diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php
index bd84ae187..47b215c74 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/ComposerRepository.php
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ class ComposerRepository extends ArrayRepository
 
         if ($this->allowSslDowngrade) {
             $this->url = str_replace('https://', 'http://', $this->url);
+            $this->baseUrl = str_replace('https://', 'http://', $this->baseUrl);
         }
 
         if (!empty($data['providers-url'])) {