diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/StreamContextFactory.php b/src/Composer/Util/StreamContextFactory.php
index 8ca3ccd69..4ea31da4d 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/StreamContextFactory.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/StreamContextFactory.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ final class StreamContextFactory
             );
         }
 
-        $options = array_merge($options, $defaultOptions);
+        $options = array_merge_recursive($options, $defaultOptions);
         
         return stream_context_create($options, $defaultParams);
     }