diff --git a/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/FileStorageUtils.java b/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/FileStorageUtils.java
index 684c6bbabab..a968ac2dcc3 100644
--- a/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/FileStorageUtils.java
+++ b/owncloudApp/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/utils/FileStorageUtils.java
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ public static String getParentPath(String remotePath) {
     public static OCFile createOCFileFromRemoteFile(RemoteFile remote) {
         OCFile file = new OCFile(remote.getRemotePath());
         file.setCreationTimestamp(remote.getCreationTimestamp());
-        if (remote.getMimeType().equalsIgnoreCase("DIR")) {
+        if (remote.getMimeType() != null &&
+                remote.getMimeType().equalsIgnoreCase("DIR")) {
             file.setFileLength(remote.getSize());
         } else {
             file.setFileLength(remote.getLength());