diff --git a/Zip/Zip.swift b/Zip/Zip.swift
index c4696e0ac1128b671cbda920ad21134d6dd764f4..178d22bf66e9ab7950fe40a89d162fa33c326cd2 100644
--- a/Zip/Zip.swift
+++ b/Zip/Zip.swift
@@ -215,52 +215,56 @@ public class Zip {
             guard let filePath = path.path else {
                 throw ZipError.ZipFail
             }
-            let input = fopen(filePath, "r")
-            if input == nil {
-                throw ZipError.ZipFail
-            }
-            let fileName = path.lastPathComponent
-            var zipInfo: zip_fileinfo = zip_fileinfo(tmz_date: tm_zip(tm_sec: 0, tm_min: 0, tm_hour: 0, tm_mday: 0, tm_mon: 0, tm_year: 0), dosDate: 0, internal_fa: 0, external_fa: 0)
-            do {
-                let fileAttributes = try fileManager.attributesOfItemAtPath(filePath)
-                if let fileDate = fileAttributes[NSFileModificationDate] as? NSDate {
-                    let components = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().components([.Year, .Month, .Day, .Hour, .Minute, .Second], fromDate: fileDate)
-                    zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_sec = UInt32(components.second)
-                    zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_min = UInt32(components.minute)
-                    zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_hour = UInt32(components.hour)
-                    zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_mday = UInt32(components.day)
-                    zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_mon = UInt32(components.month) - 1
-                    zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_year = UInt32(components.year)
+            var isDirectory: ObjCBool = false
+            fileManager.fileExistsAtPath(filePath, isDirectory: &isDirectory)
+            if !isDirectory {
+                let input = fopen(filePath, "r")
+                if input == nil {
+                    throw ZipError.ZipFail
                 }
-                if let fileSize = fileAttributes[NSFileSize] as? Double {
-                    currentPosition += fileSize
+                let fileName = path.lastPathComponent
+                var zipInfo: zip_fileinfo = zip_fileinfo(tmz_date: tm_zip(tm_sec: 0, tm_min: 0, tm_hour: 0, tm_mday: 0, tm_mon: 0, tm_year: 0), dosDate: 0, internal_fa: 0, external_fa: 0)
+                do {
+                    let fileAttributes = try fileManager.attributesOfItemAtPath(filePath)
+                    if let fileDate = fileAttributes[NSFileModificationDate] as? NSDate {
+                        let components = NSCalendar.currentCalendar().components([.Year, .Month, .Day, .Hour, .Minute, .Second], fromDate: fileDate)
+                        zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_sec = UInt32(components.second)
+                        zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_min = UInt32(components.minute)
+                        zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_hour = UInt32(components.hour)
+                        zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_mday = UInt32(components.day)
+                        zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_mon = UInt32(components.month) - 1
+                        zipInfo.tmz_date.tm_year = UInt32(components.year)
+                    }
+                    if let fileSize = fileAttributes[NSFileSize] as? Double {
+                        currentPosition += fileSize
+                    }
                 }
+                catch {}
+                let buffer = malloc(chunkSize)
+                if let password = password, let fileName = fileName {
+                    zipOpenNewFileInZip3(zip, fileName, &zipInfo, nil, 0, nil, 0, nil,Z_DEFLATED, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION, 0, -MAX_WBITS, DEF_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY, password, 0)
+                }
+                else if let fileName = fileName {
+                    zipOpenNewFileInZip3(zip, fileName, &zipInfo, nil, 0, nil, 0, nil,Z_DEFLATED, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION, 0, -MAX_WBITS, DEF_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY, nil, 0)
+                }
+                else {
+                    throw ZipError.ZipFail
+                }
+                var length: Int = 0
+                while (feof(input) == 0) {
+                    length = fread(buffer, 1, chunkSize, input)
+                    zipWriteInFileInZip(zip, buffer, UInt32(length))
+                }
+                
+                // Update progress handler
+                if let progressHandler = progress{
+                    progressHandler(progress: (currentPosition/totalSize))
+                }
+                
+                zipCloseFileInZip(zip)
+                free(buffer)
+                fclose(input)
             }
-            catch {}
-            let buffer = malloc(chunkSize)
-            if let password = password, let fileName = fileName {
-                zipOpenNewFileInZip3(zip, fileName, &zipInfo, nil, 0, nil, 0, nil,Z_DEFLATED, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION, 0, -MAX_WBITS, DEF_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY, password, 0)
-            }
-            else if let fileName = fileName {
-                zipOpenNewFileInZip3(zip, fileName, &zipInfo, nil, 0, nil, 0, nil,Z_DEFLATED, Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION, 0, -MAX_WBITS, DEF_MEM_LEVEL, Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY, nil, 0)
-            }
-            else {
-                throw ZipError.ZipFail
-            }
-            var length: Int = 0
-            while (feof(input) == 0) {
-                length = fread(buffer, 1, chunkSize, input)
-                zipWriteInFileInZip(zip, buffer, UInt32(length))
-            }
-            
-            // Update progress handler
-            if let progressHandler = progress{
-                progressHandler(progress: (currentPosition/totalSize))
-            }
-            
-            zipCloseFileInZip(zip)
-            free(buffer)
-            fclose(input)
         }
         zipClose(zip, nil)