diff --git a/archive_extractor/deb_archiver.go b/archive_extractor/deb_archiver.go
index fdb6de4..4bee7d8 100644
--- a/archive_extractor/deb_archiver.go
+++ b/archive_extractor/deb_archiver.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ type DebArchiver struct {
 	MaxNumberOfEntries int
 }
 
+const DebArchiverSkipFoldersCheckParamsKey = "DebArchiverSkipFoldersCheckParamsKey"
+
 func (da DebArchiver) ExtractArchive(path string,
 	processingFunc func(*ArchiveHeader, map[string]interface{}) error, params map[string]interface{}) error {
 	maxBytesLimit, err := maxBytesLimit(path, da.MaxCompressRatio)
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ func (da DebArchiver) ExtractArchive(path string,
 	if rc == nil {
 		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to open deb file : %s", path))
 	}
+
 	entriesCount := 0
 	for {
 		if da.MaxNumberOfEntries != 0 && entriesCount > da.MaxNumberOfEntries {
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ func (da DebArchiver) ExtractArchive(path string,
 		if archiveEntry == nil {
 			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to open file : %s", path))
 		}
-		if !utils.IsFolder(archiveEntry.Name) {
+		if skipFolderCheck(params) || !utils.IsFolder(archiveEntry.Name) {
 			limitingReader := provider.CreateLimitAggregatingReadCloser(rc)
 			archiveHeader := NewArchiveHeader(limitingReader, archiveEntry.Name, archiveEntry.ModTime.Unix(), archiveEntry.Size)
 			err = processingFunc(archiveHeader, params)
@@ -60,3 +63,12 @@ func (da DebArchiver) ExtractArchive(path string,
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func skipFolderCheck(params map[string]interface{}) bool {
+	value, found := params[DebArchiverSkipFoldersCheckParamsKey]
+	if !found {
+		return false
+	}
+	boolValue, ok := value.(bool)
+	return ok && boolValue
+}
diff --git a/archive_extractor/deb_archiver_test.go b/archive_extractor/deb_archiver_test.go
index cfb24c5..0417b6f 100644
--- a/archive_extractor/deb_archiver_test.go
+++ b/archive_extractor/deb_archiver_test.go
@@ -43,3 +43,36 @@ func TestDebArchiverMaxRatioNotReached(t *testing.T) {
 	err := za.ExtractArchive("./fixtures/test.deb", processingReadingFunc, params())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestDebArchiverSkipFoldersCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	za := &DebArchiver{
+		MaxCompressRatio:   1,
+		MaxNumberOfEntries: 3,
+	}
+	paramsMap := params()
+
+	var entries []string
+	processor := func(header *ArchiveHeader, params map[string]interface{}) error {
+		entries = append(entries, header.Name)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	archivePath := "./fixtures/testslashesinentrynames.deb"
+
+	// Default behaviour, skip entries that look like folders
+	err := za.ExtractArchive(archivePath, processor, paramsMap)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(entries))
+
+	// Explicitly skip entries that look like folders
+	paramsMap[DebArchiverSkipFoldersCheckParamsKey] = false
+	err = za.ExtractArchive(archivePath, processor, paramsMap)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(entries))
+
+	// Don't skip entries that look like folders
+	paramsMap[DebArchiverSkipFoldersCheckParamsKey] = true
+	err = za.ExtractArchive(archivePath, processor, paramsMap)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(entries))
+}
diff --git a/archive_extractor/fixtures/testslashesinentrynames.deb b/archive_extractor/fixtures/testslashesinentrynames.deb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afb2a50
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