diff --git a/nlmod/modpath/modpath.py b/nlmod/modpath/modpath.py
index 93d5358b..336db050 100644
--- a/nlmod/modpath/modpath.py
+++ b/nlmod/modpath/modpath.py
@@ -215,9 +215,11 @@ def mpf(gwf, exe_name=None, modelname=None, model_ws=None):
             "the save_flows option of the npf package should be True not None"
         )
 
-    # get executable
+    # get executable. version_tag not supported yet
     if exe_name is None:
         exe_name = util.get_exe_path(exe_name="mp7_2_002_provisional")
+    else:
+        exe_name = util.get_exe_path(exe_name=exe_name)
 
     # create mpf model
     mpf = flopy.modpath.Modpath7(
diff --git a/nlmod/util.py b/nlmod/util.py
index 6a60f85d..16c65a6d 100644
--- a/nlmod/util.py
+++ b/nlmod/util.py
@@ -404,9 +404,8 @@ def download_mfbinaries(bindir=None, version_tag="latest", repo="executables"):
 
     get_modflow(bindir=str(bindir), release_id=version_tag, repo=repo)
 
-    if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
-        # download the provisional version of modpath from Github
-        download_modpath_provisional_exe(bindir)
+    # download the provisional version of modpath from Github
+    download_modpath_provisional_exe(bindir=bindir, timeout=120)
 
 
 def get_ds_empty(ds, keep_coords=None):