diff --git a/lib/vanagon/component/source/http.rb b/lib/vanagon/component/source/http.rb
index 05097b1d..58d05945 100644
--- a/lib/vanagon/component/source/http.rb
+++ b/lib/vanagon/component/source/http.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ def initialize(url, sum:, workdir:, sum_type:, **options)
         # Download the source from the url specified. Sets the full path to the
         # file as @file and the @extension for the file as a side effect.
         def fetch
+          @file = File.basename(URI.parse(@url).path)
+          if File.exists?(File.join(workdir, file))
+            begin
+              return if verify
+            rescue RuntimeError, Errno::ENOENT
+              # ignore invalid "cached" file
+            end
+          end
+          remove_instance_variable(:@file)
+
           @file = download(@url)
         end
 
@@ -93,9 +103,13 @@ def file
         #
         # @raise [RuntimeError] an exception is raised if the sum does not match the sum of the file
         def verify
+          return true if @verified
+
           VanagonLogger.info "Verifying file: #{file} against sum: '#{sum}'"
           actual = get_sum(File.join(workdir, file), sum_type)
-          return true if sum == actual
+
+          @verified = (sum == actual)
+          return true if @verified
 
           fail "Unable to verify '#{File.join(workdir, file)}': #{sum_type} mismatch (expected '#{sum}', got '#{actual}')"
         end