diff --git a/nulib2/ArcUtils.c b/nulib2/ArcUtils.c
index fb2f13f..2e17632 100644
--- a/nulib2/ArcUtils.c
+++ b/nulib2/ArcUtils.c
@@ -856,6 +856,10 @@ OpenArchiveReadOnly(NulibState* pState)
     err = NuSetValue(pArchive, kNuValueMimicSHK, true);
     BailError(err);
 
+    /* handy for some malformed archives */
+    err = NuSetValue(pArchive, kNuValueHandleBadMac, true);
+    BailError(err);
+
 /*
     DBUG(("--- enabling 'mask dataless' mode\n"));
     err = NuSetValue(pArchive, kNuValueMaskDataless, true);
diff --git a/nulib2/ChangeLog.txt b/nulib2/ChangeLog.txt
index 431293b..ea038d7 100644
--- a/nulib2/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/nulib2/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+2007/02/19  Enable "bad Mac" handling.
+
 2006/02/18  ***** v2.1.1 shipped *****
 
 2006/02/18  fadden
diff --git a/nulib2/State.c b/nulib2/State.c
index fc97d12..3e82490 100644
--- a/nulib2/State.c
+++ b/nulib2/State.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "Nulib2.h"
 
 
-static const char* gProgramVersion = "2.1.1";
+static const char* gProgramVersion = "2.2.0";
 
 
 /*