2 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 75ba4039..665d52bc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ find_helper() {
       fi
       shift
    done
-   echo "Could not find a $explanation. Tried: $tried."
+   echo "Could not find $explanation. Tried: $tried."
    die "Make sure one of them is installed and available in your PATH."
 }
 
@@ -362,16 +362,18 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$LUAROCKS_DOWNLOADER_SET" != "yes" ]
 then
-   find_helper "downloader helper program" curl wget fetch
+   find_helper "a downloader helper program" curl wget fetch
    LUAROCKS_DOWNLOADER=$HELPER
 fi
 
 if [ "$LUAROCKS_MD5CHECKER_SET" != "yes" ]
 then
-   find_helper "MD5 checksum calculator" md5sum openssl md5
+   find_helper "a MD5 checksum calculator" md5sum openssl md5
    LUAROCKS_MD5CHECKER=$HELPER
 fi
 
+find_helper "an 'unzip' program" unzip
+
 echo_n "Configuring for system... "
 if uname -s
 then
diff --git a/src/luarocks/deps.lua b/src/luarocks/deps.lua
index acc571f8..a2215351 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/deps.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/deps.lua
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ function deps.fulfill_dependencies(rockspec, deps_mode)
             if not rock then
                return nil, "Could not satisfy dependency: "..deps.show_dep(dep)
             end
-            local ok, err, errcode = install.run(rock)
+            local ok, err, errcode = install.run(rock, deps.deps_mode_to_flag(deps_mode))
             if not ok then
                return nil, "Failed installing dependency: "..rock.." - "..err, errcode
             end