diff --git a/elfinder/sftpstoragedriver/sftpstorage.py b/elfinder/sftpstoragedriver/sftpstorage.py
index dc1932e8..f833556f 100644
--- a/elfinder/sftpstoragedriver/sftpstorage.py
+++ b/elfinder/sftpstoragedriver/sftpstorage.py
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ def read(self, num_bytes=None):
         if not self._is_read:
             self.file = self._storage._read(self._name)
             self._is_read = True
-
         return self.file.read(num_bytes)
 
     def write(self, content):
diff --git a/elfinder/volumes/storage.py b/elfinder/volumes/storage.py
index a748fc63..f2cfb0d1 100644
--- a/elfinder/volumes/storage.py
+++ b/elfinder/volumes/storage.py
@@ -223,8 +223,14 @@ def _stat(self, path):
         """
         stat = {}
 
+        # fix sftp link not exist can not open bug
         if not self._options['storage'].exists(path):
-            raise os.error
+            stat['size'] = 'unknown'
+            stat['mime'] = 'symlink-broken'
+            stat['read'] = False
+            stat['write'] = False
+            return stat
+            # raise os.error
 
         try:
             stat['mime'] = self.mimetype(path)