diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 3066bea4..ca667c7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+v1.15.4
+=======
+
+* fix issue #164: iterate all found entry points to avoid erros when pip remakes egg-info
+
 v1.15.3
 =======
 
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index f791ac4c..06adc7d9 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ buildPythonPackage {
   name = "setuptools_scm";
   src = ./.;
   version = "git";
-  buildInputs = [setuptools pip pytest pkgs.git pkgs.mercurial];
+  buildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+    pip
+    pytest
+    pkgs.git
+    pkgs.mercurial
+  ];
 }
 
diff --git a/setuptools_scm/__init__.py b/setuptools_scm/__init__.py
index b243443d..814dc1e0 100644
--- a/setuptools_scm/__init__.py
+++ b/setuptools_scm/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from .utils import trace
 from .version import format_version, meta, ScmVersion
-from .discover import find_matching_entrypoint
+from .discover import iter_matching_entrypoints
 
 PRETEND_KEY = 'SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION'
 
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ def version_from_scm(root):
 
 
 def _version_from_entrypoint(root, entrypoint):
-    ep = find_matching_entrypoint(root, entrypoint)
-    if ep:
-        return ep.load()(root)
+    for ep in iter_matching_entrypoints(root, entrypoint):
+        version = ep.load()(root)
+        if version:
+            return version
 
 
 def dump_version(root, version, write_to, template=None):
diff --git a/setuptools_scm/discover.py b/setuptools_scm/discover.py
index 62be99df..40cdde5f 100644
--- a/setuptools_scm/discover.py
+++ b/setuptools_scm/discover.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 from .utils import trace
 
 
-def find_matching_entrypoint(path, entrypoint):
+def iter_matching_entrypoints(path, entrypoint):
     trace('looking for ep', entrypoint, path)
     for ep in iter_entry_points(entrypoint):
         if os.path.exists(os.path.join(path, ep.name)):
             if os.path.isabs(ep.name):
                 trace('ignoring bad ep', ep)
             trace('found ep', ep)
-            return ep
+            yield ep
diff --git a/setuptools_scm/integration.py b/setuptools_scm/integration.py
index fefc3270..52fad073 100644
--- a/setuptools_scm/integration.py
+++ b/setuptools_scm/integration.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from .version import _warn_if_setuptools_outdated
 from .utils import do
-from .discover import find_matching_entrypoint
+from .discover import iter_matching_entrypoints
 from . import get_version
 
 
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ def version_keyword(dist, keyword, value):
     if getattr(value, '__call__', None):
         value = value()
     # this piece of code is a hack to counter the mistake in root finding
-    ep = find_matching_entrypoint('.', 'setuptools_scm.parse_scm_fallback')
-    if ep is not None:
+    matching_fallbacks = iter_matching_entrypoints(
+        '.', 'setuptools_scm.parse_scm_fallback')
+    if any(matching_fallbacks):
         value.pop('root', None)
     dist.metadata.version = get_version(**value)
 
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ def find_files(path='.'):
     if not path:
         path = '.'
     abs = os.path.abspath(path)
-    ep = find_matching_entrypoint(abs, 'setuptools_scm.files_command')
+    ep = next(iter_matching_entrypoints(
+        abs, 'setuptools_scm.files_command'), None)
     if ep:
         command = ep.load()
         try:
diff --git a/testing/test_regressions.py b/testing/test_regressions.py
index 9d24d612..7abd6595 100644
--- a/testing/test_regressions.py
+++ b/testing/test_regressions.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import sys
+import subprocess
 
 from setuptools_scm import get_version
 from setuptools_scm.git import parse
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ def test_pip_egg_info(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
     assert get_version(root=p.strpath) == '1.0'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.issue(164)
+def test_pip_download(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmpdir)
+    subprocess.check_call([
+        sys.executable, '-c',
+        'import pip;pip.main()', 'download', 'lz4==0.9.0',
+    ])
+
+
 def test_use_scm_version_callable(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
     """use of callable as use_scm_version argument"""
     monkeypatch.delenv("SETUPTOOLS_SCM_DEBUG")