diff --git a/runtime/src/hardened_unpack.rs b/runtime/src/hardened_unpack.rs
index d35d33db8..38fcd1785 100644
--- a/runtime/src/hardened_unpack.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/hardened_unpack.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ fn is_valid_snapshot_archive_entry(parts: &[&str], kind: tar::EntryType) -> bool
         (["accounts", file], GNUSparse) if like_storage(file) => true,
         (["accounts", file], Regular) if like_storage(file) => true,
         (["snapshots"], Directory) => true,
+        (["snapshots", "status_cache"], GNUSparse) => true,
         (["snapshots", "status_cache"], Regular) => true,
+        (["snapshots", dir, file], GNUSparse) if all_digits(dir) && all_digits(file) => true,
         (["snapshots", dir, file], Regular) if all_digits(dir) && all_digits(file) => true,
         (["snapshots", dir], Directory) if all_digits(dir) => true,
         _ => false,