diff --git a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyRetrieve.scala b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyRetrieve.scala
index bb15c68df..1e74f3955 100644
--- a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyRetrieve.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/IvyRetrieve.scala
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ object IvyRetrieve {
     val licenses: Seq[(String, Option[String])] = mdOpt match {
       case Some(md) => md.getLicenses.toArray.toVector collect {
         case lic: IvyLicense if Option(lic.getName).isDefined =>
-          (lic.getName, nonEmptyString(lic.getUrl))
+          val temporaryURL = "http://localhost"
+          (lic.getName, nonEmptyString(lic.getUrl) orElse { Some(temporaryURL) })
       }
       case _ => Nil
     }
diff --git a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/Resolver.scala b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/Resolver.scala
index 57a73dec2..c7e67f876 100644
--- a/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/Resolver.scala
+++ b/ivy/src/main/scala/sbt/Resolver.scala
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ object Resolver {
     def loadHomeFromSettings(f: () => File): Option[File] =
       try {
         val file = f()
-        if(!file.exists) None
+        if (!file.exists) None
         else ((XML.loadFile(file) \ "localRepository").text match {
           case ""    => None
           case e @ _ => Some(new File(e))