diff --git a/libraries/entropy/tools.py b/libraries/entropy/tools.py
index 6ce15e368..1fe27a400 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy/tools.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy/tools.py
@@ -2029,6 +2029,8 @@ def uncompress_tarball(filepath, extract_path = None, catch_empty = False):
 
     if os.listdir(extract_path):
         return 0
+    if catch_empty:
+        return 0
     return -1
 
 def bytes_into_human(xbytes):