diff --git a/doc/05-repositories.md b/doc/05-repositories.md
index fdb7ce1a2..a4e92d7ed 100644
--- a/doc/05-repositories.md
+++ b/doc/05-repositories.md
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ The VCS driver to be used is detected automatically based on the URL. However,
 should you need to specify one for whatever reason, you can use `git`, `svn` or
 `hg` as the repository type instead of `vcs`.
 
+If you set the `no-api` key to `true` on a github repository it will clone the
+repository as it would with any other git repository instead of using the
+GitHub API. But unlike using the `git` driver directly, composer will still
+attempt to use github's zip files.
+
 #### Subversion Options
 
 Since Subversion has no native concept of branches and tags, Composer assumes
diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
index 5aab270ce..87369dcaf 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/CreateProjectCommand.php
@@ -102,22 +102,7 @@ EOT
 
         $preferSource = false;
         $preferDist = false;
-        switch ($config->get('preferred-install')) {
-            case 'source':
-                $preferSource = true;
-                break;
-            case 'dist':
-                $preferDist = true;
-                break;
-            case 'auto':
-            default:
-                // noop
-                break;
-        }
-        if ($input->getOption('prefer-source') || $input->getOption('prefer-dist')) {
-            $preferSource = $input->getOption('prefer-source');
-            $preferDist = $input->getOption('prefer-dist');
-        }
+        $this->updatePreferredOptions($config, $input, $preferSource, $preferDist);
 
         if ($input->getOption('no-custom-installers')) {
             $output->writeln('<warning>You are using the deprecated option "no-custom-installers". Use "no-plugins" instead.</warning>');
@@ -139,11 +124,12 @@ EOT
             $input->getOption('no-scripts'),
             $input->getOption('keep-vcs'),
             $input->getOption('no-progress'),
-            $input->getOption('no-install')
+            $input->getOption('no-install'),
+            $input
         );
     }
 
-    public function installProject(IOInterface $io, $config, $packageName, $directory = null, $packageVersion = null, $stability = 'stable', $preferSource = false, $preferDist = false, $installDevPackages = false, $repositoryUrl = null, $disablePlugins = false, $noScripts = false, $keepVcs = false, $noProgress = false, $noInstall = false)
+    public function installProject(IOInterface $io, Config $config, $packageName, $directory = null, $packageVersion = null, $stability = 'stable', $preferSource = false, $preferDist = false, $installDevPackages = false, $repositoryUrl = null, $disablePlugins = false, $noScripts = false, $keepVcs = false, $noProgress = false, $noInstall = false, InputInterface $input)
     {
         $oldCwd = getcwd();
 
@@ -161,6 +147,9 @@ EOT
             $composer->getEventDispatcher()->dispatchCommandEvent(ScriptEvents::POST_ROOT_PACKAGE_INSTALL, $installDevPackages);
         }
 
+        $rootPackageConfig = $composer->getConfig();
+        $this->updatePreferredOptions($rootPackageConfig, $input, $preferSource, $preferDist);
+
         // install dependencies of the created project
         if ($noInstall === false) {
             $installer = Installer::create($io, $composer);
@@ -238,7 +227,7 @@ EOT
         return 0;
     }
 
-    protected function installRootPackage(IOInterface $io, $config, $packageName, $directory = null, $packageVersion = null, $stability = 'stable', $preferSource = false, $preferDist = false, $installDevPackages = false, $repositoryUrl = null, $disablePlugins = false, $noScripts = false, $keepVcs = false, $noProgress = false)
+    protected function installRootPackage(IOInterface $io, Config $config, $packageName, $directory = null, $packageVersion = null, $stability = 'stable', $preferSource = false, $preferDist = false, $installDevPackages = false, $repositoryUrl = null, $disablePlugins = false, $noScripts = false, $keepVcs = false, $noProgress = false)
     {
         if (null === $repositoryUrl) {
             $sourceRepo = new CompositeRepository(Factory::createDefaultRepositories($io, $config));
@@ -343,4 +332,35 @@ EOT
     {
         return new InstallationManager();
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Updated preferSource or preferDist based on the preferredInstall config option
+     * @param Config $config
+     * @param InputInterface $input
+     * @param boolean $preferSource
+     * @param boolean $preferDist
+     */
+    protected function updatePreferredOptions(Config $config, InputInterface $input, &$preferSource, &$preferDist)
+    {
+        switch ($config->get('preferred-install')) {
+            case 'source':
+                $preferSource = true;
+                $preferDist = false;
+                break;
+            case 'dist':
+                $preferSource = false;
+                $preferDist = true;
+                break;
+            case 'auto':
+            default:
+                // noop
+                break;
+        }
+
+        if ($input->getOption('prefer-source') || $input->getOption('prefer-dist')) {
+            $preferSource = $input->getOption('prefer-source');
+            $preferDist = $input->getOption('prefer-dist');
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/DownloadManager.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/DownloadManager.php
index 51649cc3a..f2296d7d7 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/DownloadManager.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/DownloadManager.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Composer\Downloader;
 
