diff --git a/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp b/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp
index bac02ae51..fdece27c6 100644
--- a/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/server/src/general_utilities_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ bool untar(const NLMISC::CSString& destFile)
 
 bool untarIfNeeded(const NLMISC::CSString& destFile)
 {
-	if (destFile.right(4)==".tgz" || destFile.right(7)==".tar.gz")
+	if (destFile.right(4)==".tgz" || destFile.right(7)==".tar.gz" || destFile.right(3)==".7z")
 	{
 		return untar(destFile);
 	}
diff --git a/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.cpp b/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.cpp
index f84d29713..9520e2da2 100644
--- a/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,22 @@ namespace PATCHMAN
 		_Parent=NULL;
 	}
 
-	void CFileReceiver::init(NLNET::IModule* parent,const std::string& fileSpec)
-	{
-		CFileReceiverSkel::init(parent);
-		_Parent= parent;
-		_FileSpec= fileSpec;
-		_AdministeredModuleWrapper.init(dynamic_cast<CAdministeredModuleBase*>(parent));
-	}
+    void CFileReceiver::init(NLNET::IModule *parent, const std::string &fileSpec)
+    {
+	    std::vector<std::string> fileSpecs;
+	    fileSpecs.push_back(fileSpec);
+	    init(parent, fileSpecs);
+    }
+
+    void CFileReceiver::init(NLNET::IModule *parent, const std::vector<std::string> &fileSpecs)
+    {
+	    CFileReceiverSkel::init(parent);
+	    _Parent = parent;
+	    _FileSpecs.clear();
+	    for (std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator it(fileSpecs.begin()), end(fileSpecs.end()); it != end; ++it)
+		    _FileSpecs.push_back(*it);
+	    _AdministeredModuleWrapper.init(dynamic_cast<CAdministeredModuleBase *>(parent));
+    }
 
 	bool CFileReceiver::haveIdleProxies() const
 	{
@@ -144,7 +153,8 @@ namespace PATCHMAN
 		if (NLMISC::CSString(module->getModuleManifest()).contains(ManifestEntryIsFileRepository))
 		{
 			CFileRepositoryProxy spr(module);
-			spr.subscribe(_Parent,_FileSpec);
+			for (std::vector<NLMISC::CSString>::const_iterator it(_FileSpecs.begin()), end(_FileSpecs.end()); it != end; ++it)
+				spr.subscribe(_Parent, *it);
 			_log("Repository up: "+module->getModuleName());
 			_Proxies[module].Proxy= module;
 		}
@@ -281,7 +291,8 @@ namespace PATCHMAN
 
 		// send the subscription request
 		CFileRepositoryProxy spr(sender);
-		spr.subscribe(_Parent,_FileSpec);
+		for (std::vector<NLMISC::CSString>::const_iterator it(_FileSpecs.begin()), end(_FileSpecs.end()); it != end; ++it)
+			spr.subscribe(_Parent, *it);
 		_log(NLMISC::toString("setupSubscriptions from: %s",sender->getModuleName().c_str()));
 	}
 
diff --git a/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.h b/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.h
index ebe4d8b7a..abd7c21c5 100644
--- a/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.h
+++ b/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/file_receiver.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace PATCHMAN
 		// ctor & init
 		CFileReceiver();
 		void init(NLNET::IModule* parent,const std::string& fileSpec="*/*");
+		void init(NLNET::IModule* parent,const std::vector<std::string> &fileSpecs);
 
 		// CModuleBase specialisation implementation
 		void onModuleUp(NLNET::IModuleProxy *module);
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ namespace PATCHMAN
 	private:
 		// private data -----------------------------------------------------------
 		NLNET::IModule* _Parent;
-		NLMISC::CSString _FileSpec;
+		std::vector<NLMISC::CSString> _FileSpecs;
 		CAdministeredModuleWrapper _AdministeredModuleWrapper;
 
 		// some handy data types
diff --git a/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp b/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp
index a5583aabc..672ce0f38 100644
--- a/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp
+++ b/ryzom/server/src/patchman_service/spa_server_patch_applier.cpp
@@ -392,7 +392,10 @@ bool CServerPatchApplier::initModule(const TParsedCommandLine &initInfo)
 
 	// initialise the module base classes...
 	logMsg+= CAdministeredModuleBase::init(initInfo);
-	CFileReceiver::init(this,"*/*.tgz");
+	std::vector<std::string> fileSpecs;
+	fileSpecs.push_back("*/*.tgz");
+	fileSpecs.push_back("*/*.7z");
+	CFileReceiver::init(this, fileSpecs);
 	CDeploymentConfigurationSynchroniser::init(this);
 
 	// now that the base classes have been initialised, we can cumulate the module manifests
@@ -403,7 +406,7 @@ bool CServerPatchApplier::initModule(const TParsedCommandLine &initInfo)
 	registerProgress(string("SPA Initialised: ")+logMsg+" "+_Manifest);
 	setStateVariable("State","Initialised");
 	broadcastStateInfo();
-
+	
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -865,7 +868,8 @@ bool CServerPatchApplier::_patchNextFile(const NLMISC::CSString& domainName,uint
 		NLMISC::CSString buildNumber= NLMISC::toString("%06u",nextVersion);
 		NLMISC::CSString baseFileName= *rit;
 		NLMISC::CSString tagFileName= baseFileName+".tag";
-		NLMISC::CSString tgzFileName= baseFileName+".tgz";
+		// NLMISC::CSString tgzFileName= baseFileName+".tgz";
+		NLMISC::CSString tgzFileName= baseFileName+".7z";
 
 		// if the archive file is missing then dispatch a request for it and give up
 		if (!NLMISC::CFile::fileExists(_Directories.getNextPatchDirectory(domainName)+tgzFileName))