diff --git a/generate/input/descriptor.json b/generate/input/descriptor.json
index 7d542b8e3..3cf5bda01 100644
--- a/generate/input/descriptor.json
+++ b/generate/input/descriptor.json
@@ -1115,6 +1115,17 @@
     "remote": {
       "cType": "git_remote",
       "functions": {
+        "git_remote_connect": {
+          "return": {
+            "isErrorCode": true
+          }
+        },
+        "git_remote_download": {
+          "isAsync": true,
+          "return": {
+            "isErrorCode": true
+          }
+        },
         "git_remote_default_branch": {
           "ignore": true
         },
diff --git a/test/tests/remote.js b/test/tests/remote.js
index af2354491..a6cc28a37 100644
--- a/test/tests/remote.js
+++ b/test/tests/remote.js
@@ -91,15 +91,12 @@ describe("Remote", function() {
   it("can download from a remote", function() {
     var repo = this.repository;
 
-    return Remote.load(repo, "origin")
-    .then(function(remote) {
+    return repo.getRemote("origin").then(function(remote) {
+      remote.checkCert(0);
+
       remote.connect(NodeGit.Enums.DIRECTION.FETCH);
+
       return remote.download();
-    })
-    .then(function() {
-      assert(true);
-    }, function() {
-      assert(false);
     });
   });
 
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@ describe("Remote", function() {
   it("can fetch from all remotes", function() {
     // Set a reasonable timeout here for the fetchAll test
     this.timeout(15000);
-    
+
     return this.repository.fetchAll({
       credentials: function(url, userName) {
         return NodeGit.Cred.sshKeyFromAgent(userName);