diff --git a/src/core/services/get_file_tree.cpp b/src/core/services/get_file_tree.cpp
index 9796205..2c7bba5 100644
--- a/src/core/services/get_file_tree.cpp
+++ b/src/core/services/get_file_tree.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 #include <libimobiledevice/lockdown.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-AFCFileTree get_file_tree(afc_client_t afcClient, const std::string &path)
+AFCFileTree get_file_tree(afc_client_t afcClient, const std::string &path,
+                          bool checkDir)
 {
 
     AFCFileTree result;
@@ -47,9 +48,11 @@ AFCFileTree get_file_tree(afc_client_t afcClient, const std::string &path)
             fullPath += "/";
         fullPath += entryName;
         bool isDir = false;
-        if (afc_get_file_info(afcClient, fullPath.c_str(), &info) ==
-                AFC_E_SUCCESS &&
-            info) {
+        if (!checkDir) {
+            isDir = false;
+        } else if (afc_get_file_info(afcClient, fullPath.c_str(), &info) ==
+                       AFC_E_SUCCESS &&
+                   info) {
             if (entryName == "var") {
                 qDebug() << "File info for var:" << info[0] << info[1]
                          << info[2] << info[3] << info[4] << info[5];
diff --git a/src/iDescriptor.h b/src/iDescriptor.h
index d00dc82..3ed44f0 100644
--- a/src/iDescriptor.h
+++ b/src/iDescriptor.h
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ struct AFCFileTree {
 };
 
 AFCFileTree get_file_tree(afc_client_t afcClient,
-                          const std::string &path = "/");
+                          const std::string &path = "/", bool checkDir = true);
 
 bool detect_jailbroken(afc_client_t afc);
 
diff --git a/src/servicemanager.cpp b/src/servicemanager.cpp
index 1fe4772..cbe9411 100644
--- a/src/servicemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/servicemanager.cpp
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ ServiceManager::safeReadAfcFileToByteArray(iDescriptorDevice *device,
 }
 
 AFCFileTree ServiceManager::safeGetFileTree(iDescriptorDevice *device,
-                                            const std::string &path,
+                                            const std::string &path, bool checkDir,
                                             std::optional<afc_client_t> altAfc)
 {
     return executeOperation<AFCFileTree>(
         device,
-        [path](afc_client_t client) -> AFCFileTree {
-            return get_file_tree(client, path.c_str());
+        [path, checkDir](afc_client_t client) -> AFCFileTree {
+            return get_file_tree(client, path.c_str(), checkDir);
         },
         altAfc);
 }
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diff --git a/src/servicemanager.h b/src/servicemanager.h
index 446489a..ec234ce 100644
--- a/src/servicemanager.h
+++ b/src/servicemanager.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
         iDescriptorDevice *device, const char *path,
         std::optional<afc_client_t> altAfc = std::nullopt);
     static AFCFileTree
-    safeGetFileTree(iDescriptorDevice *device, const std::string &path = "/",
+    safeGetFileTree(iDescriptorDevice *device, const std::string &path = "/", bool checkDir = true,
                     std::optional<afc_client_t> altAfc = std::nullopt);
 };