diff --git a/part/archivemodel.h b/part/archivemodel.h
--- a/part/archivemodel.h
+++ b/part/archivemodel.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     QMimeData * mimeData(const QModelIndexList & indexes) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     bool dropMimeData(const QMimeData * data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex & parent) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
-    KJob* setArchive(Kerfuffle::Archive *archive);
+    KJob* setArchive(Kerfuffle::Archive *archive, bool existingArchive = false);
     Kerfuffle::Archive *archive() const;
 
     Kerfuffle::ArchiveEntry entryForIndex(const QModelIndex &index);
diff --git a/part/archivemodel.cpp b/part/archivemodel.cpp
--- a/part/archivemodel.cpp
+++ b/part/archivemodel.cpp
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
     return m_archive.data();
 }
 
-KJob* ArchiveModel::setArchive(Kerfuffle::Archive *archive)
+KJob* ArchiveModel::setArchive(Kerfuffle::Archive *archive, bool existingArchive)
 {
     m_archive.reset(archive);
 
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@
     Kerfuffle::ListJob *job = Q_NULLPTR;
 
     m_newArchiveEntries.clear();
-    if (m_archive) {
+    if (m_archive && existingArchive) {
         job = m_archive->list(); // TODO: call "open" or "create"?
 
         connect(job, &Kerfuffle::ListJob::newEntry, this, &ArchiveModel::slotNewEntryFromSetArchive);
diff --git a/part/part.cpp b/part/part.cpp
--- a/part/part.cpp
+++ b/part/part.cpp
@@ -505,9 +505,14 @@
     Q_ASSERT(archive->isValid());
 
     // Plugin loaded successfully.
-    KJob *job = m_model->setArchive(archive.take());
-    registerJob(job);
-    job->start();
+    KJob *job = m_model->setArchive(archive.take(), localFileInfo.exists());
+    if (job) {
+        registerJob(job);
+        job->start();
+    } else {
+        updateActions();
+    }
+
     m_infoPanel->setIndex(QModelIndex());
 
     if (arguments().metaData()[QStringLiteral("showExtractDialog")] == QLatin1String("true")) {