diff --git a/lib/google/apis/core/download.rb b/lib/google/apis/core/download.rb
index bc4a67423..fd18ca493 100644
--- a/lib/google/apis/core/download.rb
+++ b/lib/google/apis/core/download.rb
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module Google
             @offset += next_chunk.bytesize
           end
 
-          @download_io.flush
+         @download_io.flush if @download_io.respond_to?(:flush)
 
           if @close_io_on_finish
             result = nil
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module Google
           check_status(http_res.status.to_i, http_res.header, http_res.body)
           success(result, &block)
         rescue => e
-          @download_io.flush
+          @download_io.flush if @download_io.respond_to?(:flush)
           error(e, rethrow: true, &block)
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/google/apis/core/download_spec.rb b/spec/google/apis/core/download_spec.rb
index adc3bb546..71507815a 100644
--- a/spec/google/apis/core/download_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/google/apis/core/download_spec.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ RSpec.describe Google::Apis::Core::DownloadCommand do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'with filename destination' do
+    let(:dest) { File.join(Dir.mktmpdir, 'test.txt') }
+    let(:received) do
+      command.execute(client)
+      File.read(dest)
+    end
+
+    include_examples 'should download'
+  end
+
   context 'with default destination' do
     let(:dest) { nil }
     let(:received) { command.execute(client).string }
@@ -113,13 +123,16 @@ RSpec.describe Google::Apis::Core::DownloadCommand do
     include_examples 'should download'
   end
 
-  context 'with filename destination' do
-    let(:dest) { File.join(Dir.mktmpdir, 'test.txt') }
-    let(:received) do
-      command.execute(client)
-      File.read(dest)
-    end
+  context 'with #write destination' do
+    let(:dest) { WritableIO.new(StringIO.new) }
+    let(:received) { command.execute(client).io.string }
 
     include_examples 'should download'
+
+    WritableIO = Struct.new(:io) do
+      def write(data)
+        io.write(data)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end