Ok problem reproduced with latest trunk. Output: Downloading directory ’/ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/app.php’ to ’/localpath/app.php’.. (synchronously) tramp-file-name-handler: Opening directory: Not a directory, /ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/app.php After running: (defun ssh-deploy--download-via-tramp (path-remote path-local revision-folder)   "Download PATH-REMOTE to PATH-LOCAL via TRAMP synchronously and store a copy in REVISION-FOLDER."   (let ((file-or-directory (file-regular-p path-remote)))     (if file-or-directory         (progn           (message "Downloading file '%s' to '%s'.. (synchronously)" path-remote path-local)           (copy-file path-remote path-local t t t t)           (ssh-deploy-store-revision path-local revision-folder)           (message "Download of file '%s' finished. (synchronously)" path-local))       (progn         (message "Downloading directory '%s' to '%s'.. (synchronously)" path-remote path-local)         (copy-directory path-remote path-local t t t)         (message "Download of directory '%s' finished. (synchronously)"   path-local))))) Where variables path-remote = /ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/app.php path-local = /localpath/app.php In GNU Emacs 27.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-apple-darwin17.4.0, NS appkit-1561.20 Version 10.13.3 (Build 17D47))  of 2018-02-19 built on Christians-MacBook-Air.local Repository revision: 071a0a571243f9498e0e58e5fe938a7b892a22db Windowing system distributor 'Apple', version 10.3.1561 System Description:  Mac OS X 10.13.3 Recent messages: Generating differences between directory ’/localpath/’ and ’/ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/’.. (synchronously) Differences calculated between directory ’/localpath/’ and ’/ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/’ -> 0 only in A, 1 only in B, 0 differs. (synchronously) funcall-interactively: Buffer is read-only: #> [3 times] Downloading directory ’/ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/app.php’ to ’/localpath/app.php’.. (synchronously) tramp-file-name-handler: Opening directory: Not a directory, /ftp:ftpuser@ftphost.com:/remotepath/app.php Reverting buffer ‘app.php’. 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information: ((conses 16 934525 73980)  (symbols 48 70113 11)  (miscs 40 1160 1857)  (strings 32 197950 10494)  (string-bytes 1 6490921)  (vectors 16 112100)  (vector-slots 8 2419803 161810)  (floats 8 597 408)  (intervals 56 44366 1236)  (buffers 992 49)) On 2018-02-19 18:50, Glenn Morris wrote: > Christian Johansson wrote: > >> In GNU Emacs 26.0.60 (build 13, x86_64-apple-darwin17.3.0, NS appkit-1561.20 Version 10.13.2 (Build 17C205)) >> of 2018-02-19 built on Christians-iMac >> Repository revision: 020734c0e1a7ed8534df29992ffc4228d3663d89 > 26.0.60 is a rather old development version (before last October), and > furthermore the git revision doesn't seem to correspond to anything in > the Emacs repository. > > >