diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index d058dc878d05de7160d06ce8d0380008d5711a14..1ab4047abefe4013e8ed78b527bc6df5b3053966 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -280,6 +280,11 @@ def model_file_dir():
     return SAMPLES_DIR / "model_files"
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def model_file_dir_with_subfolder():
+    return SAMPLES_DIR / "root_folder"
+
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def fake_dummy_worker():
     api_client = MockApiClient()
diff --git a/tests/samples/root_folder/model_file.pth b/tests/samples/root_folder/model_file.pth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc78ba3026c620f5d0e8c5b65071ae8ae2dfe157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/samples/root_folder/model_file.pth
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Wow this is actually the data of the best model ever created on Arkindex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/samples/root_folder/subfolder1/model_file.pth b/tests/samples/root_folder/subfolder1/model_file.pth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc78ba3026c620f5d0e8c5b65071ae8ae2dfe157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/samples/root_folder/subfolder1/model_file.pth
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Wow this is actually the data of the best model ever created on Arkindex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/samples/root_folder/subfolder2/model_file.pth b/tests/samples/root_folder/subfolder2/model_file.pth
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..cc78ba3026c620f5d0e8c5b65071ae8ae2dfe157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/samples/root_folder/subfolder2/model_file.pth
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Wow this is actually the data of the best model ever created on Arkindex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_elements_worker/test_training.py b/tests/test_elements_worker/test_training.py
index e8f419621bbf964a4313c93c130ffe14d049af7f..551fdf6d42121733d68a00fc3ec659153919583b 100644
--- a/tests/test_elements_worker/test_training.py
+++ b/tests/test_elements_worker/test_training.py
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ def test_create_archive(model_file_dir):
     assert not os.path.exists(zst_archive_path), "Auto removal failed"
 
 
+def test_create_archive_with_subfolder(model_file_dir_with_subfolder):
+    """Create an archive when the model's file is in a folder containing a subfolder"""
+
+    with create_archive(path=model_file_dir_with_subfolder) as (
+        zst_archive_path,
+        hash,
+        size,
+        archive_hash,
+    ):
+        assert os.path.exists(zst_archive_path), "The archive was not created"
+        assert (
+            hash == "3e453881404689e6e125144d2db3e605"
+        ), "Hash was not properly computed"
+        assert 300 < size < 1500
+
+    assert not os.path.exists(zst_archive_path), "Auto removal failed"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "tag, description",
     [