diff --git a/babel.nim b/babel.nim
index 2540b06..f848334 100644
--- a/babel.nim
+++ b/babel.nim
@@ -325,15 +325,16 @@ proc downloadPkg(url: string, verRange: PVersionRange,
                  downMethod: TDownloadMethod): string =
   let downloadDir = (getTempDir() / "babel" / "url_unknown")
   if not existsDir(getTempDir() / "babel"): createDir(getTempDir() / "babel")
-  echo("Downloading ", url, " into ", downloadDir, "...")
+  echo("Downloading ", url, " into ", downloadDir, " using ", downMethod, "...")
   doDownload(url, downloadDir, verRange, downMethod)
   result = downloadDir
 
 proc downloadPkg(pkg: TPackage, verRange: PVersionRange): string =
   let downloadDir = (getTempDir() / "babel" / pkg.name)
   if not existsDir(getTempDir() / "babel"): createDir(getTempDir() / "babel")
-  echo("Downloading ", pkg.name, " into ", downloadDir, "...")
-  doDownload(pkg, downloadDir, verRange)
+  let downMethod = pkg.downloadMethod.getDownloadMethod()
+  echo("Downloading ", pkg.name, " into ", downloadDir, " using ", downMethod, "...")
+  doDownload(pkg.url, downloadDir, verRange, downMethod)
   result = downloadDir
 
 proc install(packages: seq[tuple[name: string, verRange: PVersionRange]],
diff --git a/download.nim b/download.nim
index a64dc82..a554495 100644
--- a/download.nim
+++ b/download.nim
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ proc doDownload*(url: string, downloadDir: string, verRange: PVersionRange,
     ## intended behaviour, the latest tagged version will be used in this case.
     if latest.tag != "":
       meth
+    else:
+      raise newException(EBabel,
+          "Could not find a version which fits the specified range: " & $verRange)
 
   proc verifyHead() =
     ## Makes sure that HEAD satisfies the requested version range.
@@ -175,11 +178,6 @@ proc doDownload*(url: string, downloadDir: string, verRange: PVersionRange,
       elif verRange.kind != verAny:
         verifyHead()
 
-proc doDownload*(pkg: TPackage, downloadDir: string, verRange: PVersionRange) =
-  let downMethod = pkg.downloadMethod.getDownloadMethod()
-  echo "Downloading ", pkg.name, " using ", downMethod, "..."
-  doDownload(pkg.url, downloadDir, verRange, downMethod)
-
 proc echoPackageVersions*(pkg: TPackage) =
   let downMethod = pkg.downloadMethod.getDownloadMethod()
   case downMethod