-            remotePath = mLocalFolder.getRemotePath();
-            Log_OC.d(TAG, "Checking changes in " + mAccount.name + remotePath);
-
-            // remote request 
-            ReadRemoteFileOperation operation = new ReadRemoteFileOperation(remotePath);
-            result = operation.execute(client);
-            if (result.isSuccess()){
-                OCFile remoteFolder = FileStorageUtils.fillOCFile(result.getData().get(0));
-                
-             // check if remote and local folder are different
-              mRemoteFolderChanged = !(remoteFolder.getEtag().equalsIgnoreCase(mLocalFolder.getEtag()));
-              
-              result = new RemoteOperationResult(ResultCode.OK);
-
-              Log_OC.i(TAG, "Checked " + mAccount.name + remotePath + " : " + (mRemoteFolderChanged ? "changed" : "not changed"));
+        remotePath = mLocalFolder.getRemotePath();
+        Log_OC.d(TAG, "Checking changes in " + mAccount.name + remotePath);
+        
+        // remote request 
+        ReadRemoteFileOperation operation = new ReadRemoteFileOperation(remotePath);
+        result = operation.execute(client);
+        if (result.isSuccess()){
+            OCFile remoteFolder = FileStorageUtils.fillOCFile((RemoteFile) result.getData().get(0));
+            
+            // check if remote and local folder are different
+            mRemoteFolderChanged = !(remoteFolder.getEtag().equalsIgnoreCase(mLocalFolder.getEtag()));
+          
+            result = new RemoteOperationResult(ResultCode.OK);
+        
+            Log_OC.i(TAG, "Checked " + mAccount.name + remotePath + " : " + (mRemoteFolderChanged ? "changed" : "not changed"));
+            
+        } else {
+            // check failed
+            if (result.getCode() == ResultCode.FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
+                removeLocalFolder();
+            }
+            if (result.isException()) {
+                Log_OC.e(TAG, "Checked " + mAccount.name + remotePath  + " : " + result.getLogMessage(), result.getException());