diff --git a/packages/insomnia-inso/src/scripts/compress.ts b/packages/insomnia-inso/src/scripts/compress.ts
index 6a92cc04e7..dfd5887172 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-inso/src/scripts/compress.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-inso/src/scripts/compress.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const getTarArgs = () => {
   }
 
   if (isLinux()) {
-    return ['-zxf', `inso-linux-${version}.tar.xz`];
+    return ['-cJf', `inso-linux-${version}.tar.xz`];
   }
 
   if (isWindows()) {