--- a/internal/archiver/archiver_test.go	2020-03-16 20:00:56.045135798 -0400
+++ b/internal/archiver/archiver_test.go	2020-03-17 15:21:57.612565134 -0400
@@ -2062,8 +2062,10 @@
 	// set some values so we can then compare the nodes
 	want.Content = node2.Content
 	want.Path = ""
-	want.ExtendedAttributes = nil
-
+	want.AccessTime = want.ModTime
+	if len(want.ExtendedAttributes) == 0 {
+		want.ExtendedAttributes = nil
+	}
 	// make sure that metadata was recorded successfully
 	if !cmp.Equal(want, node2) {
 		t.Fatalf("metadata does not match:\n%v", cmp.Diff(want, node2))