diff --git a/scripts/get-platformio.py b/scripts/get-platformio.py
index aff8ba6c..be38fcde 100644
--- a/scripts/get-platformio.py
+++ b/scripts/get-platformio.py
@@ -73,16 +73,20 @@ def install_pip():
 
 
 def install_pypi_packages(packages):
-    for p in packages:
-        print (exec_python_cmd(["-m", "pip", "install", "-U"] + p.split()))
+    for pipargs in packages:
+        print (exec_python_cmd(["-m", "pip", "install", "-U"] + pipargs))
 
 
 def main():
     steps = [
         ("Fixing Windows %PATH% Environment", fix_winpython_pathenv, []),
         ("Installing Python Package Manager", install_pip, []),
-        ("Installing PlatformIO and dependencies", install_pypi_packages,
-         (["platformio", "--egg scons"],)),
+        ("Installing PlatformIO and dependencies", install_pypi_packages, [
+            [["platformio"], [
+                "--egg",
+                "http://sourceforge.net/projects/scons/files/latest/download"
+            ]]
+        ])
     ]
 
     if not IS_WINDOWS:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0185fd25..28baf1c1 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ deps =
     isort
     flake8
 commands =
-    pip install --egg scons
+    pip install --egg http://sourceforge.net/projects/scons/files/latest/download
 
 [testenv:docs]
 deps =