diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/FtpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/FtpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java
index 62e452635e..4aa8069a23 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/FtpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/FtpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class FtpPatternMatchingFileListFilter extends AbstractPatternMatchingFil
 
 	@Override
 	protected String getFilename(FTPFile file) {
-		return file.getName();
+		return (file != null) ? file.getName() : null;
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/SftpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/SftpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java
index fc16642dd8..41eac3a7ff 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/SftpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/SftpPatternMatchingFileListFilter.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class SftpPatternMatchingFileListFilter extends AbstractPatternMatchingFi
 
 	@Override
 	protected String getFilename(LsEntry entry) {
-		return entry.getFilename();
+		return (entry != null) ? entry.getFilename() : null;
 	}
 
 }