diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/VcsDriver.php b/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/VcsDriver.php
index a59472fde..3d7185a34 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/VcsDriver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/Vcs/VcsDriver.php
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ abstract class VcsDriver implements VcsDriverInterface
      */
     protected function getContents($url)
     {
-        return $this->remoteFilesystem->getContents($this->originUrl, $url, false);
+        $options = isset($this->repoConfig['options']) ? $this->repoConfig['options'] : array();
+
+        return $this->remoteFilesystem->getContents($this->originUrl, $url, false, $options);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitLabDriverTest.php b/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitLabDriverTest.php
index fe2b3bf7c..1d1d0d5ae 100644
--- a/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitLabDriverTest.php
+++ b/tests/Composer/Test/Repository/Vcs/GitLabDriverTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Composer\Repository\Vcs\GitLabDriver;
 use Composer\Config;
 use Composer\TestCase;
 use Composer\Util\Filesystem;
+use Prophecy\Argument;
 
 /**
  * @author Jérôme Tamarelle <jerome@tamarelle.net>
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class GitLabDriverTest extends TestCase
 JSON;
 
         $this->remoteFilesystem
-            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false)
+            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false, array())
             ->willReturn($projectData)
             ->shouldBeCalledTimes(1)
         ;
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ JSON;
 JSON;
 
         $this->remoteFilesystem
-            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false)
+            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false, array())
             ->willReturn($projectData)
             ->shouldBeCalledTimes(1)
         ;
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ JSON;
 JSON;
 
         $this->remoteFilesystem
-            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false)
+            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false, array())
             ->willReturn($tagData)
             ->shouldBeCalledTimes(1)
         ;
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ JSON;
 JSON;
 
         $this->remoteFilesystem
-            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false)
+            ->getContents('gitlab.com', $apiUrl, false, array())
             ->willReturn($branchData)
             ->shouldBeCalledTimes(1)
         ;
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ JSON;
 JSON;
 
         $this->remoteFilesystem
-            ->getContents('mycompany.com/gitlab', $apiUrl, false)
+            ->getContents('mycompany.com/gitlab', $apiUrl, false, array())
             ->willReturn($projectData)
             ->shouldBeCalledTimes(1)
         ;
@@ -394,4 +395,42 @@ JSON;
 
         $this->assertEquals($apiUrl, $driver->getApiUrl(), 'API URL is derived from the repository URL');
     }
+
+    public function testForwardsOptions()
+    {
+        $options = array(
+            'ssl' => array(
+                'verify_peer' => false,
+            )
+        );
+        $projectData = <<<JSON
+{
+    "id": 17,
+    "default_branch": "mymaster",
+    "public": false,
+    "http_url_to_repo": "https://gitlab.mycompany.local/mygroup/myproject",
+    "ssh_url_to_repo": "git@gitlab.mycompany.local:mygroup/myproject.git",
+    "last_activity_at": "2014-12-01T09:17:51.000+01:00",
+    "name": "My Project",
+    "name_with_namespace": "My Group / My Project",
+    "path": "myproject",
+    "path_with_namespace": "mygroup/myproject",
+    "web_url": "https://gitlab.mycompany.local/mygroup/myproject"
+}
+JSON;
+
+        $this->remoteFilesystem
+            ->getContents(Argument::cetera(), $options)
+            ->willReturn($projectData)
+            ->shouldBeCalled();
+
+        $driver = new GitLabDriver(
+            array('url' => 'https://gitlab.mycompany.local/mygroup/myproject', 'options' => $options),
+            $this->io->reveal(),
+            $this->config,
+            $this->process->reveal(),
+            $this->remoteFilesystem->reveal()
+        );
+        $driver->initialize();
+    }
 }