diff --git a/unitypackage_extractor/extractor.py b/unitypackage_extractor/extractor.py
index e59b8b7..7756c96 100644
--- a/unitypackage_extractor/extractor.py
+++ b/unitypackage_extractor/extractor.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import tarfile
-import re
 import sys
 import os
+import time
+import shutil 
+from os import walk
 
 def extractPackage(packagePath, outputPath=""):
   """
@@ -9,34 +11,44 @@ def extractPackage(packagePath, outputPath=""):
   @param {string} packagePath The path to the .unitypackage
   @param {string} [outputPath=""] Optional output path, otherwise will use cwd
   """
-  with tarfile.open(name=packagePath) as upkg:
-    for name in upkg.getnames():
-      #.getnames() iterates over every file and folder, providing strings
-      # as directory entries
-
-      #Only top level files (use normpath to remove any leading ./ or other
-      #redundant path stuff
-      if re.search(r"[/\\]", os.path.normpath(name)):
-        continue
-
-      try:
-        upkg.getmember(f"{name}/pathname")
-        upkg.getmember(f"{name}/asset")
-      except KeyError:
-        continue #Doesn't have the required files to extract it
-
-      #Extract the path name of the asset
-      pathname = upkg.extractfile(f"{name}/pathname").readline() #Reads the first line of the pathname file
-      pathname = pathname.decode("utf-8") #Decode
-      pathname = pathname[:-1] if pathname[-1] == '\n' else pathname #Remove newline
-      #Extract to the pathname
-      print(f"Extracting '{name}' as '{pathname}'")
-      assetFile = upkg.extractfile(f"{name}/asset")
-      assetOutPath = os.path.join(outputPath, pathname)
-      os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(assetOutPath), exist_ok=True) #Make the dirs up to the given folder
-      open(assetOutPath, "wb").write(assetFile.read())          #Write out to our own named folder
+
+  # Step 1: untar all files in a temp folder
+  tmpOutputPath = f"{outputPath}__TEMP__"
+  tf = tarfile.open(name=packagePath)
+  tf.extractall(tmpOutputPath)
+
+  # Step 2: Extract each asset
+  for dirName, subdirList, fileList in os.walk(tmpOutputPath):
+    extractFile(dirName, tmpOutputPath, outputPath)
+
+  # Step 3: Remove temp folder
+  shutil.rmtree(tmpOutputPath)
+
+
+def extractFile(dirName, tmpOutputPath, outputPath):
+  # print('Found directory: %s' % dirName)
+  if dirName == tmpOutputPath:
+    return
+
+  if not os.path.exists(f"{dirName}/pathname"):
+    # print(f"*** Did not find {dirName}/pathname - Skip!")
+    return
+  if not os.path.exists(f"{dirName}/asset"):
+    # print(f"*** Did not find {dirName}/pathname - Skip!")
+    return
+  with open(f"{dirName}/pathname") as f:
+    pathname = f.readline()
+    pathname = pathname[:-1] if pathname[-1] == '\n' else pathname #Remove newline
+    assetOutPath = os.path.join(outputPath, pathname)
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(assetOutPath), exist_ok=True) #Make the dirs up to the given folder
+    shutil.move(f"{dirName}/asset", assetOutPath)
+    print(f"Extracted '{dirName}' as '{pathname}'")
+    return
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   if not len(sys.argv) > 1:
     raise TypeError("No .unitypackage path was given. \n\nUSAGE: unitypackage_extractor [XXX.unitypackage]")
-  extractPackage(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else "")
\ No newline at end of file
+  start_time = time.time()
+  extractPackage(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2] if len(sys.argv) > 2 else "")
+  print("--- Finished in %s seconds ---" % (time.time() - start_time))