--- FTP.java	Thu Aug 18 21:54:06 2005
+++ FTP.new.java	Thu Aug 18 21:50:34 2005
@@ -533,9 +533,11 @@
                             + target + " where a directory called " + array[icounter].getName()
                             + " exists", Project.MSG_DEBUG);
                         for (int pcounter = 0; pcounter < array.length; pcounter++) {
-                            if (array[pcounter].getName().equals(target) && pcounter != icounter) {
+                           if (array[pcounter] != null) {
+                              if (array[pcounter].getName().equals(target) && pcounter != icounter) {
                                 candidateFound = false;
-                            }
+                              }
+                           }
                         }
                         if (candidateFound) {
                             break;