d "/var/app/venv/staging-LQM1lest/lib/python3.11/site-packages/cool_seq_tool"
-        command: "chmod -R 777 /var/app/venv/staging-LQM1lest/lib/python3.11/site-packages/cool_seq_tool/data"
+    01_s3_download:
+        test: test ! -d "/usr/local/share/seqrepo/2024-02-20"
+        command: "aws s3 cp s3://${AWS_BUCKET_NAME}/${AWS_SEQREPO_OBJECT} /usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz --region us-east-2"
 
-    02_seqrepo_download:
-        test: test ! -d "/usr/local/share/seqrepo"
-        command: "aws s3 cp s3://${AWS_BUCKET_NAME}/${AWS_SEQREPO_OBJECT} /usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip --region us-east-2"
+    02_extract_seqrepo:
+        test: test -f "/usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz"
+        command: "mkdir -p /usr/local/share/seqrepo/2024-02-20 && tar -xzvf /usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz -C /usr/local/share/seqrepo/2024-02-20"
 
-    03_p7zip_seqrepo:
-        test: test -f "/usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip"
-        command: "7za x /usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip -o/usr/local/share -y"
+    03_seqrepo_zip_permission:
+        test: test -f "/usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz"
+        command: "chmod +wr /usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz"
 
-    04_seqrepo_permission:
-        test: test -d "/usr/local/share/seqrepo"
-        command: "chmod -R 777 /usr/local/share/seqrepo"
-
-    05_macosx_permission:
-        test: test -d "/usr/local/share/__MACOSX"
-        command: "chmod -R +wr /usr/local/share/__MACOSX"
-
-    06_seqrepo_zip_permission:
-        test: test -f "/usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip"
-        command: "chmod +wr /usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip"
-
-    07_remove_macosx:
-        test: test -d "/usr/local/share/__MACOSX"
-        command: "rm -R /usr/local/share/__MACOSX"
-
-    08_remove_seqrepo_zip:
-        test: test -f "/usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip"
-        command: "rm /usr/local/share/seqrepo.zip"
-
-    09_data_permission:
-        test: test -d "/usr/local/share/seqrepo"
-        command: "chmod -R +wrx /usr/local/share/seqrepo"
+    04_remove_seqrepo_zip:
+        test: test -f "/usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz"
+        command: "rm /usr/local/share/seqrepo.tar.gz"