diff --git a/src/nimblepkg/download.nim b/src/nimblepkg/download.nim
index 1310886..5e6506f 100644
--- a/src/nimblepkg/download.nim
+++ b/src/nimblepkg/download.nim
@@ -174,13 +174,10 @@ proc doDownload*(url: string, downloadDir: string, verRange: VersionRange,
     if verRange.spe == newSpecial(getHeadName(downMethod)):
       doClone(downMethod, url, downloadDir) # Grab HEAD.
     else:
-      # Mercurial requies a clone and checkout. The git clone operation is
-      # already fragmented into multiple steps so we just call doClone().
-      if downMethod == DownloadMethod.git:
-        doClone(downMethod, url, downloadDir, $verRange.spe)
-      else:
-        doClone(downMethod, url, downloadDir, tip = false)
-        doCheckout(downMethod, downloadDir, $verRange.spe)
+      # Grab the full repo.
+      doClone(downMethod, url, downloadDir, tip = false)
+      # Then perform a checkout operation to get the specified branch/commit.
+      doCheckout(downMethod, downloadDir, $verRange.spe)
     result = verRange
   else:
     case downMethod
diff --git a/tests/tester.nim b/tests/tester.nim
index 3f5a51d..3aa669d 100644
--- a/tests/tester.nim
+++ b/tests/tester.nim
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ proc inLines(lines: seq[string], line: string): bool =
   for i in lines:
     if line.normalize in i.normalize: return true
 
+test "issue 129 (installing commit hash)":
+  check execCmdEx(path & " install -y \"https://github.com/nimble-test/packagea.git@#1f9cb289c89\"").
+          exitCode == QuitSuccess
+
 test "issue 113 (uninstallation problems)":
   cd "issue113/c":
     check execCmdEx("../../" & path & " install -y").exitCode == QuitSuccess