diff --git a/bin/test.sh b/bin/test.sh
index 5588513e635..71a90b8d8c1 100755
--- a/bin/test.sh
+++ b/bin/test.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if $ios_only || $all_tests; then
     echo "RUNNING IOS 6.1 TESTS"
     echo "---------------------"
     ios_testfile="./test/functional/_joined/ios.js"
-    ios_dirs="prefs safari testapp uicatalog webview"
+    ios_dirs="prefs safari testapp uicatalog webview appium"
     join_testfiles ios6.1 $ios_testfile $ios_dirs
     if test -d /Applications/Xcode-6.1.app; then
         echo "Found Xcode for iOS 6.1, switching to it"
diff --git a/lib/appium.js b/lib/appium.js
index 5446b74da2f..67552fe2247 100644
--- a/lib/appium.js
+++ b/lib/appium.js
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ Appium.prototype.configureDownloadedApp = function(appPath, origin, cb) {
     try {
       downloadFile(appUrl, function(appPath) {
         this.tempFiles.push(appPath);
-        cb(null, appPath);
+        this.args.app = appPath;
+        cb(null);
       }.bind(this));
     } catch (e) {
       var err = e.toString();
diff --git a/test/functional/apidemos/basic.js b/test/functional/apidemos/basic.js
index 60b08dd6490..30bd0c77374 100644
--- a/test/functional/apidemos/basic.js
+++ b/test/functional/apidemos/basic.js
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ var path = require('path')
   , appAct2 = "ApiDemos"
   , appAct3 = "com.example.android.apis.ApiDemos"
   , appAct4 = ".Blargimarg"
+  , appUrl = 'http://appium.s3.amazonaws.com/ApiDemos-debug.apk'
+  , describeUrl = require('../../helpers/driverblock.js').describeForApp(appUrl, "android", appPkg, appAct)
   , driverBlock = require("../../helpers/driverblock.js")
   , describeWd = driverBlock.describeForApp(appPath, "android", appPkg, appAct)
   , describeWd2 = driverBlock.describeForApp(appPath, "android", appPkg, appAct2)
@@ -191,3 +193,14 @@ describe('pre-existing uiautomator session', function() {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describeUrl('appium android', function(h) {
+  it('should load a zipped app via url', function(done) {
+    h.driver.execute("mobile: currentActivity", function(err, activity) {
+      should.not.exist(err);
+      activity.should.include("ApiDemos");
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
diff --git a/test/functional/uicatalog/basic.js b/test/functional/uicatalog/basic.js
index 4356cdccb95..7020400645f 100644
--- a/test/functional/uicatalog/basic.js
+++ b/test/functional/uicatalog/basic.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+/*global it:true */
 "use strict";
 
 var describeWd = require("../../helpers/driverblock.js").describeForApp('UICatalog')
-  , it = require("../../helpers/driverblock.js").it
+  , path = require('path')
+  , appUrl = 'http://appium.s3.amazonaws.com/UICatalog6.0.app.zip'
+  , appZip = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../assets/UICatalog6.0.app.zip")
+  , describeZip = require('../../helpers/driverblock.js').describeForApp(appZip)
+  , describeUrl = require('../../helpers/driverblock.js').describeForApp(appUrl)
   , should = require('should');
 
 describeWd('basic', function(h) {
@@ -67,3 +72,33 @@ describeWd('basic', function(h) {
   });
 
 });
+
+describeZip('appium ios', function(h) {
+  it('should load a zipped app via path', function(done) {
+    h.driver.elementByTagName('tableView', function(err, element) {
+      should.not.exist(err);
+      should.exist(element.value);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describeUrl('appium ios', function(h) {
+  it('should load a zipped app via url', function(done) {
+    h.driver.elementByTagName('tableView', function(err, element) {
+      should.not.exist(err);
+      should.exist(element.value);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describeWd('appium ios', function(h) {
+  it('should go back to using app from before', function(done) {
+    h.driver.elementsByTagName('tableView', function(err, elements) {
+      should.not.exist(err);
+      elements.length.should.be.above(0);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+});