diff --git a/proceedings/templates/partials/proceedings/description.html b/proceedings/templates/partials/proceedings/description.html
index e63a0d6cb9992e95a5e3bbb4aacbabdb548058e4..5af8682f3461db202f2587d18ff6e0f3061f414f 100644
--- a/proceedings/templates/partials/proceedings/description.html
+++ b/proceedings/templates/partials/proceedings/description.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       Prepare your manuscript according to <a href="{% url 'submissions:author_guidelines' %}">our guidelines</a>, using our template:
       <ul>
 	{% if proceedings.template_latex_tgz %}
-	  <li><a href="{{ proceedings.template_latex_tgz.url }}" download>LaTeX (gzipped tarball)</a></li>
+	  <li><a href="{{ proceedings.template_latex_tgz.url }}" type="application/octet-stream" download>LaTeX (gzipped tarball)</a></li>
 	{% else %}
 	  <li>Template will be available soon!</li>
 	{% endif %}