diff --git a/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-artifact.test.ts b/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-artifact.test.ts
index b0dca5c8..3b8201d7 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-artifact.test.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-artifact.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import * as blobUpload from '../src/internal/upload/blob-upload'
 import {uploadArtifact} from '../src/internal/upload/upload-artifact'
 import {noopLogs} from './common'
 import {FilesNotFoundError} from '../src/internal/shared/errors'
+import {Stats} from 'fs'
 
 describe('upload-artifact', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -28,15 +29,18 @@ describe('upload-artifact', () => {
       .mockReturnValue([
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file1.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file1.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file1.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file2.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file2.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file2.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/dir/file3.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         }
       ])
 
@@ -136,15 +140,18 @@ describe('upload-artifact', () => {
       .mockReturnValue([
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file1.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file1.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file1.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file2.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file2.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file2.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/dir/file3.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         }
       ])
 
@@ -175,15 +182,18 @@ describe('upload-artifact', () => {
       .mockReturnValue([
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file1.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file1.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file1.txt',
+          stats: Stats.prototype
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file2.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file2.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file2.txt',
+          stats: Stats.prototype
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/dir/file3.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt',
+          stats: Stats.prototype
         }
       ])
 
@@ -230,15 +240,18 @@ describe('upload-artifact', () => {
       .mockReturnValue([
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file1.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file1.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file1.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file2.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file2.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file2.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/dir/file3.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         }
       ])
 
@@ -293,15 +306,18 @@ describe('upload-artifact', () => {
       .mockReturnValue([
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file1.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file1.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file1.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/file2.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'file2.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'file2.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         },
         {
           sourcePath: '/home/user/files/plz-upload/dir/file3.txt',
-          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt'
+          destinationPath: 'dir/file3.txt',
+          stats: new Stats()
         }
       ])
 
diff --git a/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-zip-specification.test.ts b/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-zip-specification.test.ts
index 0b59bff7..a29b5280 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-zip-specification.test.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload-zip-specification.test.ts
@@ -287,14 +287,14 @@ describe('Search', () => {
     expect(specifications.length).toEqual(2)
     const absolutePaths = specifications.map(item => item.sourcePath)
     expect(absolutePaths).toContain(goodItem1Path)
-    expect(absolutePaths).toContain(null)
+    expect(absolutePaths).toContain(folderEPath)
 
     for (const specification of specifications) {
       if (specification.sourcePath === goodItem1Path) {
         expect(specification.destinationPath).toEqual(
           path.join('/folder-a', 'folder-b', 'folder-c', 'good-item1.txt')
         )
-      } else if (specification.sourcePath === null) {
+      } else if (specification.sourcePath === folderEPath) {
         expect(specification.destinationPath).toEqual(
           path.join('/folder-a', 'folder-b', 'folder-e')
         )
diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/upload-zip-specification.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/upload-zip-specification.ts
index c6e807e6..e10f102d 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/upload-zip-specification.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/upload-zip-specification.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,19 @@ import {validateFilePath} from './path-and-artifact-name-validation'
 
 export interface UploadZipSpecification {
   /**
-   * An absolute source path that points to a file that will be added to a zip. Null if creating a new directory
+   * An absolute source path that points to a file that will be added to a zip.
    */
-  sourcePath: string | null
+  sourcePath: string
 
   /**
    * The destination path in a zip for a file
    */
   destinationPath: string
+
+  /**
+   * Information about the file on disk
+   */
+  stats: fs.Stats
 }
 
 /**
@@ -75,37 +80,26 @@ export function getUploadZipSpecification(
           - file3.txt
   */
   for (let file of filesToZip) {
-    if (!fs.existsSync(file)) {
-      throw new Error(`File ${file} does not exist`)
+    const stats = fs.statSync(file, {throwIfNoEntry: false})
+    if (!stats) throw new Error(`File ${file} does not exist`)
+    // Normalize and resolve, this allows for either absolute or relative paths to be used
+    file = normalize(file)
+    file = resolve(file)
+    if (!file.startsWith(rootDirectory)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The rootDirectory: ${rootDirectory} is not a parent directory of the file: ${file}`
+      )
     }
-    if (!fs.statSync(file).isDirectory()) {
-      // Normalize and resolve, this allows for either absolute or relative paths to be used
-      file = normalize(file)
-      file = resolve(file)
-      if (!file.startsWith(rootDirectory)) {
-        throw new Error(
-          `The rootDirectory: ${rootDirectory} is not a parent directory of the file: ${file}`
-        )
-      }
 
-      // Check for forbidden characters in file paths that may cause ambiguous behavior if downloaded on different file systems
-      const uploadPath = file.replace(rootDirectory, '')
-      validateFilePath(uploadPath)
+    // Check for forbidden characters in file paths that may cause ambiguous behavior if downloaded on different file systems
+    const destinationPath = file.replace(rootDirectory, '')
+    validateFilePath(destinationPath)
 
-      specification.push({
-        sourcePath: file,
-        destinationPath: uploadPath
-      })
-    } else {
-      // Empty directory
-      const directoryPath = file.replace(rootDirectory, '')
-      validateFilePath(directoryPath)
-
-      specification.push({
-        sourcePath: null,
-        destinationPath: directoryPath
-      })
-    }
+    specification.push({
+      sourcePath: file,
+      destinationPath,
+      stats
+    })
   }
   return specification
 }
diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/zip.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/zip.ts
index 5a923119..28bc283f 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/zip.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload/zip.ts
@@ -42,14 +42,18 @@ export async function createZipUploadStream(
   zip.on('end', zipEndCallback)
 
   for (const file of uploadSpecification) {
-    if (file.sourcePath !== null) {
+    if (!file.stats.isDirectory()) {
       // Add a normal file to the zip
       zip.append(createReadStream(file.sourcePath), {
-        name: file.destinationPath
+        name: file.destinationPath,
+        stats: file.stats
       })
     } else {
       // Add a directory to the zip
-      zip.append('', {name: file.destinationPath})
+      zip.append('', {
+        name: file.destinationPath,
+        stats: file.stats
+      })
     }
   }