diff --git a/archive.d b/archive.d
index 2e772a2..7c3fb87 100644
--- a/archive.d
+++ b/archive.d
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ bool processTar(
 		*header = *(cast(TarFileHeader*) dataBuffer.ptr);
 		auto s = header.size();
 		*bytesRemainingOnCurrentFile = s;
+		if(header.type() == TarFileType.directory)
+			handleData(header, true, false, null);
 		if(s == 0 && header.type == TarFileType.normal)
 			return false;
 	}
diff --git a/jni.d b/jni.d
index a191538..cd3d3be 100644
--- a/jni.d
+++ b/jni.d
@@ -1812,6 +1812,11 @@ string javaObjectToString(IJavaObject i) {
 	return "FIXME";
 }
 
+T as(T, R)(R obj) {
+	// FIXME: this will have to do downcasts to interfaces
+	return T.init;
+}
+
 
 static T fromExistingJavaObject(T)(jobject o) if(is(T : IJavaObject) && !is(T == interface)) {
 	import core.memory;