 use Composer\Package\PackageInterface;
 use Composer\Downloader\DownloaderInterface;
+use Composer\IO\IOInterface;
 use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
 
 /**
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
  */
 class DownloadManager
 {
+    private $io;
     private $preferDist = false;
     private $preferSource = false;
     private $filesystem;
@@ -31,11 +33,13 @@ class DownloadManager
     /**
      * Initializes download manager.
      *
+     * @param IOInterface     $io           The Input Output Interface
      * @param bool            $preferSource prefer downloading from source
      * @param Filesystem|null $filesystem   custom Filesystem object
      */
-    public function __construct($preferSource = false, Filesystem $filesystem = null)
+    public function __construct(IOInterface $io, $preferSource = false, Filesystem $filesystem = null)
     {
+        $this->io = $io;
         $this->preferSource = $preferSource;
         $this->filesystem = $filesystem ?: new Filesystem();
     }
@@ -168,19 +172,47 @@ class DownloadManager
         $sourceType   = $package->getSourceType();
         $distType     = $package->getDistType();
 
-        if ((!$package->isDev() || $this->preferDist || !$sourceType) && !($preferSource && $sourceType) && $distType) {
-            $package->setInstallationSource('dist');
-        } elseif ($sourceType) {
-            $package->setInstallationSource('source');
-        } else {
+        $sources = array();
+        if ($sourceType) {
+            $sources[] = 'source';
+        }
+        if ($distType) {
+            $sources[] = 'dist';
+        }
+
+        if (empty($sources)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Package '.$package.' must have a source or dist specified');
         }
 
+        if ((!$package->isDev() || $this->preferDist) && !$preferSource) {
+            $sources = array_reverse($sources);
+        }
+
         $this->filesystem->ensureDirectoryExists($targetDir);
 
-        $downloader = $this->getDownloaderForInstalledPackage($package);
-        if ($downloader) {
-            $downloader->download($package, $targetDir);
+        foreach ($sources as $i => $source) {
+            if (isset($e)) {
+                $this->io->write('<warning>Now trying to download from ' . $source . '</warning>');
+            }
+            $package->setInstallationSource($source);
+            try {
+                $downloader = $this->getDownloaderForInstalledPackage($package);
+                if ($downloader) {
+                    $downloader->download($package, $targetDir);
+                }
+                break;
+            } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
+                if ($i == count($sources) - 1) {
+                    throw $e;
+                }
+
+                $this->io->write(
+                    '<warning>Failed to download '.
+                    $package->getPrettyName().
+                    ' from ' . $source . ': '.
+                    $e->getMessage().'</warning>'
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Downloader/TransportException.php b/src/Composer/Downloader/TransportException.php
index d157dde3c..b28f8d470 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Downloader/TransportException.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Downloader/TransportException.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Composer\Downloader;
 /**
  * @author Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>
  */
-class TransportException extends \Exception
+class TransportException extends \RuntimeException
 {
     protected $headers;
 
diff --git a/src/Composer/Factory.php b/src/Composer/Factory.php
index 7e3f3fdd5..f2bccd70c 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Factory.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Factory.php
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class Factory
             $cache = new Cache($io, $config->get('cache-files-dir'), 'a-z0-9_./');
         }
 
-        $dm = new Downloader\DownloadManager();
+        $dm = new Downloader\DownloadManager($io);
         switch ($config->get('preferred-install')) {
             case 'dist':
                 $dm->setPreferDist(true);
diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php b/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php
index 3cf2befb5..38c7869a5 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriver.php
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ class GitHubDriver extends VcsDriver
         $this->originUrl = !empty($match[1]) ? $match[1] : $match[2];
         $this->cache = new Cache($this->io, $this->config->get('cache-repo-dir').'/'.$this->originUrl.'/'.$this->owner.'/'.$this->repository);
 
