diff --git a/glare/objects/meta/file_utils.py b/glare/objects/meta/file_utils.py
index a60dfce..a2015da 100644
--- a/glare/objects/meta/file_utils.py
+++ b/glare/objects/meta/file_utils.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def unpack_zip_archive_to_artifact_folder(context, af, zip_ref, folder_name):
             file_dict[name] = blob
             blobs.append((blob_id, utils.BlobIterator(zip_ref.read(name))))
 
+    setattr(af, folder_name, file_dict)
     af = af.update_blob(context, af.id, folder_name, file_dict)
 
     default_store = getattr(
diff --git a/glare/tests/unit/test_unpacking.py b/glare/tests/unit/test_unpacking.py
index c15b5c1..41b35aa 100644
--- a/glare/tests/unit/test_unpacking.py
+++ b/glare/tests/unit/test_unpacking.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import os
 from time import time
 
+from glare.common.exception import BadRequest
 from glare.tests.unit import base
 
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class TestArtifactHooks(base.BaseTestArtifactAPI):
 
         artifact = self.controller.show(self.req, 'unpacking_artifact',
                                         self.unpacking_artifact['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(15702, artifact['zip']['size'])
+        self.assertEqual(100, len(artifact['content']))
         self.assertEqual('active', artifact['zip']['status'])
 
         self.assertEqual(100, len(artifact['content']))
@@ -74,6 +75,19 @@ class TestArtifactHooks(base.BaseTestArtifactAPI):
             self.assertEqual('active', blob['status'])
             self.assertEqual(15, blob['size'])
 
+    def test_unpacking_more_than_max_size_archive(self):
+        var_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+                                               '../', 'var'))
+        data_path = os.path.join(var_dir, 'hooks_265.zip')
+        with open(data_path, "rb") as data:
+            self.assertRaises(BadRequest, self.controller.upload_blob,
+                              self.req, 'unpacking_artifact',
+                              self.unpacking_artifact['id'], 'zip',
+                              data, 'application/octet-stream')
+        artifact = self.controller.show(self.req, 'unpacking_artifact',
+                                        self.unpacking_artifact['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(artifact['content']))
+
     def test_unpacking_database_big_archive(self):
         self.config(default_store='database',
                     group='artifact_type:unpacking_artifact')
diff --git a/glare/tests/var/hooks_265.zip b/glare/tests/var/hooks_265.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29