diff --git a/lib/octokit/client/contents.rb b/lib/octokit/client/contents.rb
index a3fafd577..cbe1ebda6 100644
--- a/lib/octokit/client/contents.rb
+++ b/lib/octokit/client/contents.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def archive_link(repo, options={})
     repo_ref = options.delete :ref
     format = (options.delete :format) || 'tarball'
     url = "repos/#{Repository.new repo}/#{format}/#{repo_ref}"
-    headers = get(url, options, 3, false, true).headers
+    headers = get(url, options, 3, true, true).headers
     return headers['location']
   end
   end