+        if (isset($this->repoConfig['no-api']) && $this->repoConfig['no-api']) {
+            $this->setupGitDriver($this->url);
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->fetchRootIdentifier();
     }
 
@@ -117,10 +122,6 @@ class GitHubDriver extends VcsDriver
      */
     public function getDist($identifier)
     {
-        if ($this->gitDriver) {
-            return $this->gitDriver->getDist($identifier);
-        }
-
         $url = $this->getApiUrl() . '/repos/'.$this->owner.'/'.$this->repository.'/zipball/'.$identifier;
 
         return array('type' => 'zip', 'url' => $url, 'reference' => $identifier, 'shasum' => '');
@@ -405,14 +406,7 @@ class GitHubDriver extends VcsDriver
             // GitHub returns 404 for private repositories) and we
             // cannot ask for authentication credentials (because we
             // are not interactive) then we fallback to GitDriver.
-            $this->gitDriver = new GitDriver(
-                array('url' => $this->generateSshUrl()),
-                $this->io,
-                $this->config,
-                $this->process,
-                $this->remoteFilesystem
-            );
-            $this->gitDriver->initialize();
+            $this->setupGitDriver($this->generateSshUrl());
 
             return;
         } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
@@ -422,4 +416,16 @@ class GitHubDriver extends VcsDriver
             throw $e;
         }
     }
+
+    protected function setupGitDriver($url)
+    {
+        $this->gitDriver = new GitDriver(
+            array('url' => $url),
+            $this->io,
+            $this->config,
+            $this->process,
+            $this->remoteFilesystem
+        );
+        $this->gitDriver->initialize();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/ComposerTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/ComposerTest.php
index f667e88e5..df00c36f7 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/ComposerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/ComposerTest.php
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ class ComposerTest extends TestCase
     public function testSetGetDownloadManager()
     {
         $composer = new Composer();
-        $manager = $this->getMock('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager');
+        $io = $this->getMock('Composer\IO\IOInterface');
+        $manager = $this->getMock('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager', array(), array($io));
         $composer->setDownloadManager($manager);
 
         $this->assertSame($manager, $composer->getDownloadManager());
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Downloader/DownloadManagerTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Downloader/DownloadManagerTest.php
index 48242a818..1728c583e 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Downloader/DownloadManagerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Downloader/DownloadManagerTest.php
@@ -17,16 +17,18 @@ use Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager;
 class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
     protected $filesystem;
+    protected $io;
 
     public function setUp()
     {
         $this->filesystem = $this->getMock('Composer\Util\Filesystem');
+        $this->io = $this->getMock('Composer\IO\IOInterface');
     }
 
     public function testSetGetDownloader()
     {
         $downloader = $this->createDownloaderMock();
-        $manager    = new DownloadManager(false, $this->filesystem);
+        $manager    = new DownloadManager($this->io, false, $this->filesystem);
 
         $manager->setDownloader('test', $downloader);
         $this->assertSame($downloader, $manager->getDownloader('test'));
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->method('getInstallationSource')
             ->will($this->returnValue(null));
 
-        $manager = new DownloadManager(false, $this->filesystem);
+        $manager = new DownloadManager($this->io, false, $this->filesystem);
 
         $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
 
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->will($this->returnValue('dist'));
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloader'))
             ->getMock();
 
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->will($this->returnValue('source'));
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloader'))
             ->getMock();
 
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->will($this->returnValue('source'));
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloader'))
             ->getMock();
 
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->will($this->returnValue('dist'));
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloader'))
             ->getMock();
 
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
           ->method('getType')
           ->will($this->returnValue('metapackage'));
 
-        $manager = new DownloadManager(false, $this->filesystem);
+        $manager = new DownloadManager($this->io, false, $this->filesystem);
 
         $this->assertNull($manager->getDownloaderForInstalledPackage($package));
     }
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'target_dir');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -231,6 +233,62 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $manager->download($package, 'target_dir');
     }
 
