diff --git a/conda_smithy/templates/appveyor.yml.tmpl b/conda_smithy/templates/appveyor.yml.tmpl
index 6c34322ed..70cc5df77 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/templates/appveyor.yml.tmpl
+++ b/conda_smithy/templates/appveyor.yml.tmpl
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ platform:
     - x64
 
 install:
-    - cmd: python -c "from urllib2 import urlopen; open('bootstrap-obvious-ci-and-miniconda.py', 'w').write(urlopen('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pelson/Obvious-CI/master/bootstrap-obvious-ci-and-miniconda.py').read())"
+    # Cywing's git breaks conda-build. (See https://github.com/conda-forge/conda-smithy-feedstock/pull/2.)
+    - cmd: rmdir C:\cygwin /s /q
+    - appveyor DownloadFile "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pelson/Obvious-CI/master/bootstrap-obvious-ci-and-miniconda.py"
     - cmd: python bootstrap-obvious-ci-and-miniconda.py %CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN% %TARGET_ARCH% %CONDA_PY:~0,1% --without-obvci
     - cmd: set PATH=%CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN%;%CONDA_INSTALL_LOCN%\scripts;%PATH%
     - cmd: set PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1