diff --git a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
index ea902a7c2..73cabed6a 100644
--- a/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
+++ b/shell-integration/ssh/bootstrap.py
@@ -211,7 +211,10 @@ def get_data():
         sys.stdout.write('\r\033[K')
     data = base64.standard_b64decode(data)
     with temporary_directory(dir=HOME, prefix='.kitty-ssh-kitten-untar-') as tdir, tarfile.open(fileobj=io.BytesIO(data)) as tf:
-        tf.extractall(tdir)
+        try:
+            tf.extractall(tdir, filter='data')
+        except TypeError:
+            tf.extractall(tdir)
         with open(tdir + '/data.sh') as f:
             env_vars = f.read()
         apply_env_vars(env_vars)