diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/compile.yml b/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/compile.yml
index a0aa8d3..6aca279 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/compile.yml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/compile.yml
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@
     path: "{{ generatorzip }}"
     state: absent
 
-- name: Download TPC-H data generator
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ tpch_url }}"
+- name: Upload TPC-H data generator
+  synchronize:
+    src: "{{ tpch_path }}"
     dest: "{{ home_dir }}"
-    force: yes
 
 - name: Unzip data generator
   shell: unzip "{{ generatorzip }}"
diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/settings.yml b/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/settings.yml
index 11ba53c..5a0a3ea 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/settings.yml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-benchmark/src/main/resources/benchmarks/tpch/gen/settings.yml
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@
 # The local data generation command.
 localgencmd: "gen.sh"
 
-# The url for the TPC-H benchmark.
-tpch_url: <to be filed>
\ No newline at end of file
+# The path for the TPC-H benchmark source zip.
+tpch_path: <an absolute path to be filed>
\ No newline at end of file