diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 365b70d..cc11cd4 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,9 @@ pub struct Arg {
     #[arg(long, global = true, value_enum, default_value_t = crate::scripts::circus::image::crx::CircusCrxMode::Auto)]
     /// Circus CRX image row type mode
     pub circus_crx_mode: crate::scripts::circus::image::crx::CircusCrxMode,
+    #[arg(short = 'F', long, global = true, action = ArgAction::SetTrue)]
+    /// Force all files in archive to be treated as script files.
+    pub force_script: bool,
     #[command(subcommand)]
     /// Command
     pub command: Command,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 15672e0..3382583 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -401,8 +401,19 @@ pub fn export_script(
                     continue;
                 }
             };
-            if f.is_script() {
-                let (script_file, _) = parse_script_from_archive(&mut f, arg, config, &script)?;
+            if arg.force_script || f.is_script() {
+                let (script_file, _) = match parse_script_from_archive(&mut f, arg, config, &script)
+                {
+                    Ok(s) => s,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("Error parsing script '{}' from archive: {}", filename, e);
+                        COUNTER.inc_error();
+                        if arg.backtrace {
+                            eprintln!("Backtrace: {}", e.backtrace());
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
                 #[cfg(feature = "image")]
                 if script_file.is_image() {
                     if script_file.is_multi_image() {
@@ -896,8 +907,19 @@ pub fn import_script(
                 }
             };
             let mut writer = arch.new_file(f.name())?;
-            if f.is_script() {
-                let (script_file, _) = parse_script_from_archive(&mut f, arg, config, &script)?;
+            if arg.force_script || f.is_script() {
+                let (script_file, _) = match parse_script_from_archive(&mut f, arg, config, &script)
+                {
+                    Ok(s) => s,
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        eprintln!("Error parsing script '{}' from archive: {}", filename, e);
+                        COUNTER.inc_error();
+                        if arg.backtrace {
+                            eprintln!("Backtrace: {}", e.backtrace());
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                };
                 let mut of = match &arg.output_type {
                     Some(t) => t.clone(),
                     None => script_file.default_output_script_type(),