diff --git a/fdroidserver/update.py b/fdroidserver/update.py
index 9225c241..bc2583fc 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/update.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/update.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ def get_all_icon_dirs(repodir):
         yield get_icon_dir(repodir, density)
 
 
+def disabled_algorithms_allowed():
+    return options.allow_disabled_algorithms or config['allow_disabled_algorithms']
+
+
 def update_wiki(apps, sortedids, apks):
     """Update the wiki
 
@@ -460,7 +464,7 @@ def get_cache():
 
     """
     apkcachefile = get_cache_file()
-    ada = options.allow_disabled_algorithms or config['allow_disabled_algorithms']
+    ada = disabled_algorithms_allowed()
     if not options.clean and os.path.exists(apkcachefile):
         with open(apkcachefile) as fp:
             apkcache = json.load(fp, object_pairs_hook=collections.OrderedDict)
@@ -1598,7 +1602,7 @@ def process_apks(apkcache, repodir, knownapks, use_date_from_apk=False):
     apks = []
     for apkfile in sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(repodir, '*.apk'))):
         apkfilename = apkfile[len(repodir) + 1:]
-        ada = options.allow_disabled_algorithms or config['allow_disabled_algorithms']
+        ada = disabled_algorithms_allowed()
         (skip, apk, cachethis) = process_apk(apkcache, apkfilename, repodir, knownapks,
                                              use_date_from_apk, ada, True)
         if skip:
@@ -1857,7 +1861,7 @@ def archive_old_apks(apps, apks, archapks, repodir, archivedir, defaultkeepversi
                 break
             if 'antiFeatures' not in apk:
                 keep.append(apk)
-            elif 'DisabledAlgorithm' not in apk['antiFeatures']:
+            elif 'DisabledAlgorithm' not in apk['antiFeatures'] or disabled_algorithms_allowed():
                 keep.append(apk)
 
         # actually move apks to the target section
diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index 16ec8bb3..7ae22fe9 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -555,6 +555,30 @@ if ! which apksigner; then
     test -e repo/com.politedroid_6.apk
 fi
 
+# test unarchiving when disabled_algorithms are allowed again
+echo 'allow_disabled_algorithms = True' >> config.py
+$fdroid update --pretty --nosign
+test `grep '<package>' archive/index.xml | wc -l` -eq 2
+test `grep '<package>' repo/index.xml | wc -l` -eq 6
+grep -F com.politedroid_3.apk archive/index.xml
+grep -F com.politedroid_4.apk repo/index.xml
+grep -F com.politedroid_5.apk repo/index.xml
+grep -F com.politedroid_6.apk repo/index.xml
+grep -F org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_1.apk archive/index.xml
+grep -F org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_2.apk repo/index.xml
+grep -F org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_3.apk repo/index.xml
+grep -F org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_4.apk repo/index.xml
+! grep -F urzip-badsig.apk repo/index.xml
+! grep -F urzip-badsig.apk archive/index.xml
+test -e archive/com.politedroid_3.apk
+test -e repo/com.politedroid_4.apk
+test -e repo/com.politedroid_5.apk
+test -e repo/com.politedroid_6.apk
+test -e archive/org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_1.apk
+test -e repo/org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_2.apk
+test -e repo/org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_3.apk
+test -e repo/org.bitbucket.tickytacky.mirrormirror_4.apk
+test -e archive/urzip-badsig.apk
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 echo_header 'rename apks with `fdroid update --rename-apks`, --nosign for speed'