diff --git a/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs b/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs
index 259122c8..3cbd6998 100644
--- a/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs
+++ b/SharpCompress.Test/Tar/TarArchiveTests.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,22 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Test
             }
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Tar_UstarArchivePathReadLongName()
+        {
+            string unmodified = Path.Combine(TEST_ARCHIVES_PATH, "ustar with long names.tar");
+            using(var archive = TarArchive.Open(unmodified))
+            {
+                Assert.AreEqual(6, archive.Entries.Count);
+                Assert.IsTrue(archive.Entries.Any(entry => entry.Key == "Directory/"));
+                Assert.IsTrue(archive.Entries.Any(entry => entry.Key == "Directory/Some file with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name"));
+                Assert.IsTrue(archive.Entries.Any(entry => entry.Key == "Directory/Directory with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name/"));
+                Assert.IsTrue(archive.Entries.Any(entry => entry.Key == "Directory/Directory with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name/Some file with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name"));
+                Assert.IsTrue(archive.Entries.Any(entry => entry.Key == "Directory/Directory with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name/Directory with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name/"));
+                Assert.IsTrue(archive.Entries.Any(entry => entry.Key == "Directory/Directory with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name/Directory with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name/Some file with veeeeeeeeeery loooooooooong name"));
+            }
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void Tar_Create_New()
         {
diff --git a/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/Headers/TarHeader.cs b/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/Headers/TarHeader.cs
index 4e297957..5529f031 100644
--- a/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/Headers/TarHeader.cs
+++ b/SharpCompress/Common/Tar/Headers/TarHeader.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace SharpCompress.Common.Tar.Headers
 
             Magic = ArchiveEncoding.Default.GetString(buffer, 257, 6).TrimNulls();
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Magic) && "ustar ".Equals(Magic))
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Magic) && "ustar".Equals(Magic))
             {
                 string namePrefix = ArchiveEncoding.Default.GetString(buffer, 345, 157);
                 namePrefix = namePrefix.TrimNulls();
diff --git a/TestArchives/Archives/ustar with long names.tar b/TestArchives/Archives/ustar with long names.tar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35e96cdb
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