diff --git a/adm-zip.js b/adm-zip.js
index e4cb0e5..0602374 100644
--- a/adm-zip.js
+++ b/adm-zip.js
@@ -440,7 +440,11 @@ module.exports = function (/*String*/input) {
 					throw Utils.Errors.CANT_EXTRACT_FILE;
 				}
 				Utils.writeFileTo(entryName, content, overwrite);
-				fs.utimesSync(entryName, entry.header.time, entry.header.time)
+				try {
+					fs.utimesSync(entryName, entry.header.time, entry.header.time)
+				} catch (err) {
+					throw Utils.Errors.CANT_EXTRACT_FILE;
+				}
 			})
 		},
 
@@ -488,7 +492,11 @@ module.exports = function (/*String*/input) {
 					}
 
 					Utils.writeFileToAsync(sanitize(targetPath, entryName), content, overwrite, function (succ) {
-						fs.utimesSync(pth.resolve(targetPath, entryName), entry.header.time, entry.header.time);
+						try {
+							fs.utimesSync(pth.resolve(targetPath, entryName), entry.header.time, entry.header.time);
+						} catch (err) {
+							callback(new Error('Unable to set utimes'));
+						}
 						if (i <= 0) return;
 						if (!succ) {
 							i = 0;
diff --git a/util/fileSystem.js b/util/fileSystem.js
index 2859791..344816e 100644
--- a/util/fileSystem.js
+++ b/util/fileSystem.js
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ exports.require = function() {
   var fs = require("fs");
   if (process.versions['electron']) {
 	  try {
-		  fs = require("original-fs")
+	    originalFs = require("original-fs");
+	    if (Object.keys(originalFs).length > 0) {
+	      fs = originalFs;
+      }
 	  } catch (e) {}
   }
   return fs