diff --git a/pkg/resource/asset.go b/pkg/resource/asset.go
index 26aaf8647..4b6a45f1c 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/asset.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/asset.go
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ func addNextFileToZIP(r ArchiveReader, zw *zip.Writer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer contract.IgnoreClose(data)
 
 	fw, err := zw.Create(file)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/resource/asset_test.go b/pkg/resource/asset_test.go
index 5a5a6765b..c3f8a4590 100644
--- a/pkg/resource/asset_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resource/asset_test.go
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/pkg/util/contract"
@@ -259,6 +261,49 @@ func TestArchiveZip(t *testing.T) {
 	validateTestDirArchive(t, arch)
 }
 
+func findRepositoryRoot() (string, error) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	for d := wd; ; d = filepath.Dir(d) {
+		if d == "" || d == "." || d[len(d)-1] == filepath.Separator {
+			return "", errors.New("could not find repository root")
+		}
+		gitDir := filepath.Join(d, ".git")
+		_, err := os.Lstat(gitDir)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+			return d, nil
+		case !os.IsNotExist(err):
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestArchiveTarFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	repoRoot, err := findRepositoryRoot()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	arch, err := NewPathArchive(repoRoot)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	err = arch.Archive(TarArchive, ioutil.Discard)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestArchiveZipFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	repoRoot, err := findRepositoryRoot()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	arch, err := NewPathArchive(repoRoot)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	err = arch.Archive(ZIPArchive, ioutil.Discard)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+}
+
 func validateTestDirArchive(t *testing.T, arch *Archive) {
 	r, err := arch.Open()
 	assert.Nil(t, err)