diff --git a/pkg/commands/add.go b/pkg/commands/add.go
index cf6ff7772..e0e317967 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/add.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/add.go
@@ -79,16 +79,12 @@ func (a *AddCommand) ExecuteCommand(config *v1.Config, buildArgs *dockerfile.Bui
 			a.snapshotFiles = append(a.snapshotFiles, urlDest)
 		} else if util.IsFileLocalTarArchive(fullPath) {
 			logrus.Infof("Unpacking local tar archive %s to %s", src, dest)
-			if err := util.UnpackLocalTarArchive(fullPath, dest); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			// Add the unpacked files to the snapshotter
-			filesAdded, err := util.Files(dest)
+			extractedFiles, err := util.UnpackLocalTarArchive(fullPath, dest)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			logrus.Debugf("Added %v from local tar archive %s", filesAdded, src)
-			a.snapshotFiles = append(a.snapshotFiles, filesAdded...)
+			logrus.Debugf("Added %v from local tar archive %s", extractedFiles, src)
+			a.snapshotFiles = append(a.snapshotFiles, extractedFiles...)
 		} else {
 			unresolvedSrcs = append(unresolvedSrcs, src)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/util/fs_util.go b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
index 858312b24..67a972002 100644
--- a/pkg/util/fs_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/fs_util.go
@@ -155,7 +155,9 @@ func ChildDirInWhitelist(path, directory string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func unTar(r io.Reader, dest string) error {
+// unTar returns a list of files that have been extracted from the tar archive at r to the path at dest
+func unTar(r io.Reader, dest string) ([]string, error) {
+	var extractedFiles []string
 	tr := tar.NewReader(r)
 	for {
 		hdr, err := tr.Next()
@@ -163,13 +165,14 @@ func unTar(r io.Reader, dest string) error {
 			break
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		if err := extractFile(dest, hdr, tr); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
+		extractedFiles = append(extractedFiles, dest)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return extractedFiles, nil
 }
 
 func extractFile(dest string, hdr *tar.Header, tr io.Reader) error {
@@ -349,24 +352,6 @@ func RelativeFiles(fp string, root string) ([]string, error) {
 	return files, err
 }
 
-// Files returns a list of all files rooted at root
-func Files(root string) ([]string, error) {
-	var files []string
-	logrus.Debugf("Getting files and contents at root %s", root)
-	err := filepath.Walk(root, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		whitelisted, err := CheckWhitelist(path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if whitelisted {
-			return nil
-		}
-		files = append(files, path)
-		return err
-	})
-	return files, err
-}
-
 // ParentDirectories returns a list of paths to all parent directories
 // Ex. /some/temp/dir -> [/, /some, /some/temp, /some/temp/dir]
 func ParentDirectories(path string) []string {
diff --git a/pkg/util/tar_util.go b/pkg/util/tar_util.go
index f95574deb..898844784 100644
--- a/pkg/util/tar_util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/tar_util.go
@@ -137,17 +137,17 @@ func (t *Tar) checkHardlink(p string, i os.FileInfo) (bool, string) {
 }
 
 // UnpackLocalTarArchive unpacks the tar archive at path to the directory dest
-// Returns true if the path was actually unpacked
-func UnpackLocalTarArchive(path, dest string) error {
+// Returns the files extracted from the tar archive
+func UnpackLocalTarArchive(path, dest string) ([]string, error) {
 	// First, we need to check if the path is a local tar archive
 	if compressed, compressionLevel := fileIsCompressedTar(path); compressed {
 		file, err := os.Open(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		defer file.Close()
 		if compressionLevel == archive.Gzip {
-			return UnpackCompressedTar(path, dest)
+			return nil, UnpackCompressedTar(path, dest)
 		} else if compressionLevel == archive.Bzip2 {
 			bzr := bzip2.NewReader(file)
 			return unTar(bzr, dest)
@@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ func UnpackLocalTarArchive(path, dest string) error {
 	if fileIsUncompressedTar(path) {
 		file, err := os.Open(path)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		defer file.Close()
 		return unTar(file, dest)
 	}
-	return errors.New("path does not lead to local tar archive")
+	return nil, errors.New("path does not lead to local tar archive")
 }
 
 //IsFileLocalTarArchive returns true if the file is a local tar archive
@@ -223,5 +223,6 @@ func UnpackCompressedTar(path, dir string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer gzr.Close()
-	return unTar(gzr, dir)
+	_, err = unTar(gzr, dir)
+	return err
 }