diff --git a/scripts/install.js b/scripts/install.js
index 099b2c2b8..35bcf14fe 100644
--- a/scripts/install.js
+++ b/scripts/install.js
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ function download(url, dest, cb) {
         reportError(['HTTP error', response.statusCode, response.statusMessage].join(' '));
       } else {
         console.log('Download complete');
+
+        if (successful(response)) {
+          response.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(dest));
+        }
+
         cb();
       }
     })
@@ -65,10 +70,6 @@ function download(url, dest, cb) {
       var length = parseInt(response.headers['content-length'], 10);
       var progress = log.newItem('', length);
 
-      if (successful(response)) {
-        response.pipe(fs.createWriteStream(dest));
-      }
-
       // The `progress` is true by default. However if it has not
       // been explicitly set it's `undefined` which is considered
       // as far as npm is concerned.