diff --git a/lxm3/xm_cluster/packaging/archive_builder.py b/lxm3/xm_cluster/packaging/archive_builder.py
index b45e10e..562047f 100644
--- a/lxm3/xm_cluster/packaging/archive_builder.py
+++ b/lxm3/xm_cluster/packaging/archive_builder.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import datetime
+import filecmp
 import glob
 import os
 import shutil
@@ -74,9 +75,13 @@ def create_python_archive(
                     if not os.path.exists(target_file):
                         shutil.copy(src, target_file)
                     else:
-                        raise ValueError(
-                            "Additional resource overwrites existing file: %s", src
-                        )
+                        # Trying to override a file in the archive,
+                        # check if the file contents are the same
+                        if not filecmp.cmp(src, target_file):
+                            # Raise if contents differ
+                            raise ValueError(
+                                "Additional resource overwrites existing file: %s", src
+                            )
 
             if os.path.exists(os.path.join(tmpdir, "bin")):
                 console.log('Removing "bin/" directory as these are not yet portable.')
diff --git a/tests/packaging_test.py b/tests/packaging_test.py
index 34ccc6e..dd6b7bf 100644
--- a/tests/packaging_test.py
+++ b/tests/packaging_test.py
@@ -36,6 +36,32 @@ def test_package_python(self, pkg_fun):
             )
             self.assertIsInstance(executable, xm_cluster.Command)
 
+    # @parameterized.parameters((cluster._package_python_package,))
+    # def test_package_python_resource_overwrites(self, pkg_fun):
+    #     resource = xm_cluster.Fileset(
+    #         files={
+    #             os.path.join(
+    #                 _HERE, "testdata/test_pkg/py_package/main.py"
+    #             ): "py_package/main.py",
+    #         }
+    #     )
+    #     spec = xm_cluster.PythonPackage(
+    #         entrypoint=xm_cluster.ModuleName("py_package.main"),
+    #         path=os.path.join(_HERE, "testdata/test_pkg"),
+    #         resources=[resource],
+    #     )
+
+    #     tmpdir = self.create_tempdir().full_path
+    #     store = artifacts.LocalArtifactStore(tmpdir, "test")
+    #     pkg_fun(
+    #         spec,
+    #         xm.Packageable(
+    #             spec,
+    #             xm_cluster.Local().Spec(),
+    #         ),
+    #         store,
+    #     )
+
     def test_package_default_pip_args(self):
         spec = xm_cluster.PythonPackage(
             entrypoint=xm_cluster.ModuleName("py_package.main"),