diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/code/sevenz.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/code/sevenz.py
index 826ce71b..87fd7753 100644
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/code/sevenz.py
+++ b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/code/sevenz.py
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@
     'filesystem/hfs',
     'filesystem/ntfs',
 ]
-VERSION = '0.8.1'
+VERSION = '0.8.2'
 
 UNPACKER_EXECUTABLE = '7z'
-PW_LIST = get_merged_password_set(os.path.join(get_src_dir(), 'unpacker/passwords'))
+
+# Empty password must be first in list to correctly detect if archive has no password
+PW_LIST = [""]
+PW_LIST.extend(get_merged_password_set(os.path.join(get_src_dir(), 'unpacker/passwords')))
 
 
 def unpack_function(file_path, tmp_dir):
@@ -49,11 +52,11 @@ def unpack_function(file_path, tmp_dir):
 
         meta['output'] = output
         if 'Wrong password' not in output:
-            if 'AES' in output:
+            if password:
                 meta['password'] = password
             break
 
-    # Inform the user if not correct password was found
+    # Inform the user if no correct password was found
     if 'Wrong password' in meta['output']:
         logging.warning(f'Password for {file_path} not found in fact_extractor/unpacker/passwords directory')
 
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/data/test_password.zip b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/data/test_password.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d48705e0
Binary files /dev/null and b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/data/test_password.zip differ
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/test_plugin_sevenz.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/test_plugin_sevenz.py
index 02e60f8a..c1b391ae 100644
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/test_plugin_sevenz.py
+++ b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/sevenz/test/test_plugin_sevenz.py
@@ -21,14 +21,15 @@ def test_unpacker_selection_generic(self):
             ('test.rar', 'get_files_test'),
             ('cramfs.img', ''),
             ('test.iso', ''),
-        ],
+        ]
     )
     def test_extraction(self, test_file, prefix):
-        self.check_unpacking_of_standard_unpack_set(
+        meta = self.check_unpacking_of_standard_unpack_set(
             TEST_DATA_DIR / test_file,
             additional_prefix_folder=prefix,
             output=True,
         )
+        assert 'password' not in meta, 'password incorrectly set'
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         'test_file, prefix, ignore',
@@ -39,16 +40,24 @@ def test_extraction(self, test_file, prefix):
             ('ext2.img.xz', 'get_files_test', {'Journal'}),
             ('ext3.img.xz', 'get_files_test', {'Journal'}),
             ('ext4.img.xz', 'get_files_test', {'Journal'}),
-        ],
+        ]
     )
     def test_extraction_compressed(self, test_file, prefix, ignore):
         with decompress_test_file(TEST_DATA_DIR / test_file) as file:
-            self.check_unpacking_of_standard_unpack_set(
+            meta = self.check_unpacking_of_standard_unpack_set(
                 file, output=True, additional_prefix_folder=prefix, ignore=ignore
             )
+            assert 'password' not in meta, 'password incorrectly set'
 
-    def test_extraction_password(self):
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        'test_file',
+        [
+            'test_password.7z',
+            'test_password.zip'
+        ]
+    )
+    def test_extraction_password(self, test_file):
         meta = self.check_unpacking_of_standard_unpack_set(
-            TEST_DATA_DIR / 'test_password.7z', additional_prefix_folder='get_files_test', output=True
+            TEST_DATA_DIR / test_file, additional_prefix_folder='get_files_test', output=True
         )
         assert meta['password'] == 'test', 'password info not set'