diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 282c7cf..9e026ba 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 
 USER root
 RUN curl --silent --location https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_10.x | bash -
-RUN apt-get install -y nodejs python-gdal p7zip-full && npm install -g nodemon && \
+RUN apt-get install -y nodejs python-gdal unzip p7zip-full && npm install -g nodemon && \
     ln -s /code/SuperBuild/install/bin/entwine /usr/bin/entwine && \
     ln -s /code/SuperBuild/install/bin/pdal /usr/bin/pdal
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbb07bf..197345b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ If you are already running [ODM](https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/ODM) on Ubuntu
 
 1) Install Entwine: https://entwine.io/quickstart.html#installation
  
-2) Install node.js, npm dependencies and 7zip:
+2) Install node.js, npm dependencies, 7zip and unzip:
 
 ```bash
 sudo curl --silent --location https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo bash -
-sudo apt-get install -y nodejs python-gdal p7zip-full
+sudo apt-get install -y nodejs python-gdal p7zip-full unzip
 git clone https://github.com/OpenDroneMap/NodeODM
 cd NodeODM
 npm install
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index c0eee74..b93798f 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ config.maxConcurrency = parseInt(argv.max_concurrency || fromConfigFile("maxConc
 config.maxRuntime = parseInt(argv.max_runtime || fromConfigFile("maxRuntime", -1));
 
 // Detect 7z availability
-const childProcess = spawnSync("7z", ['--help']);
-config.has7z = childProcess.status === 0;
+config.has7z = spawnSync("7z", ['--help']).status === 0;
+config.hasUnzip = spawnSync("unzip", ['--help']).status === 0;
+
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9808739..ac0eaf2 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -901,9 +901,9 @@ if (config.test) {
     if (config.testDropUploads) logger.info("Uploads will drop at random");
 }
 
-if (!config.has7z){
-    logger.warn("The 7z program is not installed, falling back to legacy (zipping will be slower)");
-}
+if (!config.hasUnzip) logger.warn("The unzip program is not installed, (certain unzip operations might be slower)");
+if (!config.has7z) logger.warn("The 7z program is not installed, falling back to legacy (zipping will be slower)");
+
 
 let commands = [
     cb => odmInfo.initialize(cb),
diff --git a/libs/processRunner.js b/libs/processRunner.js
index 2669316..7c356f2 100644
--- a/libs/processRunner.js
+++ b/libs/processRunner.js
@@ -107,5 +107,13 @@ module.exports = {
         },
         ["destination", "file"],
         null,
+        false),
+
+    unzip: makeRunner("unzip", function(options){
+            const opts = options.noDirectories ? ["-j"] : [];
+            return opts.concat(["-qq", "-o", options.file, "-d", options.destination]);
+        },
+        ["destination", "file"],
+        null,
         false)
 };
diff --git a/libs/ziputils.js b/libs/ziputils.js
index f7cb620..34ab15c 100644
--- a/libs/ziputils.js
+++ b/libs/ziputils.js
@@ -5,7 +5,19 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 
 module.exports = {
     unzip: function(file, outputDir, cb, noDirectories = false){
-        if (config.has7z){
+        if (config.hasUnzip){
+            processRunner.unzip({
+                file: file,
+                destination: outputDir,
+                noDirectories
+            }, (err, code, _) => {
+                if (err) cb(err);
+                else{
+                    if (code === 0) cb();
+                    else cb(new Error(`Could not extract .zip file, unzip exited with code ${code}`));
+                }
+            });
+        }else if (config.has7z){
             processRunner.sevenUnzip({
                 file: file,
                 destination: outputDir,