diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.cpp
index b0285616df..4a80db2b24 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/Archive.cpp
@@ -2008,13 +2008,12 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         // if no bind root is specified, compute one:
         strBindRoot = !bindRoot.empty() ? bindRoot : szFullPath->ParentPath().Native();
 
-        // Check if archive file disk exist on disk or inside of pak.
-        bool bFileExists = IsFileExist(szFullPath->Native());
-
-        if (!bFileExists && (nFactoryFlags & ZipDir::CacheFactory::FLAGS_READ_ONLY))
+        // Check if archive file disk exist on disk.
+        const bool pakOnDisk = FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->Exists(szFullPath->c_str());
+        if (!pakOnDisk && (nFactoryFlags & ZipDir::CacheFactory::FLAGS_READ_ONLY))
         {
             // Archive file not found.
-            AZ_TracePrintf("Archive", "Cannot open Archive file %s\n", szFullPath->c_str());
+            AZ_TracePrintf("Archive", "Archive file %s does not exist\n", szFullPath->c_str());
             return nullptr;
         }
 
@@ -2492,8 +2491,6 @@ namespace AZ::IO
 
     void Archive::FindCompressionInfo(bool& found, AZ::IO::CompressionInfo& info, const AZStd::string_view filename)
     {
-        constexpr uint32_t s_compressionTag = static_cast<uint32_t>('Z') << 24 | static_cast<uint32_t>('C') << 16 | static_cast<uint32_t>('R') << 8 | static_cast<uint32_t>('Y');
-
         if (!found)
         {
             auto correctedFilename = AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->ResolvePath(filename);
@@ -2519,7 +2516,6 @@ namespace AZ::IO
                 found = true;
 
                 info.m_archiveFilename.InitFromRelativePath(archive->GetFilePath());
-                info.m_compressionTag.m_code = s_compressionTag;
                 info.m_offset = pFileData->GetFileDataOffset();
                 info.m_compressedSize = entry->desc.lSizeCompressed;
                 info.m_uncompressedSize = entry->desc.lSizeUncompressed;
@@ -2539,9 +2535,8 @@ namespace AZ::IO
                     break;
                 }
 
-                info.m_decompressor = [&s_compressionTag]([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::IO::CompressionInfo& info, const void* compressed, size_t compressedSize, void* uncompressed, size_t uncompressedBufferSize)->bool
+                info.m_decompressor = []([[maybe_unused]] const AZ::IO::CompressionInfo& info, const void* compressed, size_t compressedSize, void* uncompressed, size_t uncompressedBufferSize)->bool
                 {
-                    AZ_Assert(info.m_compressionTag.m_code == s_compressionTag, "Provided compression info isn't supported by this decompressor.");
                     size_t nSizeUncompressed = uncompressedBufferSize;
                     return ZipDir::ZipRawUncompress(uncompressed, &nSizeUncompressed, compressed, compressedSize) == 0;
                 };
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/ArchiveFindData.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/ArchiveFindData.cpp
index 678f4e40bf..1794ae90e7 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/ArchiveFindData.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzFramework/AzFramework/Archive/ArchiveFindData.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         , tWrite{ writeTime }
     {
     }
+
     ArchiveFileIterator::ArchiveFileIterator(FindData* findData, AZStd::string_view filename, const FileDesc& fileDesc)
         : m_findData{ findData }
         , m_filename{ filename }
@@ -108,13 +109,10 @@ namespace AZ::IO
             AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullPath(directory.c_str(), searchDirectory);
             AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullFileName(directory.c_str(), pattern);
         }
-
         AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->FindFiles(searchDirectory.c_str(), pattern.c_str(), [&](const char* filePath) -> bool
         {
             AZ::IO::FileDesc fileDesc;
-
-            AZStd::string fullFilePath;
-            AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullFileName(filePath, fullFilePath);
+            AZStd::string filePathEntry{filePath};
 
             if (AZ::IO::FileIOBase::GetDirectInstance()->IsDirectory(filePath))
             {
@@ -135,9 +133,8 @@ namespace AZ::IO
                 fileDesc.tAccess = fileDesc.tWrite;
                 fileDesc.tCreate = fileDesc.tWrite;
             }
-            [[maybe_unused]] auto result = m_mapFiles.emplace(AZStd::move(fullFilePath), fileDesc);
-            AZ_Assert(result.second, "Failed to insert FindData entry for %s", fullFilePath.c_str());
-
+            [[maybe_unused]] auto result = m_mapFiles.emplace(AZStd::move(filePathEntry), fileDesc);
+            AZ_Assert(result.second, "Failed to insert FindData entry for filePath %s", filePath);
             return true;
         });
     }
@@ -273,7 +270,9 @@ namespace AZ::IO
         }
 
         auto pakFileIter = m_mapFiles.begin();
-        fileIterator.m_filename = pakFileIter->first;
+        AZStd::string fullFilePath;
+        AZ::StringFunc::Path::GetFullFileName(pakFileIter->first.c_str(), fullFilePath);
+        fileIterator.m_filename = AZStd::move(fullFilePath);
         fileIterator.m_fileDesc = pakFileIter->second;
         fileIterator.m_lastFetchValid = true;