diff --git a/src/cargo/core/registry.rs b/src/cargo/core/registry.rs
index c00570386..153a734d4 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/registry.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/registry.rs
@@ -158,21 +158,16 @@ impl<'cfg> PackageRegistry<'cfg> {
 
     fn load(&mut self, source_id: &SourceId, kind: Kind) -> CargoResult<()> {
         (|| {
-            let mut source = source_id.load(self.config);
-
-            // Ensure the source has fetched all necessary remote data.
-            let p = profile::start(format!("updating: {}", source_id));
-            try!(source.update());
-            drop(p);
-
+            // Save off the source
+            let source = source_id.load(self.config);
             if kind == Kind::Override {
                 self.overrides.push(source_id.clone());
             }
-
-            // Save off the source
             self.add_source(source_id, source, kind);
 
-            Ok(())
+            // Ensure the source has fetched all necessary remote data.
+            let _p = profile::start(format!("updating: {}", source_id));
+            self.sources.get_mut(source_id).unwrap().update()
         }).chain_error(|| human(format!("Unable to update {}", source_id)))
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cargo_compile_git_deps.rs b/tests/test_cargo_compile_git_deps.rs
index 4e0ca4871..052db3820 100644
--- a/tests/test_cargo_compile_git_deps.rs
+++ b/tests/test_cargo_compile_git_deps.rs
@@ -1749,3 +1749,49 @@ test!(denied_lints_are_allowed {
 {compiling} foo v0.0.1 ([..])
 ", compiling = COMPILING, updating = UPDATING)));
 });
+
+test!(add_a_git_dep {
+    let git = git::new("git", |p| {
+        p.file("Cargo.toml", r#"
+            [project]
+            name = "git"
+            version = "0.5.0"
+            authors = []
+        "#)
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+    }).unwrap();
+
+    let p = project("foo")
+        .file("Cargo.toml", &format!(r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "0.0.1"
+            authors = []
+
+            [dependencies]
+            a = {{ path = 'a' }}
+            git = {{ git = '{}' }}
+        "#, git.url()))
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .file("a/Cargo.toml", r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "a"
+            version = "0.0.1"
+            authors = []
+        "#)
+        .file("a/src/lib.rs", "");
+
+    assert_that(p.cargo_process("build"), execs().with_status(0));
+
+    File::create(p.root().join("a/Cargo.toml")).unwrap().write_all(format!(r#"
+        [package]
+        name = "a"
+        version = "0.0.1"
+        authors = []
+
+        [dependencies]
+        git = {{ git = '{}' }}
+    "#, git.url()).as_bytes()).unwrap();
+
+    assert_that(p.cargo("build"), execs().with_status(0));
+});