diff --git a/src/archive/tar.rs b/src/archive/tar.rs
index b7755c3..57c3737 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar.rs
+++ b/src/archive/tar.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn unpack_archive(reader: Box<dyn Read>, output_folder: &Path, quiet: bool)
 /// List contents of `archive`, returning a vector of archive entries
 pub fn list_archive(
     mut archive: tar::Archive<impl Read + Send + 'static>,
-) -> impl Iterator<Item = crate::Result<FileInArchive>> {
+) -> crate::Result<impl Iterator<Item = crate::Result<FileInArchive>>> {
     struct Files(Receiver<crate::Result<FileInArchive>>);
     impl Iterator for Files {
         type Item = crate::Result<FileInArchive>;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub fn list_archive(
         }
     });
 
-    Files(rx)
+    Ok(Files(rx))
 }
 
 /// Compresses the archives given by `input_filenames` into the file given previously to `writer`.
diff --git a/src/archive/zip.rs b/src/archive/zip.rs
index 2df9925..823d172 100644
--- a/src/archive/zip.rs
+++ b/src/archive/zip.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ where
 pub fn list_archive<R>(
     mut archive: ZipArchive<R>,
     password: Option<&[u8]>,
-) -> impl Iterator<Item = crate::Result<FileInArchive>>
+) -> crate::Result<impl Iterator<Item = crate::Result<FileInArchive>>>
 where
     R: Read + Seek + Send + 'static,
 {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ where
         }
     });
 
-    Files(rx)
+    Ok(Files(rx))
 }
 
 /// Compresses the archives given by `input_filenames` into the file given previously to `writer`.
diff --git a/src/commands/list.rs b/src/commands/list.rs
index a2cdfc9..fc8aa75 100644
--- a/src/commands/list.rs
+++ b/src/commands/list.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn list_archive_contents(
     // Any other Zip decompression done can take up the whole RAM and freeze ouch.
     if let &[Zip] = formats.as_slice() {
         let zip_archive = zip::ZipArchive::new(reader)?;
-        let files = crate::archive::zip::list_archive(zip_archive, password);
+        let files = crate::archive::zip::list_archive(zip_archive, password)?;
         list::list_files(archive_path, files, list_options)?;
 
         return Ok(());
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub fn list_archive_contents(
     }
 
     let files: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = crate::Result<FileInArchive>>> = match formats[0] {
-        Tar => Box::new(crate::archive::tar::list_archive(tar::Archive::new(reader))),
+        Tar => Box::new(crate::archive::tar::list_archive(tar::Archive::new(reader))?),
         Zip => {
             if formats.len() > 1 {
                 // Locking necessary to guarantee that warning and question
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn list_archive_contents(
             io::copy(&mut reader, &mut vec)?;
             let zip_archive = zip::ZipArchive::new(io::Cursor::new(vec))?;
 
-            Box::new(crate::archive::zip::list_archive(zip_archive, password))
+            Box::new(crate::archive::zip::list_archive(zip_archive, password)?)
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "unrar")]
         Rar => {