diff --git a/runtest/artifact_collector.sls b/runtest/artifact_collector.sls
index e66ae54..9c7f46e 100644
--- a/runtest/artifact_collector.sls
+++ b/runtest/artifact_collector.sls
@@ -31,19 +31,21 @@
 
 
 {%- for artifact_name, artifact_params in artifact_collector.artifacts.iteritems() %}
-{%- set zip_file = "/tmp/"+artifact_name+".zip" %}
+{%- if salt['file.file_exists'](artifact_params.path) or salt['file.directory_exists'](artifact_params.path) %}
+{%- set tar_file = "/tmp/"+artifact_name+".tar.gz" %}
 
-zip_{{artifact_name}}:
+tar_{{artifact_name}}:
   module.run:
-    - name: archive.zip
-    - zip_file: {{ zip_file }}
+    - name: archive.tar
+    - options: czvf
+    - tarfile: {{ tar_file }}
     - sources: {{ artifact_params.path }}
 
 {%- if artifact_collector.get('artifactory', {}).get('enabled', False) %}
 deploy_{{artifact_name}}:
     module.run:
       - name: artifactory.deploy_artifact
-      - source_file: {{ zip_file }}
+      - source_file: {{ tar_file }}
       - endpoint: {{ artifact_collector.artifactory.endpoint }}
       - require:
         - pkg: required_artifact_pkgs
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@
           port: {{ artifact_collector.artifactory.get('port', 443) }}
 {%- endif %}
 
+{%- endif %}
+
 {%- endfor %}
 
 {%- endif -%}