diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem.c b/filesystem/filesystem.c
index 21e0b43f..9cabcdf7 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem.c
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void FS_CreatePath( char *path )
 FS_AddArchive_Fullpath
 ================
 */
-static qboolean FS_AddArchive_Fullpath( const char *file, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
+static searchpath_t *FS_AddArchive_Fullpath( const char *file, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
 {
 	const char *ext = COM_FileExtension( file );
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static qboolean FS_AddArchive_Fullpath( const char *file, qboolean *already_load
 		return FS_AddPak_Fullpath( file, already_loaded, flags );
 
 	// skip wads, this function only meant to be used for extras
-	return false;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
index 1eda3159..a09ef4e3 100644
--- a/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
+++ b/filesystem/filesystem_internal.h
@@ -193,17 +193,17 @@ searchpath_t *FS_FindFile( const char *name, int *index, char *fixedname, size_t
 //
 // pak.c
 //
-qboolean FS_AddPak_Fullpath( const char *pakfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags );
+searchpath_t *FS_AddPak_Fullpath( const char *pakfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags );
 
 //
 // wad.c
 //
-qboolean FS_AddWad_Fullpath( const char *wadfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags );
+searchpath_t *FS_AddWad_Fullpath( const char *wadfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags );
 
 //
 // zip.c
 //
-qboolean FS_AddZip_Fullpath( const char *zipfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags );
+searchpath_t *FS_AddZip_Fullpath( const char *zipfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags );
 
 //
 // dir.c
diff --git a/filesystem/pak.c b/filesystem/pak.c
index 476207ae..2bf21a80 100644
--- a/filesystem/pak.c
+++ b/filesystem/pak.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ If keep_plain_dirs is set, the pack will be added AFTER the first sequence of
 plain directories.
 ================
 */
-qboolean FS_AddPak_Fullpath( const char *pakfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
+searchpath_t *FS_AddPak_Fullpath( const char *pakfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
 {
 	searchpath_t	*search;
 	pack_t		*pak = NULL;
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ qboolean FS_AddPak_Fullpath( const char *pakfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int
 		if( search->type == SEARCHPATH_PAK && !Q_stricmp( search->filename, pakfile ))
 		{
 			if( already_loaded ) *already_loaded = true;
-			return true; // already loaded
+			return search; // already loaded
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -384,12 +384,12 @@ qboolean FS_AddPak_Fullpath( const char *pakfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int
 			}
 		}
 
-		return true;
+		return search;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		if( errorcode != PAK_LOAD_NO_FILES )
 			Con_Reportf( S_ERROR "FS_AddPak_Fullpath: unable to load pak \"%s\"\n", pakfile );
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/filesystem/wad.c b/filesystem/wad.c
index 55416908..04ae1d10 100644
--- a/filesystem/wad.c
+++ b/filesystem/wad.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static byte *W_ReadLump( searchpath_t *search, const char *path, int pack_ind, f
 FS_AddWad_Fullpath
 ====================
 */
-qboolean FS_AddWad_Fullpath( const char *wadfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
+searchpath_t *FS_AddWad_Fullpath( const char *wadfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
 {
 	searchpath_t	*search;
 	wfile_t		*wad = NULL;
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ qboolean FS_AddWad_Fullpath( const char *wadfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int
 		if( search->type == SEARCHPATH_WAD && !Q_stricmp( search->filename, wadfile ))
 		{
 			if( already_loaded ) *already_loaded = true;
-			return true; // already loaded
+			return search; // already loaded
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -677,10 +677,10 @@ qboolean FS_AddWad_Fullpath( const char *wadfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int
 		fs_searchpaths = search;
 
 		Con_Reportf( "Adding wadfile: %s (%i files)\n", wadfile, wad->numlumps );
-		return true;
+		return search;
 	}
 
 	if( errorcode != WAD_LOAD_NO_FILES )
 		Con_Reportf( S_ERROR "FS_AddWad_Fullpath: unable to load wad \"%s\"\n", wadfile );
-	return false;
+	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/filesystem/zip.c b/filesystem/zip.c
index ea7abb62..1ec8a7a2 100644
--- a/filesystem/zip.c
+++ b/filesystem/zip.c
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ FS_AddZip_Fullpath
 
 ===========
 */
-qboolean FS_AddZip_Fullpath( const char *zipfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
+searchpath_t *FS_AddZip_Fullpath( const char *zipfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int flags )
 {
 	searchpath_t	*search;
 	zip_t		*zip = NULL;
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ qboolean FS_AddZip_Fullpath( const char *zipfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int
 		if( search->type == SEARCHPATH_ZIP && !Q_stricmp( search->filename, zipfile ))
 		{
 			if( already_loaded ) *already_loaded = true;
-			return true; // already loaded
+			return search; // already loaded
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -718,13 +718,14 @@ qboolean FS_AddZip_Fullpath( const char *zipfile, qboolean *already_loaded, int
 				FS_AddWad_Fullpath( fullpath, NULL, flags );
 			}
 		}
-		return true;
+
+		return search;
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		if( errorcode != ZIP_LOAD_NO_FILES )
 			Con_Reportf( S_ERROR "FS_AddZip_Fullpath: unable to load zip \"%s\"\n", zipfile );
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 }