diff --git a/packer_test/install_test.go b/packer_test/install_test.go
index b1b0d110e..a513b2c98 100644
--- a/packer_test/install_test.go
+++ b/packer_test/install_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package packer_test
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
 
 func (ts *PackerTestSuite) TestInstallPluginWithMetadata() {
 	tempPluginDir, cleanup := ts.MakePluginDir("1.0.0+metadata")
@@ -93,3 +95,27 @@ func (ts *PackerTestSuite) TestRemovePluginWithLocalPath() {
 			Assert(MustSucceed(), Grep("packer-plugin-tester_v1.0.10", grepStdout))
 	})
 }
+
+func (ts *PackerTestSuite) TestInitWithNonGithubSource() {
+	pluginPath, cleanup := ts.MakePluginDir()
+	defer cleanup()
+
+	ts.Run("try installing from a non-github source, should fail", func() {
+		ts.PackerCommand().UsePluginDir(pluginPath).
+			SetArgs("init", "./templates/non_gh.pkr.hcl").
+			Assert(MustFail(), Grep(`doesn't appear to be a valid "github.com" source address`, grepStdout))
+	})
+
+	ts.Run("manually install plugin to the expected source", func() {
+		ts.PackerCommand().UsePluginDir(pluginPath).
+			SetArgs("plugins", "install", "--path", BuildSimplePlugin("1.0.10", ts.T()), "hubgit.com/hashicorp/tester").
+			Assert(MustSucceed(), Grep("packer-plugin-tester_v1.0.10", grepStdout))
+	})
+
+	ts.Run("re-run packer init on same template, should succeed silently", func() {
+		ts.PackerCommand().UsePluginDir(pluginPath).
+			SetArgs("init", "./templates/non_gh.pkr.hcl").
+			Assert(MustSucceed(),
+				MkPipeCheck("no output in stdout").SetTester(ExpectEmptyInput()).SetStream(OnlyStdout))
+	})
+}
diff --git a/packer_test/templates/non_gh.pkr.hcl b/packer_test/templates/non_gh.pkr.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b23470dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packer_test/templates/non_gh.pkr.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+packer {
+	required_plugins {
+		tester = {
+			source = "hubgit.com/hashicorp/tester"
+			version = ">= 1.0.9"
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+source "tester-dynamic" "test" {}
+
+build {
+	sources = ["tester-dynamic.test"]
+}