diff --git a/ifstools/handlers/GenericFile.py b/ifstools/handlers/GenericFile.py
index 7a1cff7..e6a58ac 100644
--- a/ifstools/handlers/GenericFile.py
+++ b/ifstools/handlers/GenericFile.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class GenericFile(Node):
             tqdm_progress.update(1)
         elem = etree.SubElement(manifest, self.packed_name)
         elem.attrib['__type'] = '3s32'
-        data = self.load(convert_kbin = False)
+        data = self.load(convert_kbin = False, **kwargs)
         if self.name.endswith('.xml') and not KBinXML.is_binary_xml(data):
             data = KBinXML(data).to_binary()
         # offset, size, timestamp
diff --git a/ifstools/handlers/TexFolder.py b/ifstools/handlers/TexFolder.py
index 4ab4ff8..d139080 100644
--- a/ifstools/handlers/TexFolder.py
+++ b/ifstools/handlers/TexFolder.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ from . import MD5Folder, ImageFile, GenericFile
 from .ImageDecoders import cachable_formats
 
 class TextureList(GenericFile):
-    def _load_from_filesystem(self):
-        raw = GenericFile._load_from_filesystem(self)
+    def _load_from_filesystem(self, **kwargs):
+        raw = GenericFile._load_from_filesystem(self, **kwargs)
         k = KBinXML(raw)
         # fallback to a type we can encode
         for tex in k.xml_doc.iterchildren():
diff --git a/ifstools/ifstools.py b/ifstools/ifstools.py
index 2cc99de..52ff82e 100644
--- a/ifstools/ifstools.py
+++ b/ifstools/ifstools.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argparse
 import os
 import multiprocessing # for pyinstaller fixes
+from sys import exit # exe freeze
 try:
     # py 2
     input = raw_input
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bd8862b..e57c90a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ lxml
 tqdm
 pillow
 future
-kbinxml>=1.2
+kbinxml>=1.5