diff --git a/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs b/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs
index 25500f74..68207cd3 100644
--- a/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs
+++ b/pbs-client/src/pxar/tools.rs
@@ -299,30 +299,12 @@ pub async fn pxar_metadata_catalog_lookup<T: Clone + ReadAt>(
         while let Some(entry) = entries_iter.next().await {
             let entry = entry?.decode_entry().await?;
 
-            let entry_attr = match entry.kind() {
-                EntryKind::Version(_) | EntryKind::Prelude(_) | EntryKind::GoodbyeTable => continue,
-                EntryKind::Directory => DirEntryAttribute::Directory {
-                    start: entry.entry_range_info().entry_range.start,
-                },
-                EntryKind::File { size, .. } => {
-                    let mtime = match entry.metadata().mtime_as_duration() {
-                        SignedDuration::Positive(val) => i64::try_from(val.as_secs())?,
-                        SignedDuration::Negative(val) => -i64::try_from(val.as_secs())?,
-                    };
-                    DirEntryAttribute::File { size: *size, mtime }
-                }
-                EntryKind::Device(_) => match entry.metadata().file_type() {
-                    mode::IFBLK => DirEntryAttribute::BlockDevice,
-                    mode::IFCHR => DirEntryAttribute::CharDevice,
-                    _ => bail!("encountered unknown device type"),
-                },
-                EntryKind::Symlink(_) => DirEntryAttribute::Symlink,
-                EntryKind::Hardlink(_) => DirEntryAttribute::Hardlink,
-                EntryKind::Fifo => DirEntryAttribute::Fifo,
-                EntryKind::Socket => DirEntryAttribute::Socket,
+            let entry_attr = match DirEntryAttribute::try_from(&entry) {
+                Ok(attr) => attr,
+                Err(_) => continue,
             };
 
-            let entry_path = entry_path_with_prefix(&entry, path_prefix);
+            let entry_path = crate::pxar::tools::entry_path_with_prefix(&entry, path_prefix);
             entries.push(ArchiveEntry::new(
                 entry_path.as_os_str().as_bytes(),
                 Some(&entry_attr),
diff --git a/pbs-datastore/src/catalog.rs b/pbs-datastore/src/catalog.rs
index eb531837..f0589f88 100644
--- a/pbs-datastore/src/catalog.rs
+++ b/pbs-datastore/src/catalog.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use pathpatterns::{MatchList, MatchType};
+use pxar::accessor::aio::FileEntry;
+use pxar::accessor::ReadAt;
+use pxar::format::SignedDuration;
+use pxar::{mode, EntryKind};
 
 use proxmox_io::ReadExt;
 use proxmox_schema::api;
@@ -104,6 +108,42 @@ pub enum DirEntryAttribute {
     Socket,
 }
 
+impl<T> TryFrom<&FileEntry<T>> for DirEntryAttribute
+where
+    T: Clone + ReadAt,
+{
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from(entry: &FileEntry<T>) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        let attr = match entry.kind() {
+            EntryKind::Version(_) | EntryKind::Prelude(_) | EntryKind::GoodbyeTable => bail!(
+                "cannot convert pxar entry kind {:?} to catalog directory entry attribute",
+                entry.kind(),
+            ),
+            EntryKind::Directory => DirEntryAttribute::Directory {
+                start: entry.entry_range_info().entry_range.start,
+            },
+            EntryKind::File { size, .. } => {
+                let mtime = match entry.metadata().mtime_as_duration() {
+                    SignedDuration::Positive(val) => i64::try_from(val.as_secs())?,
+                    SignedDuration::Negative(val) => -i64::try_from(val.as_secs())?,
+                };
+                DirEntryAttribute::File { size: *size, mtime }
+            }
+            EntryKind::Device(_) => match entry.metadata().file_type() {
+                mode::IFBLK => DirEntryAttribute::BlockDevice,
+                mode::IFCHR => DirEntryAttribute::CharDevice,
+                _ => bail!("encountered unknown device type"),
+            },
+            EntryKind::Symlink(_) => DirEntryAttribute::Symlink,
+            EntryKind::Hardlink(_) => DirEntryAttribute::Hardlink,
+            EntryKind::Fifo => DirEntryAttribute::Fifo,
+            EntryKind::Socket => DirEntryAttribute::Socket,
+        };
+        Ok(attr)
+    }
+}
+
 impl DirEntry {
     fn new(etype: CatalogEntryType, name: Vec<u8>, start: u64, size: u64, mtime: i64) -> Self {
         match etype {