diff --git a/communicator/none/communicator.go b/communicator/none/communicator.go
index d903f1c90..267c8c6c6 100644
--- a/communicator/none/communicator.go
+++ b/communicator/none/communicator.go
@@ -38,3 +38,7 @@ func (c *comm) UploadDir(dst string, src string, excl []string) error {
 func (c *comm) Download(path string, output io.Writer) error {
 	return errors.New("Download is not implemented when communicator = 'none'")
 }
+
+func (c *comm) DownloadDir(dst string, src string, excl []string) error {
+	return errors.New("DownloadDir is not implemented when communicator = 'none'")
+}