2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
index 253ba4bee..4a452440a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dependency.rb
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class TapDependency < Dependency
   attr_reader :tap
 
   def initialize(name, tags = [], env_proc = DEFAULT_ENV_PROC, option_names = [name.split("/").last])
-    @tap = name.rpartition("/").first
+    @tap = Tap.fetch(name.rpartition("/").first)
     super(name, tags, env_proc, option_names)
   end
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb
index 65255995e..134e91d13 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/dependency_test.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ class DependencyTests < Homebrew::TestCase
 end
 
 class TapDependencyTests < Homebrew::TestCase
+  def test_tap
+    dep = TapDependency.new("foo/bar/dog")
+    assert_equal Tap.new("foo", "bar"), dep.tap
+  end
+
   def test_option_names
     dep = TapDependency.new("foo/bar/dog")
     assert_equal %w[dog], dep.option_names