diff --git a/src/restic/archive_reader_test.go b/src/restic/archive_reader_test.go
index 4397bb90e..49fcbecab 100644
--- a/src/restic/archive_reader_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/archive_reader_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func loadBlob(t *testing.T, repo *repository.Repository, id backend.ID, buf []byte) []byte {
-	buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(pack.Data, id, buf)
+	buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(id, pack.Data, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("LoadBlob(%v) returned error %v", id, err)
 	}
diff --git a/src/restic/archiver_duplication_test.go b/src/restic/archiver_duplication_test.go
index 1c0193eab..56341a997 100644
--- a/src/restic/archiver_duplication_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/archiver_duplication_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func testArchiverDuplication(t *testing.T) {
 
 				id := randomID()
 
-				if repo.Index().Has(id) {
+				if repo.Index().Has(id, pack.Data) {
 					continue
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/restic/fuse/file.go b/src/restic/fuse/file.go
index 8a4095524..ef6766d9e 100644
--- a/src/restic/fuse/file.go
+++ b/src/restic/fuse/file.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ var _ = fs.HandleReleaser(&file{})
 // BlobLoader is an abstracted repository with a reduced set of methods used
 // for fuse operations.
 type BlobLoader interface {
-	LookupBlobSize(backend.ID) (uint, error)
-	LoadBlob(pack.BlobType, backend.ID, []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	LookupBlobSize(backend.ID, pack.BlobType) (uint, error)
+	LoadBlob(backend.ID, pack.BlobType, []byte) ([]byte, error)
 }
 
 type file struct {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func newFile(repo BlobLoader, node *restic.Node, ownerIsRoot bool) (*file, error
 	var bytes uint64
 	sizes := make([]uint, len(node.Content))
 	for i, id := range node.Content {
-		size, err := repo.LookupBlobSize(id)
+		size, err := repo.LookupBlobSize(id, pack.Data)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (f *file) getBlobAt(i int) (blob []byte, err error) {
 		buf = make([]byte, f.sizes[i])
 	}
 
-	blob, err = f.repo.LoadBlob(pack.Data, f.node.Content[i], buf)
+	blob, err = f.repo.LoadBlob(f.node.Content[i], pack.Data, buf)
 	if err != nil {
 		debug.Log("file.getBlobAt", "LoadBlob(%v, %v) failed: %v", f.node.Name, f.node.Content[i], err)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/src/restic/fuse/file_test.go b/src/restic/fuse/file_test.go
index b334f0bc6..12bcb8598 100644
--- a/src/restic/fuse/file_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/fuse/file_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewMockRepo(content map[backend.ID][]byte) *MockRepo {
 	return &MockRepo{blobs: content}
 }
 
-func (m *MockRepo) LookupBlobSize(id backend.ID) (uint, error) {
+func (m *MockRepo) LookupBlobSize(id backend.ID, t pack.BlobType) (uint, error) {
 	buf, ok := m.blobs[id]
 	if !ok {
 		return 0, errors.New("blob not found")
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ func (m *MockRepo) LookupBlobSize(id backend.ID) (uint, error) {
 	return uint(len(buf)), nil
 }
 
-func (m *MockRepo) LoadBlob(t pack.BlobType, id backend.ID, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	size, err := m.LookupBlobSize(id)
+func (m *MockRepo) LoadBlob(id backend.ID, t pack.BlobType, buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	size, err := m.LookupBlobSize(id, t)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/restic/node.go b/src/restic/node.go
index 9cce841c1..a2f64dacd 100644
--- a/src/restic/node.go
+++ b/src/restic/node.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (node Node) createFileAt(path string, repo *repository.Repository) error {
 			buf = make([]byte, size)
 		}
 
-		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(pack.Data, id, buf)
+		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(id, pack.Data, buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Annotate(err, "Load")
 		}
diff --git a/src/restic/repository/repository.go b/src/restic/repository/repository.go
index 72a1c1539..1fe2d26d7 100644
--- a/src/restic/repository/repository.go
+++ b/src/restic/repository/repository.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (r *Repository) LoadAndDecrypt(t backend.Type, id backend.ID) ([]byte, erro
 // LoadBlob tries to load and decrypt content identified by t and id from a
 // pack from the backend, the result is stored in plaintextBuf, which must be
 // large enough to hold the complete blob.
-func (r *Repository) LoadBlob(t pack.BlobType, id backend.ID, plaintextBuf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (r *Repository) LoadBlob(id backend.ID, t pack.BlobType, plaintextBuf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	debug.Log("Repo.LoadBlob", "load %v with id %v", t, id.Str())
 
 	// lookup plaintext size of blob
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (r *Repository) LoadJSONUnpacked(t backend.Type, id backend.ID, item interf
 // LoadJSONPack calls LoadBlob() to load a blob from the backend, decrypt the
 // data and afterwards call json.Unmarshal on the item.
 func (r *Repository) LoadJSONPack(t pack.BlobType, id backend.ID, item interface{}) (err error) {
-	buf, err := r.LoadBlob(t, id, nil)
+	buf, err := r.LoadBlob(id, t, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/src/restic/repository/repository_test.go b/src/restic/repository/repository_test.go
index 3df824771..db70765a8 100644
--- a/src/restic/repository/repository_test.go
+++ b/src/restic/repository/repository_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestSave(t *testing.T) {
 		// OK(t, repo.SaveIndex())
 
 		// read back
-		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(pack.Data, id, make([]byte, size))
+		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(id, pack.Data, make([]byte, size))
 		OK(t, err)
 
 		Assert(t, len(buf) == len(data),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestSaveFrom(t *testing.T) {
 		OK(t, repo.Flush())
 
 		// read back
-		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(pack.Data, id, make([]byte, size))
+		buf, err := repo.LoadBlob(id, pack.Data, make([]byte, size))
 		OK(t, err)
 
 		Assert(t, len(buf) == len(data),