diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index df50821..1ab22d2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat May  7 01:06:13 CEST 2022
+pkg/slackpkg+-1.8.0-noarch-5mt.txz: Upgrade
+  - wget2 does not honor WGETOPTS
++-------------------------+
+
 Mon Apr 18 18:19:11 CEST 2022
 pkg/slackpkg+-1.8.0-noarch-4mt.txz: Upgrade
   - Show filename in wget2 instead directory
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.txt b/src/ChangeLog.txt
index df50821..1ab22d2 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat May  7 01:06:13 CEST 2022
+pkg/slackpkg+-1.8.0-noarch-5mt.txz: Upgrade
+  - wget2 does not honor WGETOPTS
++-------------------------+
+
 Mon Apr 18 18:19:11 CEST 2022
 pkg/slackpkg+-1.8.0-noarch-4mt.txz: Upgrade
   - Show filename in wget2 instead directory
diff --git a/src/slackpkgplus.sh b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
index 6b25b40..f888677 100755
--- a/src/slackpkgplus.sh
+++ b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
@@ -453,10 +453,9 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
     WGET2PATH=$(echo "$WGET2CMD"|sed -r "s,.*-O ([^ ]+) .*,\1,")
     WGET2DIR=$(echo "$WGET2PATH"|sed -r "s,/[^/]*$,,")
     WGET2CMD="$(echo "$WGET2CMD"|sed -r "s,$WGET2DIR/,,")"
-    (
-      cd $WGET2DIR
-      /usr/bin/wget2 $WGET2CMD
-    )
+    cd $WGET2DIR
+    /usr/bin/wget2 $WGETOPTS $WGET2CMD
+    cd -
   }
     # Implements an improved wget version for a verbose output
     #