diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSychronizer.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSychronizer.java
index e8b28e2923..ea2c3c79cb 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSychronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSychronizer.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSychronizer<F> extends Abst
 	/**
 	 * This is the callback where we need the implementation to do some specific  work
 	 */
-	protected abstract void syncRemoteToLocalFileSystem() throws Exception;
+	protected abstract void syncRemoteToLocalFileSystem();
 
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java
index 2ab8799cda..3e41d3564c 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronization/AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java
@@ -148,8 +148,18 @@ public abstract class AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource<
 		}
 	}
 
-	public Message<File> receive() {
-		return this.fileSource.receive();
+	/**
+	 * Polls from the file source. If the result is not null, it will be returned.
+	 * If the result is null, it attempts to sync up with the remote directory to populate the file source.
+	 * Then, it polls the file source again and returns the result, whether or not it is null.
+	 */
+	public final Message<File> receive() {
+		Message<File> message = this.fileSource.receive();
+		if (message == null) {
+			this.synchronizer.syncRemoteToLocalFileSystem();
+			message = this.fileSource.receive();
+		}
+		return message;
 	}
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizer.java
index 60f4e98ad9..b22bf7a33b 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizer.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizer extends AbstractInboundRemot
 					throw (RuntimeException)th;
 				}
 				else {
-					throw new MessagingException("Failed to compy file", th);
+					throw new MessagingException("Failed to copy file", th);
 				}
 			}
 			finally {
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java
index 7503ad1a2a..86169619b7 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource.java
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ public class FtpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doStart() {
-		this.synchronizer.start();
+		//this.synchronizer.start();
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	protected void doStop() {
-		this.synchronizer.stop();
+		//this.synchronizer.stop();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundSynchronizingMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundSynchronizingMessageSource.java
index f2be0b3976..554bdd6cd3 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundSynchronizingMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundSynchronizingMessageSource.java
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.springframework.integration.sftp.inbound;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
-import org.springframework.integration.Message;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.FileReadingMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronization.AbstractInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizingMessageSource;
@@ -49,20 +47,6 @@ public class SftpInboundSynchronizingMessageSource
 		return "sftp:inbound-channel-adapter";
 	}
 
-	public Message<File> receive() {
-		/*
-		 * Poll from the file source. If the result is not null, return it.
-		 * If the result is null, attempt to sync up with remote directory to populate the file source.
-		 * Then, poll on the file source again and return the result, whether or not it is null.
-		 */
-		Message<File> message = this.fileSource.receive();
-		if (message == null) {
-			this.synchronizer.syncRemoteToLocalFileSystem();
-			message = this.fileSource.receive();
-		}
-		return message;
-	}
-
 	@Override
 	protected void onInit() {
 		try {