diff --git a/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/download.rb b/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/download.rb
index 693e4a4..3115de9 100644
--- a/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/download.rb
+++ b/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/download.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def exists?
 
       def fetch(message)
         require 'open-uri'
-        open(@url,
+        URI.parse(@url).open(
              content_length_proc: lambda do |total|
                create_progress_bar(message, total) if total && total > 0
              end,
diff --git a/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/server_manager.rb b/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/server_manager.rb
index 69cf43c..6512e28 100644
--- a/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/server_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/neo4j/rake_tasks/server_manager.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ def neo4j_versions
         require 'open-uri'
         require 'yaml'
 
-        YAML.load(open(NEO4J_VERSIONS_URL).read)
+        YAML.load(URI.parse(NEO4J_VERSIONS_URL).open(&:read))
       end
 
       def download_neo4j(version)