static bool handle_archive(char *fpath /* in-out param */, char op)
 {
        char arg[] = "-tvf"; /* options for tar/bsdtar to list files */
-       char *util, *outdir;
+       char *util, *outdir = NULL;
        bool x_to = FALSE;
+       bool is_atool = getutil(utils[UTIL_ATOOL]);
 
        if (op == 'x') {
-               outdir = xreadline(xbasename(fpath), messages[MSG_NEW_PATH]);
+               outdir = xreadline(is_atool ? "." : xbasename(fpath), messages[MSG_NEW_PATH]);
                if (!outdir || !*outdir) { /* Cancelled */
                        printwait(messages[MSG_CANCEL], NULL);
                        return FALSE;
                }
        }
 
-       if (getutil(utils[UTIL_ATOOL])) {
+       if (is_atool) {
                util = utils[UTIL_ATOOL];
                arg[1] = op;
                arg[2] = '\0';
                        return FALSE;
                }
                xstrsncpy(fpath, outdir, PATH_MAX);
-               free(outdir);
-       }
+       } else if (op == 'x')
+               fpath[0] = '\0';
 
        return TRUE;
 }
                                }
 
                                if (r == 'x' || r == 'm') {
-                                       set_smart_ctx('+', newpath, &path, &lastname, &lastdir);
+                                       if (newpath[0])
+                                               set_smart_ctx('+', newpath, &path, &lastname, &lastdir);
+                                       else
+                                               copycurname();
                                        clearfilter();
                                        goto begin;
                                }