diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp
index afdb8bf905..0af63b5db1 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Shelf.cpp
@@ -291,19 +291,24 @@ replicant_data::~replicant_data()
 status_t
 replicant_data::Archive(BMessage* msg)
 {
-	status_t result = B_ERROR;
+	status_t result = B_OK;
 	BMessage archive;
-	if (view && (view->Archive(&archive) == B_OK)) {
-		msg->AddInt32("uniqueid", id);
-		BPoint pos (0,0);
-		if (view) {
-			msg->AddMessage("message", &archive);
-			pos = view->Frame().LeftTop();
-		} else if (zombie_view)
-			pos = zombie_view->Frame().LeftTop();
-		msg->AddPoint("position", pos);
-		result = B_OK;
-	}
+	if (view) 
+		result = view->Archive(&archive);
+	else if (zombie_view)
+		result = zombie_view->Archive(&archive);
+		
+	if (result != B_OK)
+		return result;
+
+	msg->AddInt32("uniqueid", id);
+	BPoint pos (0,0);
+	msg->AddMessage("message", &archive);
+	if (view)
+		pos = view->Frame().LeftTop();
+	else if (zombie_view) 
+		pos = zombie_view->Frame().LeftTop();
+	msg->AddPoint("position", pos);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -1295,21 +1300,22 @@ BShelf::_AddReplicant(BMessage *data, BPoint *location, uint32 uniqueID)
 	// Instantiate the object, if this fails we have a zombie
 	image_id image = -1;
 	BArchivable *archivable = _InstantiateObject(data, &image);
-
-	if (archivable == NULL)
-		return send_reply(data, B_ERROR, uniqueID);
-
-	BView *view = dynamic_cast<BView*>(archivable);
-	if (view == NULL) {
-		printf("Replicant was rejected: it's not a view!");
-		return send_reply(data, B_ERROR, uniqueID);
+	
+	BView *view = NULL;
+	
+	if (archivable) {
+		view = dynamic_cast<BView*>(archivable);
+		
+		if (!view) {
+			return send_reply(data, B_ERROR, uniqueID);
+		}
 	}
-
+	
 	BDragger* dragger = NULL;
 	BView* replicant = NULL;
 	BDragger::relation relation = BDragger::TARGET_UNKNOWN;
 	_BZombieReplicantView_* zombie = NULL;
-	if (view != NULL) {
+	if (view) {
 		const BPoint point = location ? *location : view->Frame().LeftTop();
 		replicant = _GetReplicant(data, view, point, dragger, relation);
 		if (replicant == NULL)
@@ -1444,7 +1450,7 @@ BShelf::_CreateZombie(BMessage *data, BDragger *&dragger)
 	if (data->WasDropped()) {
 		BPoint offset;
 		BPoint dropPoint = data->DropPoint(&offset);
-
+		
 		frame.OffsetTo(fContainerView->ConvertFromScreen(dropPoint) - offset);
 
 		zombie = new _BZombieReplicantView_(frame, B_ERROR);
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.cpp b/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.cpp
index c9493469bf..e02bfcfaab 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ _BZombieReplicantView_::~_BZombieReplicantView_()
 
 
 void
-_BZombieReplicantView_::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
+_BZombieReplicantView_::MessageReceived(BMessage* msg)
 {
 	switch (msg->what) {
 		case B_ABOUT_REQUESTED:
 		{
-			const char *addOn = NULL;
+			const char* addOn = NULL;
 			char error[1024];
 			if (fArchive->FindString("add_on", &addOn) == B_OK) {
 				char description[B_MIME_TYPE_LENGTH] = "";				
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ _BZombieReplicantView_::MessageReceived(BMessage *msg)
 			}
 
 						
-			BAlert *alert = new (std::nothrow) BAlert("Error", error, "OK", NULL, NULL,
+			BAlert* alert = new (std::nothrow) BAlert("Error", error, "OK", NULL, NULL,
 								B_WIDTH_AS_USUAL, B_STOP_ALERT);
 			if (alert != NULL)
 				alert->Go();
@@ -92,8 +92,17 @@ _BZombieReplicantView_::MouseDown(BPoint)
 }
 
 
+status_t
+_BZombieReplicantView_::Archive(BMessage* archive, bool) const
+{
+	*archive = *fArchive;
+	
+	return B_OK;
+}
+
+
 void
-_BZombieReplicantView_::SetArchive(BMessage *archive)
+_BZombieReplicantView_::SetArchive(BMessage* archive)
 {
 	fArchive = archive;
 }
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.h b/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.h
index 9d1bcd13d9..26a926efbd 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.h
+++ b/src/kits/interface/ZombieReplicantView.h
@@ -38,20 +38,24 @@ const static rgb_color kZombieColor = {220, 220, 220, 255};
 class _BZombieReplicantView_ : public BBox {
 
 public:
-				_BZombieReplicantView_(BRect frame, status_t error);
-virtual			~_BZombieReplicantView_();
+								_BZombieReplicantView_(BRect frame, 
+									status_t error);
+	virtual						~_BZombieReplicantView_();
 
-virtual	void	MessageReceived(BMessage *msg);
+	virtual	void				MessageReceived(BMessage*msg);
 
-virtual	void	Draw(BRect updateRect);
+	virtual	void				Draw(BRect updateRect);
 
-virtual	void	MouseDown(BPoint);
+	virtual	void				MouseDown(BPoint);
 
-		void	SetArchive(BMessage *);
+	virtual status_t			Archive(BMessage* archive,
+									bool deep = true) const;
+
+			void				SetArchive(BMessage*);
 
 private:
-		status_t	fError;
-		BMessage	*fArchive;
+			status_t			fError;
+			BMessage*			fArchive;
 };
 
 #endif /* _ZOMBIE_REPLICANT_VIEW_H */