diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ef822f2..a47ceaf 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20200108200545-475eaeb16496
 	github.com/eiannone/keyboard v0.0.0-20200508000154-caf4b762e807
 	github.com/glendc/go-external-ip v0.1.0
-	github.com/jhoonb/archivex v0.0.0-20180718040744-0488e4ce1681
 	github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.7.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20191027152451-9434209cb086
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cc48d01..4058a78 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1045,8 +1045,6 @@ github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20181102032728-5e5cf60278f6/go.mod h1:
 github.com/ianlancetaylor/demangle v0.0.0-20200824232613-28f6c0f3b639/go.mod h1:aSSvb/t6k1mPoxDqO4vJh6VOCGPwU4O0C2/Eqndh1Sc=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 h1:wN+x4NVGpMsO7ErUn/mUI3vEoE6Jt13X2s0bqwp9tc8=
 github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0/go.mod h1:vpF70FUmC8bwa3OWnCshd2FqLfsEA9PFc4w1p2J65bw=
-github.com/jhoonb/archivex v0.0.0-20180718040744-0488e4ce1681 h1:EiEjLram6Y0WXygV4WyzKmTr3XaR4CD3tvjdTrsk3cU=
-github.com/jhoonb/archivex v0.0.0-20180718040744-0488e4ce1681/go.mod h1:GN1Mg/uXQ6qwXA0HypnUO3xlcQJS9/y68EsHNeuuRa4=
 github.com/jpillora/backoff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:J/6gKK9jxlEcS3zixgDgUAsiuZ7yrSoa/FX5e0EB2j4=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.6/go.mod h1:+SdeFBvtyEkXs7REEP0seUULqWtbJapLOCVDaaPEHmU=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.9/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 23ba1a9..6b582b6 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"archive/zip"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/jhoonb/archivex"
 )
 
 // Expand tilde in paths
@@ -33,44 +32,105 @@ func Expand(input string) string {
 	return input
 }
 
+// add folder to the zip file
+func addFolderToZip(zipWriter *zip.Writer, source, target string) error {
+
+	//explore the folder and add all to the zip
+	return filepath.Walk(source, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		header, err := zip.FileInfoHeader(info)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		header.Name = path
+
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			header.Name += "/"
+		} else {
+			header.Method = zip.Deflate
+		}
+
+		writer, err := zipWriter.CreateHeader(header)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		file, err := os.Open(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(writer, file)
+		return err
+	})
+}
+
+// add files to the zip file
+func addFileToZip(zipWriter *zip.Writer, fileToAdd string) error {
+	f1, err := os.Open(fileToAdd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f1.Close()
+
+	w1, err := zipWriter.Create(filepath.Base(fileToAdd))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := io.Copy(w1, f1); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ZipFiles and return the resulting zip's filename
 func ZipFiles(files []string) (string, error) {
-	zip := new(archivex.ZipFile)
-	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "qrcp")
+	//create temporary file
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "qrcp")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+	tempFileName := tmpfile.Name() + ".zip"
 	tmpfile.Close()
-	if err := os.Rename(tmpfile.Name(), tmpfile.Name()+".zip"); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Rename(tmpfile.Name(), tempFileName); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	if err := zip.Create(tmpfile.Name() + ".zip"); err != nil {
+
+	//create zip file
+	zipFile, err := os.Create(tempFileName)
+	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+	defer zipFile.Close()
+
+	//add files and folder in the zip
+	zipWriter := zip.NewWriter(zipFile)
+	defer zipWriter.Close()
 	for _, filename := range files {
 		fileinfo, err := os.Stat(filename)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 		if fileinfo.IsDir() {
-			if err := zip.AddAll(filename, true); err != nil {
+			if err := addFolderToZip(zipWriter, filename, tempFileName); err != nil {
 				return "", err
 			}
 		} else {
-			file, err := os.Open(filename)
-			if err != nil {
-				return "", err
-			}
-			defer file.Close()
-			if err := zip.Add(filename, file, fileinfo); err != nil {
+			if err := addFileToZip(zipWriter, filename); err != nil {
 				return "", err
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if err := zip.Close(); err != nil {
-		return "", nil
-	}
-	return zip.Name, nil
+	return tempFileName, nil
 }
 
 // GetRandomURLPath returns a random string of 4 alphanumeric characters