diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java
index 800b8d6fae6..13ee8baae1d 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreFileService.java
@@ -761,7 +761,10 @@ public class DStoreFileService extends AbstractDStoreService implements IFileSer
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			de = getElementFor(remoteParent + getSeparator(remoteParent) + name);
+			StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer(remoteParent);
+			buf.append(getSeparator(remoteParent));
+			buf.append(name);
+			de = getElementFor(buf.toString());
 		}
 		dsQueryCommand(monitor, de, C_QUERY_GET_REMOTE_OBJECT);
 		return new DStoreHostFile(de);
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java
index ae11c3162fa..99de8439866 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ public class DStoreHostFile implements IHostFile
 	
 	public boolean exists()
 	{
+		if (_element.isDeleted())
+			return false;
 		String type = _element.getType();
 		if (type.equals(IUniversalDataStoreConstants.UNIVERSAL_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) ||
 				type.equals(IUniversalDataStoreConstants.UNIVERSAL_FOLDER_DESCRIPTOR) ||