+    public function testFullPackageDownloadFailover()
+    {
+        $package = $this->createPackageMock();
+        $package
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getSourceType')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('git'));
+        $package
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getDistType')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('pear'));
+        $package
+            ->expects($this->any())
+            ->method('getPrettyString')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('prettyPackage'));
+
+        $package
+            ->expects($this->at(3))
+            ->method('setInstallationSource')
+            ->with('dist');
+        $package
+            ->expects($this->at(5))
+            ->method('setInstallationSource')
+            ->with('source');
+
+        $downloaderFail = $this->createDownloaderMock();
+        $downloaderFail
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('download')
+            ->with($package, 'target_dir')
+            ->will($this->throwException(new \RuntimeException("Foo")));
+
+        $downloaderSuccess = $this->createDownloaderMock();
+        $downloaderSuccess
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('download')
+            ->with($package, 'target_dir');
+
+        $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
+            ->getMock();
+        $manager
+            ->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage')
+            ->with($package)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($downloaderFail));
+        $manager
+            ->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage')
+            ->with($package)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($downloaderSuccess));
+
+        $manager->download($package, 'target_dir');
+    }
+
     public function testBadPackageDownload()
     {
         $package = $this->createPackageMock();
@@ -243,7 +301,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->method('getDistType')
             ->will($this->returnValue(null));
 
-        $manager = new DownloadManager(false, $this->filesystem);
+        $manager = new DownloadManager($this->io, false, $this->filesystem);
 
         $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
         $manager->download($package, 'target_dir');
@@ -273,7 +331,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'target_dir');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -309,7 +367,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'target_dir');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -339,7 +397,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
           ->with('source');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-          ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+          ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
           ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
           ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -375,7 +433,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'target_dir');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -412,7 +470,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'target_dir');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -449,7 +507,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'target_dir');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -474,7 +532,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->method('getDistType')
             ->will($this->returnValue(null));
 
-        $manager = new DownloadManager(false, $this->filesystem);
+        $manager = new DownloadManager($this->io, false, $this->filesystem);
         $manager->setPreferSource(true);
 
         $this->setExpectedException('InvalidArgumentException');
@@ -510,7 +568,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($initial, $target, 'vendor/bundles/FOS/UserBundle');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -547,7 +605,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($initial, 'vendor/bundles/FOS/UserBundle');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage', 'download'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -588,7 +646,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($initial, $target, 'vendor/pkg');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage', 'download'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -625,7 +683,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($initial, 'vendor/pkg');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage', 'download'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -647,7 +705,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $target = $this->createPackageMock();
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-          ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+          ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
           ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
           ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -670,7 +728,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
             ->with($package, 'vendor/bundles/FOS/UserBundle');
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-            ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+            ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
             ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
             ->getMock();
         $manager
@@ -687,7 +745,7 @@ class DownloadManagerTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $package = $this->createPackageMock();
 
         $manager = $this->getMockBuilder('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager')
-          ->setConstructorArgs(array(false, $this->filesystem))
+          ->setConstructorArgs(array($this->io, false, $this->filesystem))
           ->setMethods(array('getDownloaderForInstalledPackage'))
           ->getMock();
         $manager
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/InstallerTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/InstallerTest.php
index 4e992c577..cc17973bc 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/InstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/InstallerTest.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class InstallerTest extends TestCase
     {
         $io = $this->getMock('Composer\IO\IOInterface');
 
-        $downloadManager = $this->getMock('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager');
+        $downloadManager = $this->getMock('Composer\Downloader\DownloadManager', array(), array($io));
         $config = $this->getMock('Composer\Config');
 
         $repositoryManager = new RepositoryManager($io, $config);
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriverTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriverTest.php
index a3cb9dd23..906c20071 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitHubDriverTest.php
@@ -283,19 +283,16 @@ class GitHubDriverTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals('test_master', $gitHubDriver->getRootIdentifier());
 
-        // Dist is not available for GitDriver
-        $dist = $gitHubDriver->getDist($identifier);
-        $this->assertNull($dist);
+        $dist = $gitHubDriver->getDist($sha);
+        $this->assertEquals('zip', $dist['type']);
+        $this->assertEquals('https://api.github.com/repos/composer/packagist/zipball/SOMESHA', $dist['url']);
+        $this->assertEquals($sha, $dist['reference']);
 
         $source = $gitHubDriver->getSource($identifier);
         $this->assertEquals('git', $source['type']);
         $this->assertEquals($repoSshUrl, $source['url']);
         $this->assertEquals($identifier, $source['reference']);
 
-        // Dist is not available for GitDriver
-        $dist = $gitHubDriver->getDist($sha);
-        $this->assertNull($dist);
-
         $source = $gitHubDriver->getSource($sha);
         $this->assertEquals('git', $source['type']);
         $this->assertEquals($repoSshUrl, $source['url']);