diff --git a/libs/utils/ObbFile.cpp b/libs/utils/ObbFile.cpp
index 3a4a03a77..fe49300eb 100644
--- a/libs/utils/ObbFile.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/ObbFile.cpp
@@ -91,22 +91,24 @@ bool ObbFile::readFrom(const char* filename)
 
     fd = ::open(filename, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd < 0) {
+        LOGW("couldn't open file %s: %s", filename, strerror(errno));
         goto out;
     }
     success = readFrom(fd);
     close(fd);
 
-out:
     if (!success) {
-        LOGW("failed to read from %s\n", filename);
+        LOGW("failed to read from %s (fd=%d)\n", filename, fd);
     }
+
+out:
     return success;
 }
 
 bool ObbFile::readFrom(int fd)
 {
     if (fd < 0) {
-        LOGW("failed to read file\n");
+        LOGW("attempt to read from invalid fd\n");
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -149,10 +151,16 @@ bool ObbFile::parseObbFile(int fd)
         footerSize = get4LE((unsigned char*)footer);
         if (footerSize > (size_t)fileLength - kFooterTagSize
                 || footerSize > kMaxBufSize) {
-            LOGW("claimed footer size is too large (0x%08lx; file size is 0x%08llx)\n",
+            LOGW("claimed footer size is too large (0x%08zx; file size is 0x%08llx)\n",
                     footerSize, fileLength);
             return false;
         }
+
+        if (footerSize < kFooterMinSize) {
+            LOGW("claimed footer size is too small (%08zx; minimum size is 0x%x)\n",
+                    footerSize, kFooterMinSize);
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     my_off64_t fileOffset = fileLength - footerSize - kFooterTagSize;
@@ -161,26 +169,22 @@ bool ObbFile::parseObbFile(int fd)
         return false;
     }
 
-    size_t readAmount = kMaxBufSize;
-    if (readAmount > footerSize)
-        readAmount = footerSize;
-
-    char* scanBuf = (char*)malloc(readAmount);
+    char* scanBuf = (char*)malloc(footerSize);
     if (scanBuf == NULL) {
         LOGW("couldn't allocate scanBuf: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         return false;
     }
 
-    actual = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(fd, scanBuf, readAmount));
+    actual = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(read(fd, scanBuf, footerSize));
     // readAmount is guaranteed to be less than kMaxBufSize
-    if (actual != (ssize_t)readAmount) {
+    if (actual != (ssize_t)footerSize) {
         LOGI("couldn't read ObbFile footer: %s\n", strerror(errno));
         free(scanBuf);
         return false;
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-    for (int i = 0; i < readAmount; ++i) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < footerSize; ++i) {
         LOGI("char: 0x%02x", scanBuf[i]);
     }
 #endif
@@ -197,7 +201,8 @@ bool ObbFile::parseObbFile(int fd)
     uint32_t packageNameLen = get4LE((unsigned char*)scanBuf + kPackageNameLenOffset);
     if (packageNameLen <= 0
             || packageNameLen > (footerSize - kPackageNameOffset)) {
-        LOGW("bad ObbFile package name length (0x%08x)\n", packageNameLen);
+        LOGW("bad ObbFile package name length (0x%04x; 0x%04x possible)\n",
+                packageNameLen, footerSize - kPackageNameOffset);
         free(scanBuf);
         return false;
     }
@@ -206,6 +211,11 @@ bool ObbFile::parseObbFile(int fd)
     mPackageName = String8(const_cast<char*>(packageName), packageNameLen);
 
     free(scanBuf);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    LOGI("Obb scan succeeded: packageName=%s, version=%d\n", mPackageName.string(), mVersion);
+#endif
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -234,6 +244,8 @@ bool ObbFile::writeTo(int fd)
         return false;
     }
 
+    my_lseek64(fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+
     if (mPackageName.size() == 0 || mVersion == -1) {
         LOGW("tried to write uninitialized ObbFile data");
         return false;
diff --git a/libs/utils/tests/ObbFile_test.cpp b/libs/utils/tests/ObbFile_test.cpp
index 05aaf0870..29bb70a66 100644
--- a/libs/utils/tests/ObbFile_test.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/tests/ObbFile_test.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
 namespace android {
 
 #define TEST_FILENAME "/test.obb"
@@ -39,6 +41,11 @@ protected:
         const int totalLen = strlen(mExternalStorage) + strlen(TEST_FILENAME) + 1;
         mFileName = new char[totalLen];
         snprintf(mFileName, totalLen, "%s%s", mExternalStorage, TEST_FILENAME);
+
+        int fd = ::open(mFileName, O_CREAT | O_TRUNC);
+        if (fd < 0) {
+            FAIL() << "Couldn't create " << mFileName << " for tests";
+        }
     }
 
     virtual void TearDown() {
@@ -46,8 +53,8 @@ protected:
 };
 
 TEST_F(ObbFileTest, ReadFailure) {
-	EXPECT_FALSE(mObbFile->readFrom(-1))
-			<< "No failure on invalid file descriptor";
+    EXPECT_FALSE(mObbFile->readFrom(-1))
+            << "No failure on invalid file descriptor";
 }
 
 TEST_F(ObbFileTest, WriteThenRead) {
@@ -66,10 +73,10 @@ TEST_F(ObbFileTest, WriteThenRead) {
             << "couldn't read from fake .obb file";
 
     EXPECT_EQ(versionNum, mObbFile->getVersion())
-			<< "version didn't come out the same as it went in";
+            << "version didn't come out the same as it went in";
     const char* currentPackageName = mObbFile->getPackageName().string();
     EXPECT_STREQ(packageName, currentPackageName)
-			<< "package name didn't come out the same as it went in";
+            << "package name didn't come out the same as it went in";
 }
 
 }