diff --git a/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_download_artifact b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_download_artifact
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..250bca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fast/Unit tests/nvm_download_artifact	
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+cleanup () {
+  unset -f nvm_get_mirror
+}
+die () { echo "$@" ; cleanup ; exit 1; }
+
+\. ../../../nvm.sh
+
+# bad flavor
+ACTUAL="$(nvm_download_artifact 2>&1)"
+CODE="$(nvm_download_artifact >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
+EXPECTED='supported flavors: node, iojs'
+EXPECTED_CODE=1
+
+[ "${ACTUAL}" = "${EXPECTED}" ] || die "expected >${EXPECTED}<, got >${ACTUAL}<"
+[ "${CODE}" = $EXPECTED_CODE ] || die "expected exit code ${EXPECTED_CODE}, got ${CODE}"
+
+# bad kind
+ACTUAL="$(nvm_download_artifact node 2>&1)"
+CODE="$(nvm_download_artifact node >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
+EXPECTED='supported kinds: binary, source'
+EXPECTED_CODE=1
+
+[ "${ACTUAL}" = "${EXPECTED}" ] || die "expected >${EXPECTED}<, got >${ACTUAL}<"
+[ "${CODE}" = $EXPECTED_CODE ] || die "expected exit code ${EXPECTED_CODE}, got ${CODE}"
+
+# bad type
+ACTUAL="$(nvm_download_artifact node binary nonexistentType 2>&1)"
+CODE="$(nvm_download_artifact node binary nonexistentType >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
+EXPECTED='unknown type of node.js or io.js release'
+EXPECTED_CODE=2
+
+[ "${ACTUAL}" = "${EXPECTED}" ] || die "expected >${EXPECTED}<, got >${ACTUAL}<"
+[ "${CODE}" = $EXPECTED_CODE ] || die "expected exit code ${EXPECTED_CODE}, got ${CODE}"
+
+# no version
+ACTUAL="$(nvm_download_artifact node binary std 2>&1)"
+CODE="$(nvm_download_artifact node binary std >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
+EXPECTED='A version number is required.'
+EXPECTED_CODE=3
+
+[ "${ACTUAL}" = "${EXPECTED}" ] || die "expected >${EXPECTED}<, got >${ACTUAL}<"
+[ "${CODE}" = $EXPECTED_CODE ] || die "expected exit code ${EXPECTED_CODE}, got ${CODE}"
+
+# binary type, version without binary available
+VERSION=0.8.5
+ACTUAL="$(nvm_download_artifact node binary std ${VERSION} 2>&1)"
+CODE="$(nvm_download_artifact node binary std ${VERSION} >/dev/null 2>&1 ; echo $?)"
+EXPECTED="No precompiled binary available for ${VERSION}."
+EXPECTED_CODE=0
+
+[ "${ACTUAL}" = "${EXPECTED}" ] || die "expected >${EXPECTED}<, got >${ACTUAL}<"
+[ "${CODE}" = $EXPECTED_CODE ] || die "expected exit code ${EXPECTED_CODE}, got ${CODE}"
+