diff --git a/libraries/chef_artifact_nexus.rb b/libraries/chef_artifact_nexus.rb
index 26dec9a..12cb21c 100644
--- a/libraries/chef_artifact_nexus.rb
+++ b/libraries/chef_artifact_nexus.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def remote
       # @return [String] the version number that latest resolves to or the passed in value
       def get_actual_version(coordinates)
         artifact = NexusCli::Artifact.new(coordinates)
-        if Chef::Artifact.latest?(artifact.version) || Chef::Artifact.snapshot?(artifact.version)
+        if Chef::Artifact.latest?(artifact.version)
           REXML::Document.new(remote.get_artifact_info(coordinates)).elements["//version"].text
         else
           artifact.version
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def get_actual_version(coordinates)
       # @return [Hash] writes a file to disk and returns a Hash with
       # information about that file. See NexusCli::ArtifactActions#pull_artifact.
       def retrieve_from_nexus(source, destination_dir)
-        remote.pull_artifact(source, destination_dir)
+        data = remote.pull_artifact(source, destination_dir)
+        return data
       end
 
       # Makes a call to Nexus and parses the returned XML to return
@@ -55,16 +56,6 @@ def retrieve_from_nexus(source, destination_dir)
       def get_artifact_sha(coordinates)
         REXML::Document.new(remote.get_artifact_info(coordinates)).elements["//sha1"].text
       end
-
-      # Makes a call to Nexus and parses the returned XML to return
-      # the Nexus Server's stored filename for the given artifact.
-      #
-      # @param  coordinates [String] a colon-separated Maven identifier that represents the artifact
-      #
-      # @return [String] the filename entry for the artifact
-      def get_artifact_filename(coordinates)
-        ::File.basename(REXML::Document.new(remote.get_artifact_info(coordinates)).elements["//repositoryPath"].text)
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/providers/file.rb b/providers/file.rb
index c6b3265..60a8590 100644
--- a/providers/file.rb
+++ b/providers/file.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 require 'chef/mixin/create_path'
+require 'fileutils'
 
 attr_reader :file_location
 attr_reader :nexus_configuration
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ def load_current_resource
     end
   end
   @file_location = new_resource.location
-  @file_path = new_resource.path
 
   @current_resource = Chef::Resource::ArtifactFile.new(@new_resource.name)
   @current_resource
@@ -53,23 +53,15 @@ def load_current_resource
   retries = new_resource.download_retries
   begin
     if Chef::Artifact.from_s3?(file_location)
-      unless ::File.exists?(new_resource.path) && checksum_valid?
-        Chef::Artifact.retrieve_from_s3(node, file_location, new_resource.path)
+      unless ::File.exists?(new_resource.name) && checksum_valid?
+        Chef::Artifact.retrieve_from_s3(node, file_location, new_resource.name)
         run_proc :after_download
       end
     elsif Chef::Artifact.from_nexus?(file_location)
-      unless ::File.exists?(new_resource.path) && checksum_valid? && (!Chef::Artifact.snapshot?(file_location) || !Chef::Artifact.latest?(file_location))
+      unless ::File.exists?(new_resource.name) && checksum_valid?
         begin
-          if ::File.exists?(new_resource.path)
-            if Digest::SHA1.file(new_resource.path).hexdigest != nexus_connection.get_artifact_sha(file_location)
-              nexus_connection.retrieve_from_nexus(file_location, ::File.dirname(new_resource.path))
-            end
-          else
-            nexus_connection.retrieve_from_nexus(file_location, ::File.dirname(new_resource.path))
-          end
-          if nexus_connection.get_artifact_filename(file_location) != ::File.basename(new_resource.path)
-            ::File.rename(::File.join(::File.dirname(new_resource.path), nexus_connection.get_artifact_filename(file_location)), new_resource.path)
-          end
+          data = nexus_connection.retrieve_from_nexus(file_location, ::File.dirname(new_resource.name))
+          FileUtils.mv(data[:file_path], new_resource.name)
           run_proc :after_download
         rescue NexusCli::PermissionsException => e
           msg = "The artifact server returned 401 (Unauthorized) when attempting to retrieve this artifact. Confirm that your credentials are correct."
@@ -101,19 +93,14 @@ def checksum_valid?
   require 'digest'
 
   if cached_checksum_exists?
-    if Chef::Artifact.from_nexus?(file_location)
-      if Chef::Artifact.snapshot?(file_location) || Chef::Artifact.latest?(file_location)
-        return Digest::SHA1.file(new_resource.path).hexdigest == nexus_connection.get_artifact_sha(file_location)
-      end
-    end
-    return Digest::SHA256.file(new_resource.path).hexdigest == read_checksum
+    return Digest::SHA256.file(new_resource.name).hexdigest == read_checksum
   end
 
   if Chef::Artifact.from_nexus?(file_location)
-    Digest::SHA1.file(new_resource.path).hexdigest == nexus_connection.get_artifact_sha(file_location)
+    Digest::SHA1.file(new_resource.name).hexdigest == nexus_connection.get_artifact_sha(file_location)
   else
     if new_resource.checksum
-      Digest::SHA256.file(new_resource.path).hexdigest == new_resource.checksum
+      Digest::SHA256.file(new_resource.name).hexdigest == new_resource.checksum
     else
       Chef::Log.debug "[artifact_file] No checksum provided for artifact_file, assuming checksum is valid."
       true
@@ -127,7 +114,7 @@ def checksum_valid?
 #
 # @return [Chef::Resource::RemoteFile]
 def remote_file_resource
-  @remote_file_resource ||= remote_file new_resource.path do
+  @remote_file_resource ||= remote_file new_resource.name do
     source file_location
     checksum new_resource.checksum
     owner new_resource.owner
@@ -183,7 +170,7 @@ def cached_checksum_exists?
   #
   # @return [NilClass]
   def write_checksum
-    ::File.open(cached_checksum, "w") { |file| file.puts Digest::SHA256.file(new_resource.path).hexdigest }
+    ::File.open(cached_checksum, "w") { |file| file.puts Digest::SHA256.file(new_resource.name).hexdigest }
   end
 
   # Reads the cached_checksum