diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
index b51c4cc292..93cd4250c9 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ end
 class LocalBottleDownloadStrategy < AbstractFileDownloadStrategy
   attr_reader :cached_location
 
-  def initialize(formula)
-    @cached_location = formula.local_bottle_path
+  def initialize(path)
+    @cached_location = path
   end
 
   def stage
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 52bf3a0a3b..feffb177fd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -610,8 +610,8 @@ class FormulaInstaller
       return if Homebrew::Hooks::Bottles.pour_formula_bottle(formula)
     end
 
-    if formula.local_bottle_path
-      downloader = LocalBottleDownloadStrategy.new(formula)
+    if (bottle_path = formula.local_bottle_path)
+      downloader = LocalBottleDownloadStrategy.new(bottle_path)
     else
       downloader = formula.bottle
       downloader.verify_download_integrity(downloader.fetch)