diff --git a/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c b/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
index 76ac436..4bc3d2f 100644
--- a/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
+++ b/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
@@ -140,6 +140,77 @@ static int tpax_archive_append_ret(
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int tpax_archive_append_queue_item(
+	const struct tpax_driver_ctx *  dctx,
+	const struct dirent *           dirent,
+	const struct tpax_dirent *      parent,
+	struct tpax_unit_ctx *          unit,
+	int                             depth,
+	int                             fd,
+	bool *                          fkeep)
+
+{
+	struct tpax_dirent_buffer *     dentbuf;
+	struct tpax_dirent *            cdent;
+	const char *                    src;
+	char *                          dst;
+	char *                          cap;
+	size_t                          needed;
+
+	if (!(dentbuf = tpax_get_driver_dirents(dctx)))
+		if (!(dentbuf = tpax_dirent_buf_first_alloc(dctx)))
+			return tpax_archive_append_ret(
+				TPAX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx),
+				unit);
+
+	needed  = dirent->d_reclen;
+	needed += offsetof(struct tpax_dirent,dirent);
+	needed += 0x7;
+	needed |= 0x7;
+	needed ^= 0x7;
+
+	for (; dentbuf->next && (dentbuf->nfree < needed); )
+		dentbuf = dentbuf->next;
+
+	if (dentbuf->nfree < needed)
+		if (!(dentbuf = tpax_dirent_buf_next_alloc(dentbuf)))
+			return tpax_archive_append_ret(
+				TPAX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx),
+				unit);
+
+	*fkeep        = true;
+	cdent         = dentbuf->cdent;
+
+	cdent->fdat   = fd;
+	cdent->depth  = depth;
+	cdent->nsize  = needed;
+	cdent->parent = parent;
+
+	memset(&cdent->dirent,0,offsetof(struct dirent,d_name));
+
+	cdent->dirent.d_ino    = dirent->d_ino;
+	cdent->dirent.d_type   = dirent->d_type;
+	cdent->dirent.d_reclen = dirent->d_reclen;
+
+	src  = dirent->d_name;
+	dst  = cdent->dirent.d_name;
+
+	cap  = dst - offsetof(struct dirent,d_name);
+	cap -= offsetof(struct tpax_dirent,dirent);
+	cap += needed;
+
+	for (; *src; )
+		*dst++ = *src++;
+
+	for (; dst<cap; )
+		*dst++ = 0;
+
+	dentbuf->cdent  = (struct tpax_dirent *)cap;
+	dentbuf->nfree -= needed;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int tpax_archive_append_one(
 	const struct tpax_driver_ctx *  dctx,
 	const struct tpax_unit_ctx *    uctx,
@@ -362,17 +433,11 @@ static int tpax_archive_append_dir(
 	int                             fd;
 	bool                            fkeep;
 	long                            nbytes;
-	size_t                          needed;
 	struct dirent *                 dirent;
 	struct dirent *                 dirents;
-	struct tpax_dirent_buffer *     dentbuf;
-	struct tpax_dirent *            cdent;
 	struct tpax_unit_ctx *          unit;
 	struct stat                     st;
 	uintptr_t                       addr;
-	char *                          src;
-	char *                          dst;
-	char *                          cap;
 
 	/* fake uctx for recursion items */
 	unit = 0;
@@ -443,55 +508,13 @@ static int tpax_archive_append_dir(
 			}
 
 			if (dirent->d_type == DT_DIR) {
-				if (!(dentbuf = tpax_get_driver_dirents(dctx)))
-					if (!(dentbuf = tpax_dirent_buf_first_alloc(dctx)))
-						return tpax_archive_append_ret(
-							TPAX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx),
-							unit);
-
-				needed  = dirent->d_reclen;
-				needed += offsetof(struct tpax_dirent,dirent);
-				needed += 0x7;
-				needed |= 0x7;
-				needed ^= 0x7;
-
-				for (; dentbuf->next && (dentbuf->nfree < needed); )
-					dentbuf = dentbuf->next;
-
-				if (dentbuf->nfree < needed)
-					if (!(dentbuf = tpax_dirent_buf_next_alloc(dentbuf)))
-						return tpax_archive_append_ret(
-							TPAX_SYSTEM_ERROR(dctx),
-							unit);
-
-				fkeep = true;
-				cdent = dentbuf->cdent;
-
-				cdent->fdat   = fd;
-				cdent->depth  = depth;
-				cdent->nsize  = needed;
-				cdent->parent = parent;
-
-				memset(&cdent->dirent,0,offsetof(struct dirent,d_name));
-
-				cdent->dirent.d_type   = dirent->d_type;
-				cdent->dirent.d_reclen = dirent->d_reclen;
-
-				src  = dirent->d_name;
-				dst  = cdent->dirent.d_name;
-
-				cap  = dst - offsetof(struct dirent,d_name);
-				cap -= offsetof(struct tpax_dirent,dirent);
-				cap += needed;
-
-				for (; *src; )
-					*dst++ = *src++;
-
-				for (; dst<cap; )
-					*dst++ = 0;
-
-				dentbuf->cdent  = (struct tpax_dirent *)cap;
-				dentbuf->nfree -= needed;
+				if (tpax_archive_append_queue_item(
+						dctx,dirent,
+						parent,unit,depth,
+						fd,&fkeep) < 0)
+					return tpax_archive_append_ret(
+						TPAX_NESTED_ERROR(dctx),
+						unit);
 			} else {
 				if (tpax_archive_append_one(
 						dctx,0,dirent,fd,prefix,