diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index 30afdd41..48ffedd0 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -245,9 +245,11 @@ func handlePrint(cmdArgs *settings.Arguments, dbExecutor db.Executor) error {
 		quiet := cmdArgs.ExistsArg("q", "quiet")
 		return news.PrintNewsFeed(config.Runtime.HTTPClient, dbExecutor.LastBuildTime(), config.SortMode, double, quiet)
 	case cmdArgs.ExistsDouble("c", "complete"):
-		return completion.Show(dbExecutor, config.AURURL, config.Runtime.CompletionPath, config.CompletionInterval, true)
+		return completion.Show(config.Runtime.HTTPClient, dbExecutor,
+			config.AURURL, config.Runtime.CompletionPath, config.CompletionInterval, true)
 	case cmdArgs.ExistsArg("c", "complete"):
-		return completion.Show(dbExecutor, config.AURURL, config.Runtime.CompletionPath, config.CompletionInterval, false)
+		return completion.Show(config.Runtime.HTTPClient, dbExecutor,
+			config.AURURL, config.Runtime.CompletionPath, config.CompletionInterval, false)
 	case cmdArgs.ExistsArg("s", "stats"):
 		return localStatistics(dbExecutor)
 	}
diff --git a/install.go b/install.go
index 2677b385..c64c92f0 100644
--- a/install.go
+++ b/install.go
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ func install(cmdArgs *settings.Arguments, dbExecutor db.Executor, ignoreProvider
 	}
 
 	go func() {
-		_ = completion.Update(dbExecutor, config.AURURL, config.Runtime.CompletionPath, config.CompletionInterval, false)
+		_ = completion.Update(config.Runtime.HTTPClient, dbExecutor,
+			config.AURURL, config.Runtime.CompletionPath, config.CompletionInterval, false)
 	}()
 
 	err = downloadPkgbuildsSources(do.Aur, incompatible)
diff --git a/pkg/completion/completion.go b/pkg/completion/completion.go
index a8006c9e..19f7e88f 100644
--- a/pkg/completion/completion.go
+++ b/pkg/completion/completion.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package completion
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ type PkgSynchronizer interface {
 }
 
 // Show provides completion info for shells
-func Show(dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval int, force bool) error {
-	err := Update(dbExecutor, aurURL, completionPath, interval, force)
+func Show(httpClient *http.Client, dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval int, force bool) error {
+	err := Update(httpClient, dbExecutor, aurURL, completionPath, interval, force)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func Show(dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval in
 }
 
 // Update updates completion cache to be used by Complete
-func Update(dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval int, force bool) error {
+func Update(httpClient *http.Client, dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval int, force bool) error {
 	info, err := os.Stat(completionPath)
 
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) || (interval != -1 && time.Since(info.ModTime()).Hours() >= float64(interval*24)) || force {
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func Update(dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval
 			return errf
 		}
 
-		if createAURList(aurURL, out) != nil {
+		if createAURList(httpClient, aurURL, out) != nil {
 			defer os.Remove(completionPath)
 		}
 
@@ -64,13 +65,19 @@ func Update(dbExecutor PkgSynchronizer, aurURL, completionPath string, interval
 }
 
 // CreateAURList creates a new completion file
-func createAURList(aurURL string, out io.Writer) error {
+func createAURList(client *http.Client, aurURL string, out io.Writer) error {
 	u, err := url.Parse(aurURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	u.Path = path.Join(u.Path, "packages.gz")
-	resp, err := http.Get(u.String())
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), "GET", u.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/completion/completion_test.go b/pkg/completion/completion_test.go
index b3adc37e..36eb3893 100644
--- a/pkg/completion/completion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/completion/completion_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package completion
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func Test_createAURList(t *testing.T) {
 		Reply(200).
 		BodyString(samplePackageResp)
 	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	err := createAURList("https://aur.archlinux.org", out)
+	err := createAURList(&http.Client{}, "https://aur.archlinux.org", out)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	gotOut := out.String()
 	assert.Equal(t, expectPackageCompletion, gotOut)
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func Test_createAURListHTTPError(t *testing.T) {
 		Get("/packages.gz").
 		ReplyError(errors.New("Not available"))
 	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	err := createAURList("https://aur.archlinux.org", out)
+	err := createAURList(&http.Client{}, "https://aur.archlinux.org", out)
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "Get \"https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.gz\": Not available")
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +65,6 @@ func Test_createAURListStatusError(t *testing.T) {
 		Reply(503).
 		BodyString(samplePackageResp)
 	out := &bytes.Buffer{}
-	err := createAURList("https://aur.archlinux.org", out)
+	err := createAURList(&http.Client{}, "https://aur.archlinux.org", out)
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, "invalid status code: 503")
 }