diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index 7d967e2eb17..ab26b9eb1c3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ class CustomHTTPSConnection(httplib.HTTPSConnection):
     def connect(self):
         "Connect to a host on a given (SSL) port."
 
-        sock = socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port), self.timeout, self.source_address)
+        if hasattr(self, 'source_address'):
+            sock = socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port), self.timeout, self.source_address)
+        else:
+            sock = socket.create_connection((self.host, self.port), self.timeout)
         if self._tunnel_host:
             self.sock = sock
             self._tunnel()
diff --git a/test/integration/non_destructive.yml b/test/integration/non_destructive.yml
index c8d836896aa..619396acb25 100644
--- a/test/integration/non_destructive.yml
+++ b/test/integration/non_destructive.yml
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@
     - { role: test_failed_when, tags: test_failed_when }
     - { role: test_script, tags: test_script }
     - { role: test_authorized_key, tags: test_authorized_key }
+    - { role: test_get_url, tags: test_get_url }
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_get_url/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_get_url/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1050c23ce30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_get_url/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies: 
+  - prepare_tests
+
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_get_url/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_get_url/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1aa4b287ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_get_url/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Test code for the file module.
+# (c) 2014, Richard Isaacson <richard.c.isaacson@gmail.com>
+
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+- name: test https fetch
+  get_url: url="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible/devel/README.md" dest={{output_dir}}/get_url.txt force=yes
+  register: result
+
+- name: assert the get_url call was successful
+  assert:
+    that:
+    - result.changed 
+    - '"OK" in result.msg'