diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
index ba0a6763..f12fe5cb 100644
--- a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/java/brut/androlib/Androlib.java
@@ -478,9 +478,17 @@ public class Androlib {
                         ninePatch, null, parseUsesFramework(usesFramework));
 
                 Directory tmpDir = new ExtFile(apkFile).getDirectory();
-                tmpDir.copyToDir(apkDir,
-                        tmpDir.containsDir("res") ? APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES
-                                : APK_RESOURCES_WITHOUT_RES_FILENAMES);
+
+                // Sometimes an application is built with a resources.arsc file with no resources,
+                // Apktool assumes it will have a rebuilt arsc file, when it doesn't. So if we
+                // encounter a copy error, move to a warning and continue on. (#1730)
+                try {
+                    tmpDir.copyToDir(apkDir,
+                            tmpDir.containsDir("res") ? APK_RESOURCES_FILENAMES
+                                    : APK_RESOURCES_WITHOUT_RES_FILENAMES);
+                } catch (DirectoryException ex) {
+                    LOGGER.warning(ex.getMessage());
+                }
 
                 // delete tmpDir
                 apkFile.delete();
diff --git a/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/EmptyResourcesArscTest.java b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/EmptyResourcesArscTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..337b9e9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/test/java/brut/androlib/EmptyResourcesArscTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ *  Copyright (C) 2018 Ryszard Wiśniewski <brut.alll@gmail.com>
+ *  Copyright (C) 2018 Connor Tumbleson <connor.tumbleson@gmail.com>
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ */
+package brut.androlib;
+
+import brut.directory.ExtFile;
+import brut.common.BrutException;
+import brut.util.OS;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+/**
+ * @author Connor Tumbleson <connor.tumbleson@gmail.com>
+ */
+public class EmptyResourcesArscTest {
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void beforeClass() throws Exception {
+        TestUtils.cleanFrameworkFile();
+        sTmpDir = new ExtFile(OS.createTempDirectory());
+        sTestOrigDir = new ExtFile(sTmpDir, "issue1730-orig");
+        sTestNewDir = new ExtFile(sTmpDir, "issue1730-new");
+        LOGGER.info("Unpacking issue1730.apk...");
+        TestUtils.copyResourceDir(EmptyResourcesArscTest.class, "brut/apktool/issue1730", sTestOrigDir);
+
+        File testApk = new File(sTestOrigDir, "issue1730.apk");
+
+        LOGGER.info("Decoding issue1730.apk...");
+        ApkDecoder apkDecoder = new ApkDecoder(testApk);
+        apkDecoder.setOutDir(sTestNewDir);
+        apkDecoder.decode();
+
+        LOGGER.info("Building issue1730.apk...");
+        ApkOptions apkOptions = new ApkOptions();
+        new Androlib(apkOptions).build(sTestNewDir, testApk);
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void afterClass() throws BrutException {
+        OS.rmdir(sTmpDir);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void buildAndDecodeTest() throws BrutException {
+        assertTrue(sTestNewDir.isDirectory());
+        assertTrue(sTestOrigDir.isDirectory());
+    }
+
+    private static ExtFile sTmpDir;
+    private static ExtFile sTestOrigDir;
+    private static ExtFile sTestNewDir;
+
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(EmptyResourcesArscTest.class.getName());
+}
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