diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/RemoteResourceInfo.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/RemoteResourceInfo.java
index 1fddea69..a0124ceb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/RemoteResourceInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/RemoteResourceInfo.java
@@ -21,18 +21,22 @@ public class RemoteResourceInfo {
     private final FileAttributes attrs;
 
     public RemoteResourceInfo(String parent, String name, FileAttributes attrs) {
-        this.comps = new PathComponents(parent, name);
-        this.attrs = attrs;
+        this(new PathComponents(parent, name), attrs);
     }
 
-    public String getParent() {
-        return comps.getParent();
+    public RemoteResourceInfo(PathComponents comps, FileAttributes attrs) {
+        this.comps = comps;
+        this.attrs = attrs;
     }
 
     public String getPath() {
         return comps.getPath();
     }
 
+    public String getParent() {
+        return comps.getParent();
+    }
+
     public String getName() {
         return comps.getName();
     }
@@ -41,20 +45,12 @@ public class RemoteResourceInfo {
         return attrs;
     }
 
-    public boolean isType(FileMode.Type type) {
-        return attrs.getType() == type;
-    }
-
     public boolean isRegularFile() {
-        return isType(FileMode.Type.REGULAR);
+        return attrs.getType() == FileMode.Type.REGULAR;
     }
 
     public boolean isDirectory() {
-        return isType(FileMode.Type.DIRECTORY);
-    }
-
-    public boolean isSymlink() {
-        return isType(FileMode.Type.SYMKLINK);
+        return attrs.getType() == FileMode.Type.DIRECTORY;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/SFTPFileTransfer.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/SFTPFileTransfer.java
index 6dfe14fc..a277baac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/SFTPFileTransfer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/sftp/SFTPFileTransfer.java
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ public class SFTPFileTransfer
 
     public void download(String source, String dest)
             throws IOException {
-        PathComponents src = pathHelper.getComponents(source);
-        new Downloader(getModeSetter(), getDownloadFilter()).download(new RemoteResourceInfo(src.getParent(), src
-                .getName(), sftp.stat(source)), new File(dest));
+        final PathComponents pathComponents = pathHelper.getComponents(source);
+        final FileAttributes attributes = sftp.stat(source);
+        new Downloader(getModeSetter(), getDownloadFilter())
+                .download(new RemoteResourceInfo(pathComponents, attributes), new File(dest));
     }
 
     public void setUploadFilter(FileFilter uploadFilter) {
@@ -136,12 +137,19 @@ public class SFTPFileTransfer
         void download(RemoteResourceInfo remote, File local)
                 throws IOException {
             log.info("Downloading [{}] to [{}]", remote, local);
-            if (remote.isDirectory())
-                downloadDir(remote, local);
-            else if (remote.isRegularFile())
-                downloadFile(remote, local);
-            else
-                throw new IOException(remote + " is not a regular file or directory");
+            switch (remote.getAttributes().getType()) {
+                case DIRECTORY:
+                    downloadDir(remote, local);
+                    break;
+                case UNKNOWN: // ... BS servers like wodFTPD
+                    log.warn("Server did not supply information about the type of file at `{}` -- assuming it is a regular file!");
+                case REGULAR:
+                    downloadFile(remote, local);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new IOException(remote + " is not a regular file or directory");
+
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -240,9 +248,8 @@ public class SFTPFileTransfer
             try {
                 final FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(local);
                 try {
-                    StreamCopier.copy(fis, //
-                                      rf.getOutputStream(), sftp.getSubsystem().getRemoteMaxPacketSize()
-                                                            - rf.getOutgoingPacketOverhead(), false);
+                    StreamCopier.copy(fis, rf.getOutputStream(), sftp.getSubsystem().getRemoteMaxPacketSize()
+                                                                 - rf.getOutgoingPacketOverhead(), false);
                 } finally {
                     fis.close();
                 }