diff --git a/tests/test_builder/test_builder_utils.py b/tests/test_builder/test_builder_utils.py
index 762b0bdd..2af324d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_builder/test_builder_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_builder/test_builder_utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 
@@ -16,10 +17,11 @@ from module_build_service.scheduler.db_session import db_session
 from tests import read_staged_data, scheduler_init_data
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("variation", ("none", "empty", "already_downloaded"))
 @patch("requests.get")
 @patch("koji.ClientSession")
 @patch("module_build_service.builder.utils.execute_cmd")
-def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_get):
+def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_get, variation):
     session = Mock()
     rpms = [
         {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
             "build_id": 875991,
             "name": "module-build-macros",
             "release": "1.module_92011fe6",
-            "size": 6890,
+            "size": 42,
             "version": "0.1",
         },
         {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
             "build_id": 875991,
             "name": "module-build-macros",
             "release": "1.module_92011fe6",
-            "size": 6890,
+            "size": 42,
             "version": "0.1",
         },
         {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
             "build_id": 875636,
             "name": "ed-debuginfo",
             "release": "2.module_bd6e0eb1",
-            "size": 81438,
+            "size": 42,
             "version": "1.14.1",
         },
         {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
             "build_id": 875636,
             "name": "ed",
             "release": "2.module_bd6e0eb1",
-            "size": 80438,
+            "size": 42,
             "version": "1.14.1",
         },
         {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
             "build_id": 875640,
             "name": "mksh-debuginfo",
             "release": "2.module_bd6e0eb1",
-            "size": 578774,
+            "size": 42,
             "version": "54",
         },
         {
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
             "build_id": 875640,
             "name": "mksh",
             "release": "2.module_bd6e0eb1",
-            "size": 267042,
+            "size": 42,
             "version": "54",
         },
     ]
@@ -96,17 +98,6 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
         },
     ]
 
-    session.listTaggedRPMS.return_value = (rpms, builds)
-    session.opts = {"topurl": "https://kojipkgs.stg.fedoraproject.org/"}
-    mock_koji_session.return_value = session
-
-    tag = "module-testmodule-master-20170405123740-build"
-    temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-    try:
-        utils.create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(conf, tag, temp_dir)
-    finally:
-        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
-
     url_one = (
         "https://kojipkgs.stg.fedoraproject.org//vol/prod/packages/module-build-macros/"
         "0.1/1.module_92011fe6/noarch/module-build-macros-0.1-1.module_92011fe6.noarch.rpm"
@@ -120,11 +111,36 @@ def test_create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(mock_exec_cmd, mock_koji_session, mock_
         "2.module_bd6e0eb1/x86_64/mksh-54-2.module_bd6e0eb1.x86_64.rpm"
     )
 
-    expected_calls = [
-        call(url_one, stream=True, timeout=60),
-        call(url_two, stream=True, timeout=60),
-        call(url_three, stream=True, timeout=60),
-    ]
+    if variation == "empty":
+        rpms = []
+        builds = []
+
+    session.listTaggedRPMS.return_value = (rpms, builds)
+    session.opts = {"topurl": "https://kojipkgs.stg.fedoraproject.org/"}
+    mock_koji_session.return_value = session
+
+    tag = "module-testmodule-master-20170405123740-build"
+    temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    try:
+        if variation == "already_downloaded":
+            for url in (url_one, url_two, url_three):
+                print(os.path.join(temp_dir, os.path.basename(url)))
+                with open(os.path.join(temp_dir, os.path.basename(url)), "w") as f:
+                    f.write("x" * 42)
+
+        utils.create_local_repo_from_koji_tag(conf, tag, temp_dir)
+    finally:
+        shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
+
+    if variation == "none":
+        expected_calls = [
+            call(url_one, stream=True, timeout=60),
+            call(url_two, stream=True, timeout=60),
+            call(url_three, stream=True, timeout=60),
+        ]
+    else:
+        expected_calls = []
+
     for expected_call in expected_calls:
         assert expected_call in mock_get.call_args_list
     assert len(mock_get.call_args_list) == len(expected_calls)