diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java
index 73638ffb..c91c7ac6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -154,7 +155,14 @@ public class JingleConnection implements Transferable {
 		return this.mFileInputStream;
 	}
 
-	public OutputStream getFileOutputStream() {
+	public OutputStream getFileOutputStream() throws IOException {
+		if (this.file == null) {
+			Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,"file object was not assigned");
+			return null;
+		}
+		this.file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
+		this.file.createNewFile();
+		this.mFileOutputStream = AbstractConnectionManager.createOutputStream(this.file,message.getEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_AXOLOTL);
 		return this.mFileOutputStream;
 	}
 
@@ -459,7 +467,6 @@ public class JingleConnection implements Transferable {
 						this.file.setKeyAndIv(key);
 					}
 				}
-				this.mFileOutputStream = AbstractConnectionManager.createOutputStream(this.file,message.getEncryption() == Message.ENCRYPTION_AXOLOTL);
 				this.file.setExpectedSize(size);
 				message.resetFileParams();
 				Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "receiving file: expecting size of " + this.file.getExpectedSize());
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleInbandTransport.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleInbandTransport.java
index 43e60513..b78b20ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleInbandTransport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleInbandTransport.java
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ public class JingleInbandTransport extends JingleTransport {
 		try {
 			this.digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-1");
 			digest.reset();
-			file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-			file.createNewFile();
 			this.fileOutputStream = connection.getFileOutputStream();
 			if (this.fileOutputStream == null) {
 				Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,account.getJid().toBareJid()+": could not create output stream");
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleSocks5Transport.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleSocks5Transport.java
index 463e640a..a6159c0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleSocks5Transport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleSocks5Transport.java
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ public class JingleSocks5Transport extends JingleTransport {
 					digest.reset();
 					//inputStream.skip(45);
 					socket.setSoTimeout(30000);
-					file.getParentFile().mkdirs();
-					file.createNewFile();
 					fileOutputStream = connection.getFileOutputStream();
 					if (fileOutputStream == null) {
 						callback.onFileTransferAborted();