diff --git a/lib/storage.js b/lib/storage.js
index fe6ba0313..7afb26a8a 100644
--- a/lib/storage.js
+++ b/lib/storage.js
@@ -113,15 +113,22 @@ Storage.prototype.get_tarball = function(name, filename, callback) {
 				}, self.config);
 			}
 
+			var savestream = self.local.add_tarball(name, filename);
+			savestream.on('error', function(err) {
+				stream.emit('error', err);
+			});
+
 			var rstream2 = uplink.get_url(file.url);
 			rstream2.on('error', function(err) {
 				stream.emit('error', err);
 			});
 			rstream2.on('data', function(data) {
 				stream.write(data);
+				savestream.write(data);
 			});
 			rstream2.on('end', function() {
 				stream.end();
+				savestream.end();
 			});
 		});
 	});