diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java b/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java
index 7a7910546..7e29fcce2 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlobFS.java
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ static public Map<String, Object> getSystemfolders(ReactApplicationContext ctx)
         state = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
         if (state.equals(Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED)) {
             res.put("SDCardDir", Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath());
-            res.put("SDCardApplicationDir", ctx.getExternalFilesDir(null).getParentFile().getAbsolutePath());
+
+            File externalDirectory = ctx.getExternalFilesDir(null);
+            if (externalDirectory != null) {
+                res.put("SDCardApplicationDir", externalDirectory.getParentFile().getAbsolutePath());
+            }
         }
         res.put("MainBundleDir", ctx.getApplicationInfo().dataDir);
         return res;