diff --git a/tools/log4shell/main.go b/tools/log4shell/main.go
index c4cfcfcb5..cee011db0 100644
--- a/tools/log4shell/main.go
+++ b/tools/log4shell/main.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func scanCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func hotpatchCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
+func hotPatchCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
 	enableGlobalFlags(c)
 
 	ip := c.String("ip")
@@ -104,6 +104,38 @@ func hotpatchCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func jarPatchCommand(c *cli.Context) error {
+	enableGlobalFlags(c)
+
+	fileName := c.String("file-name")
+
+	if fileName == "" {
+		log.Info().Msg("Public IP not provided. Binding to the local network interface.")
+		panic("must specify a valid file name to patch")
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn().
+			Str("path", path).
+			Err(err).
+			Msg("unable to open archive")
+		panic("unable to open specified file")
+	}
+
+	fileInfo, err := file.Stat()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("unable to read file info")
+	}
+
+	findings := scan.SearchArchiveForVulnerableFiles(fileName, file, fileInfo.Size(), false)
+
+	// TODO: Do something with these findings to actually patch them in-place. Either that or add the patching to `SearchArchiveForVulnerableFiles` above.
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func main() {
 	zerolog.TimeFieldFormat = zerolog.TimeFormatUnix
 
@@ -164,16 +196,28 @@ func main() {
 				Action: scanCommand,
 			},
 			{
-				Name:    "hotpatch",
+				Name:    "in-memory-hot-patch",
 				Aliases: []string{"s"},
-				Usage:   "Perform a live hotpatch of a system by exploiting the log4shell vulnerability for immediate mitigation. The payload executed patches the running process to prevent further payloads from being able to be executed.",
+				Usage:   "Perform a live hot patch of a system by exploiting the log4shell vulnerability for immediate mitigation. The payload executed patches the running process to prevent further payloads from being able to be executed.",
 				Flags: []cli.Flag{
 					&cli.StringFlag{
 						Name:  "ip",
 						Usage: "If testing locally, set this to a local network interface (view available interfaces with ifconfig/ipconfig). If using on a remote server, set this value to the publicly accessible IP address of the server.",
 					},
 				},
-				Action: hotpatchCommand,
+				Action: hotPatchCommand,
+			},
+			{
+				Name:    "patch-local-jar",
+				Aliases: []string{"s"},
+				Usage:   "Patches a specified JAR or WAR file against log4shell by injecting a fixed version of the vulnerable code into vulnerable log4j instances found within it.",
+				Flags: []cli.Flag{
+					&cli.StringFlag{
+						Name:  "file-name",
+						Usage: "Patches the specified file (must be a valid JAR or WAR file).",
+					},
+				},
+				Action: jarPatchCommand,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/tools/log4shell/patch/patch-local-jar.go b/tools/log4shell/patch/patch-local-jar.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d34a9ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/log4shell/patch/patch-local-jar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright 2021 by LunaSec (owned by Refinery Labs, Inc)
+//
+// 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 patch
+
+import (
+  "fmt"
+  ldapmsg "github.com/lor00x/goldap/message"
+  "github.com/lunasec-io/lunasec/tools/log4shell/constants"
+  "github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+  "io/ioutil"
+  golog "log"
+)
+
+import (
+  "github.com/vjeantet/ldapserver"
+)
+
diff --git a/tools/log4shell/scan/scan.go b/tools/log4shell/scan/scan.go
index f5e14070f..63ba147c3 100644
--- a/tools/log4shell/scan/scan.go
+++ b/tools/log4shell/scan/scan.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func scanArchive(path string, file *zip.File, onlyScanArchives bool) (findings [
 	archiveReader := bytes.NewReader(buffer)
 	archiveSize := int64(len(buffer))
 
-	return scanArchiveForVulnerableFiles(newPath, archiveReader, archiveSize, onlyScanArchives)
+	return SearchArchiveForVulnerableFiles(newPath, archiveReader, archiveSize, onlyScanArchives)
 }
 
 func scanFile(path string, file *zip.File, onlyScanArchives bool) (findings []types.Finding) {
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ func scanFile(path string, file *zip.File, onlyScanArchives bool) (findings []ty
 	return
 }
 
-func scanArchiveForVulnerableFiles(path string, reader io.ReaderAt, size int64, onlyScanArchives bool) (findings []types.Finding) {
+// SearchArchiveForVulnerableFiles Takes in a given JAR or WAR file and searches it for findings.
+func SearchArchiveForVulnerableFiles(path string, reader io.ReaderAt, size int64, onlyScanArchives bool) (findings []types.Finding) {
 	zipReader, err := zip.NewReader(reader, size)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warn().
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func scanLocatedArchive(path string, info os.FileInfo, onlyScanArchives bool) (f
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
-	return scanArchiveForVulnerableFiles(path, file, info.Size(), onlyScanArchives)
+	return SearchArchiveForVulnerableFiles(path, file, info.Size(), onlyScanArchives)
 }
 
 // SearchDirsForVulnerableClassFiles walks each search dir looking for .class files in archives which have a hash