diff --git a/src/unittests/archivetests.py b/src/unittests/archivetests.py
index 94a270d7..5864eb35 100644
--- a/src/unittests/archivetests.py
+++ b/src/unittests/archivetests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 
 import unittest
 from os.path import exists as pathexists
+from os.path import basename
 
 from pisi import archive
 from pisi import specfile
+from pisi import fetcher
 from pisi import util
 
 class ArchiveFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -11,14 +13,14 @@ class ArchiveFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 	self.spec = specfile.SpecFile()
         self.spec.read("samples/popt.pspec")
 	
-	self.achv = archive.Archive(self.spec.source.archiveType,
-				    self.spec.source.archiveName)
-
     def testUnpackTar(self):
+	achv = archive.Archive(self.spec.source.archiveType,
+			       self.spec.source.archiveName)
+	
 	assert self.spec.source.archiveType == "targz"
 
 	# unpacking is trivial with Archive()
-	self.achv.unpack()
+	achv.unpack()
 	
 	# but testing is hard
 	assert pathexists("popt-1.7")
@@ -29,5 +31,16 @@ class ArchiveFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 	self.assertEqual(util.md5_file(testfile),
 			 "171545adab7b51ebf6ec5575d3000a95")
 
+    def testUnpackZip(self):
+	# first, we need to fetch a zip file
+	uri = "http://cekirdek.uludag.org.tr/~meren/sandbox.zip"
+	filename = basename(uri)
+	fetch = fetcher.Fetcher(uri, filename)
+	fetch.fetch()
+
+	achv = archive.Archive("zip", filename)
+	achv.unpack()
+	
+
 suite = unittest.makeSuite(ArchiveFileTestCase)