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pyiron · Dec 24, 2023 · b4172b7 · b4172b7
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diff --git a/pysqa/ext/remote.py b/pysqa/ext/remote.py
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ def _transfer_files(self, file_dict, sftp=None, transfer_back=False):
         for file_src, file_dst in tqdm(file_dict.items()):
             if transfer_back:
                 try:
-                    sftp_client.stat(file_dst)  # Check remote file existence
+                    # Check remote file existence.
+                    # If the remote file does not exist, sftp_client.get() will make the local file empty
+                    # sftp_client.stat() can throw an exception early to prevent the execution of sftp_client.get().
+                    sftp_client.stat(file_dst)
                     sftp_client.get(file_dst, file_src)
                 except FileNotFoundError:
                     pass