diff --git a/trueseeing/app/cmd/android/engage.py b/trueseeing/app/cmd/android/engage.py
index 0d6f69c2..1bce81a6 100644
--- a/trueseeing/app/cmd/android/engage.py
+++ b/trueseeing/app/cmd/android/engage.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ async def _engage_tamper_apply(self, args: deque[str]) -> None:
     from trueseeing.core.android.asm import APKAssembler
     from trueseeing.core.android.tools import move_apk
 
+    if apk.endswith('.xapk'):
+      ui.warn('patching xapk as merged apk')
+      apk = apk.replace('.xapk', '.apk')
+
     origapk = apk.replace('.apk', '.apk.orig')
 
     if os.path.exists(origapk) and not cmd.endswith('!'):