diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/package.py b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
index c1dbbafc79..c10283a6ee 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/package.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/package.py
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ def do_fetch(self):
             stage = Stage(resource.fetcher, name=resource_stage_folder)
             resource.fetcher.set_stage(stage)
             resource.fetcher.fetch()
+            resource.fetcher.check()
         ##########
 
         self._fetch_time = time.time() - start_time