diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index bbc8f7af..4e374f6c 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     * The files don't need to end with a trailing line [#223](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/223)
   * Content files
     * The `tex` keyword correctly includes all files of the list [#228](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/228)
+    * Fix the import when the content folder is zipped [#235](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/235)
   * PDF generation
     * The bookmarks correctly use the unicode encoding [#225](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/225)
 * Enhancements
diff --git a/patacrep/files.py b/patacrep/files.py
index 1ad296d5..967844d4 100644
--- a/patacrep/files.py
+++ b/patacrep/files.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import pkgutil
 import posixpath
 import re
 import sys
+from zipimport import zipimporter
 
 from patacrep import utils
 from patacrep import __DATADIR__
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ def chdir(*path):
     else:
         yield
 
+def load_module(module_finder, name):
+    """Load a custom module, be it a zipimporter or a FileFinder"""
+    if isinstance(module_finder, zipimporter):
+        return module_finder.load_module(name)
+    else:
+        return module_finder.find_spec(name).loader.load_module()
+
 def iter_modules(path, prefix):
     """Iterate over modules located in list of `path`.
 
@@ -89,7 +97,7 @@ def iter_modules(path, prefix):
             yield sys.modules[name]
         else:
             try:
-                yield module_finder.find_spec(name).loader.load_module()
+                yield load_module(module_finder, name)
             except ImportError as error:
                 LOGGER.debug("[plugins] Could not load module {}: {}".format(name, str(error)))
                 continue
diff --git a/test/test_content/custom.control b/test/test_content/custom.control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b549c6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/custom.control
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- "{'customname:': ''}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_content/custom.source b/test/test_content/custom.source
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ded39db8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/custom.source
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- customname:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_content/customzipped.control b/test/test_content/customzipped.control
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d3fd533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/customzipped.control
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- "{'customzippedname:': ''}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_content/customzipped.source b/test/test_content/customzipped.source
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c67530d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/customzipped.source
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- customzippedname:
diff --git a/test/test_content/datadir/python/content/customplugin.py b/test/test_content/datadir/python/content/customplugin.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e7333b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_content/datadir/python/content/customplugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+"""Fake plugin for test purposes."""
+
+from patacrep.content import ContentItem, ContentList, validate_parser_argument
+
+class FakeContent(ContentItem):
+    """Fake content."""
+
+    def file_entry(self):
+        return {'customname:':''}
+
+def parse(keyword, argument, config):
+    return ContentList([FakeContent()])
+
+CONTENT_PLUGINS = {'customname': parse}
+
diff --git a/test/test_content/datadir_zippedcontent/python/content b/test/test_content/datadir_zippedcontent/python/content
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a333d318
Binary files /dev/null and b/test/test_content/datadir_zippedcontent/python/content differ
diff --git a/test/test_content/test_content.py b/test/test_content/test_content.py
index 770d4e1a..5edb9f96 100644
--- a/test/test_content/test_content.py
+++ b/test/test_content/test_content.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class FileTest(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=dynamic.DynamicTest):
             return files.path2posix(elem.filename)
 
         else:
-            raise Exception(elem)
+            return str(elem.file_entry())
 
     @classmethod
     def _generate_config(cls, sbcontent, outputdir, base):
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class FileTest(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=dynamic.DynamicTest):
 
         # Load the default songbook config
         config = prepare_songbook(
-            {'book':{'datadir':'datadir'}, 'content': sbcontent},
+            {'book':{'datadir':['datadir', 'datadir_zippedcontent']}, 'content': sbcontent},
             outputdir,
             base,
             outputdir