diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFile.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFile.java
index 7a3ee76a4ff..162395c295b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFile.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFile.java
@@ -371,6 +371,10 @@ public class JarFile extends java.util.jar.JarFile {
 		return this.pathFromRoot;
 	}
 
+	JarFileType getType() {
+		return this.type;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Register a {@literal 'java.protocol.handler.pkgs'} property so that a
 	 * {@link URLStreamHandler} will be located to deal with jar URLs.
@@ -396,7 +400,10 @@ public class JarFile extends java.util.jar.JarFile {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private enum JarFileType {
+	/**
+	 * The type of a {@link JarFile}.
+	 */
+	enum JarFileType {
 		DIRECT, NESTED_DIRECTORY, NESTED_JAR
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarURLConnection.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarURLConnection.java
index ca2ff46c16a..7f2b5ce6ed2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarURLConnection.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarURLConnection.java
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.net.URLStreamHandler;
 import java.security.Permission;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.loader.data.RandomAccessData.ResourceAccess;
+
 /**
  * {@link java.net.JarURLConnection} used to support {@link JarFile#getUrl()}.
  *
@@ -160,11 +162,14 @@ final class JarURLConnection extends java.net.JarURLConnection {
 		if (this.jarFile == null) {
 			throw FILE_NOT_FOUND_EXCEPTION;
 		}
-		if (this.jarEntryName.isEmpty()) {
+		if (this.jarEntryName.isEmpty()
+				&& this.jarFile.getType() == JarFile.JarFileType.DIRECT) {
 			throw new IOException("no entry name specified");
 		}
 		connect();
-		InputStream inputStream = this.jarFile.getInputStream(this.jarEntry);
+		InputStream inputStream = (this.jarEntryName.isEmpty()
+				? this.jarFile.getData().getInputStream(ResourceAccess.ONCE)
+				: this.jarFile.getInputStream(this.jarEntry));
 		if (inputStream == null) {
 			throwFileNotFound(this.jarEntryName, this.jarFile);
 		}
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileTests.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileTests.java
index f4cc67b9ff8..d9e29934004 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/jar/JarFileTests.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
+import java.util.jar.JarInputStream;
 import java.util.jar.Manifest;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
  * @author Andy Wilkinson
  */
 public class JarFileTests {
+
 	private static final String PROTOCOL_HANDLER = "java.protocol.handler.pkgs";
 
 	private static final String HANDLERS_PACKAGE = "org.springframework.boot.loader";
@@ -270,6 +272,12 @@ public class JarFileTests {
 		assertThat(conn.getJarFile()).isSameAs(nestedJarFile);
 		assertThat(conn.getJarFileURL().toString())
 				.isEqualTo("jar:" + this.rootJarFile.toURI() + "!/nested.jar");
+		assertThat(conn.getInputStream()).isNotNull();
+		JarInputStream jarInputStream = new JarInputStream(conn.getInputStream());
+		assertThat(jarInputStream.getNextJarEntry().getName()).isEqualTo("3.dat");
+		assertThat(jarInputStream.getNextJarEntry().getName()).isEqualTo("4.dat");
+		assertThat(jarInputStream.getNextJarEntry().getName()).isEqualTo("\u00E4.dat");
+		jarInputStream.close();
 		assertThat(conn.getPermission()).isInstanceOf(FilePermission.class);
 		FilePermission permission = (FilePermission) conn.getPermission();
 		assertThat(permission.getActions()).isEqualTo("read");