diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java
index a4d04c0cd2db..4ac5c162daaf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/UploadFileOperation.java
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ private RemoteOperationResult encryptedUpload(OwnCloudClient client, OCFile pare
 //                                                   mContext);
 
             Object object = EncryptionUtils.downloadFolderMetadata(parentFile, client, mContext, user);
-            if (object instanceof DecryptedFolderMetadataFileV1 && ((DecryptedFolderMetadataFileV1) object).getMetadata() != null) {
+            if (object instanceof DecryptedFolderMetadataFileV1 decrypted && decrypted.getMetadata() != null) {
                 metadataExists = true;
             }