diff --git a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/generate.sh b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/generate.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1c55734f5f4..895a741adff
--- a/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/generate.sh
+++ b/pkgs/development/mobile/androidenv/generate.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,36 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p curl libxslt
+
+set -e
+
+die() {
+    echo "$1" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+fetch() {
+    local url="https://dl.google.com/android/repository/$1"
+    echo "$url -> $2"
+    curl -s "$url" -o "$2" || die "Failed to fetch $url"
+}
+
+pushd "$(dirname "$0")" &>/dev/null || exit 1
+
+mkdir -p xml
 
 # Convert base packages
-curl https://dl.google.com/android/repository/repository2-1.xml -o xml/repository2-1.xml
+fetch repository2-1.xml xml/repository2-1.xml
 xsltproc convertpackages.xsl xml/repository2-1.xml > generated/packages.nix
 
 # Convert system images
 for img in android android-tv android-wear android-wear-cn google_apis google_apis_playstore
 do
-    curl https://dl.google.com/android/repository/sys-img/$img/sys-img2-1.xml -o xml/$img-sys-img2-1.xml
+    fetch sys-img/$img/sys-img2-1.xml xml/$img-sys-img2-1.xml
     xsltproc --stringparam imageType $img convertsystemimages.xsl xml/$img-sys-img2-1.xml > generated/system-images-$img.nix
 done
 
 # Convert system addons
-curl https://dl.google.com/android/repository/addon2-1.xml -o xml/addon2-1.xml
+fetch addon2-1.xml xml/addon2-1.xml
 xsltproc convertaddons.xsl xml/addon2-1.xml > generated/addons.nix
+
+popd &>/dev/null