diff --git a/pecan.egg-info/zip-safe b/pecan.egg-info/not-zip-safe
similarity index 100%
rename from pecan.egg-info/zip-safe
rename to pecan.egg-info/not-zip-safe
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d7032d..bdc2e4b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ setup(
     license              = 'BSD',
     packages             = find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup', 'examples', 'tests']),
     include_package_data = True,
-    zip_safe             = True,
+    zip_safe             = False,
     cmdclass             = {'test': PyTest},
     install_requires     = requirements,
     entry_points         = """