diff --git a/syft/pkg/apk_metadata_test.go b/syft/pkg/apk_metadata_test.go
index cb5a42322..da22b30a3 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/apk_metadata_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/apk_metadata_test.go
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ func TestApkMetadata_FileOwner(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(strings.Join(test.expected, ","), func(t *testing.T) {
-			var i interface{}
-			i = test.metadata
-			actual := i.(FileOwner).OwnedFiles()
+			actual := test.metadata.OwnedFiles()
 			for _, d := range deep.Equal(test.expected, actual) {
 				t.Errorf("diff: %+v", d)
 			}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/catalog.go b/syft/pkg/catalog.go
index f2f267eb8..1c8e8db56 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/catalog.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/catalog.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
 	"github.com/jinzhu/copier"
-
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
-
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
 )
 
 // Catalog represents a collection of Packages.
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename.go
index 377bf6eb7..d52409dac 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (a archiveFilename) extension() string {
 
 func (a archiveFilename) pkgType() pkg.Type {
 	switch strings.ToLower(a.extension()) {
-	case "jar", "war", "ear":
+	case "jar", "war", "ear", "lpkg":
 		return pkg.JavaPkg
 	case "jpi", "hpi":
 		return pkg.JenkinsPluginPkg
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename_test.go
index 6f7f429c7..dd92b6c64 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_filename_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ func TestExtractInfoFromJavaArchiveFilename(t *testing.T) {
 			name:      "pkg-extra-field-maven",
 			ty:        pkg.JavaPkg,
 		},
+		{
+			filename:  "liferay-package.lpkg",
+			version:   "",
+			extension: "lpkg",
+			name:      "liferay-package",
+			ty:        pkg.JavaPkg,
+		},
 		{
 			filename:  "pkg-extra-field-maven-4.3.2-rc1.ear",
 			version:   "4.3.2-rc1",
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser.go
index 14067b593..57ae0836a 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser.go
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
-
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/common"
@@ -23,6 +22,14 @@ var archiveFormatGlobs = []string{
 	"**/*.ear",
 	"**/*.jpi",
 	"**/*.hpi",
+	"**/*.lpkg", // Zip-compressed package used to deploy applications
+	// (aka plugins) to Liferay Portal server. Those files contains .JAR(s) and a .PROPERTIES file, the latter
+	// has information about the application and installation requirements.
+	// NOTE(jonasagx): If you would like to test it with lpkg file,
+	// use: https://web.liferay.com/marketplace/-/mp/download/25019275/7403
+	// LifeRay makes it pretty cumbersome to make a such plugins; their docs are
+	// out of date, and they charge for their IDE. If you find an example
+	// project that we can build in CI feel free to include it
 }
 
 type archiveParser struct {
diff --git a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser_test.go b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser_test.go
index 68296ec28..fa9275db5 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/cataloger/java/archive_parser_test.go
@@ -283,9 +283,7 @@ func TestParseJar(t *testing.T) {
 				// ignore select fields (only works for the main section)
 				for _, field := range test.ignoreExtras {
 					if metadata.Manifest != nil && metadata.Manifest.Main != nil {
-						if _, ok := metadata.Manifest.Main[field]; ok {
-							delete(metadata.Manifest.Main, field)
-						}
+						delete(metadata.Manifest.Main, field)
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata_test.go b/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata_test.go
index 36fa1a256..397c464b5 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/dpkg_metadata_test.go
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ func TestDpkgMetadata_FileOwner(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(strings.Join(test.expected, ","), func(t *testing.T) {
-			var i interface{}
-			i = test.metadata
-			actual := i.(FileOwner).OwnedFiles()
+			actual := test.metadata.OwnedFiles()
 			for _, d := range deep.Equal(test.expected, actual) {
 				t.Errorf("diff: %+v", d)
 			}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/python_package_metadata_test.go b/syft/pkg/python_package_metadata_test.go
index 5364d3329..686980305 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/python_package_metadata_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/python_package_metadata_test.go
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ func TestPythonMetadata_FileOwner(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(strings.Join(test.expected, ","), func(t *testing.T) {
-			var i interface{}
-			i = test.metadata
-			actual := i.(FileOwner).OwnedFiles()
+			actual := test.metadata.OwnedFiles()
 			for _, d := range deep.Equal(test.expected, actual) {
 				t.Errorf("diff: %+v", d)
 			}
diff --git a/syft/pkg/rpmdb_metadata_test.go b/syft/pkg/rpmdb_metadata_test.go
index 6e4fa7cce..b56f8ded2 100644
--- a/syft/pkg/rpmdb_metadata_test.go
+++ b/syft/pkg/rpmdb_metadata_test.go
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ func TestRpmMetadata_FileOwner(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(strings.Join(test.expected, ","), func(t *testing.T) {
-			var i interface{}
-			i = test.metadata
-			actual := i.(FileOwner).OwnedFiles()
+			actual := test.metadata.OwnedFiles()
 			for _, d := range deep.Equal(test.expected, actual) {
 				t.Errorf("diff: %+v", d)
 			}