diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/FileUtils.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/FileUtils.java
index f4d9974..29d52ec 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/FileUtils.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/FileUtils.java
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ public class FileUtils {
     }
 
     public static void deleteDirectoryAtPath(String directoryPath) {
+        if (directoryPath == null) {
+            CodePushUtils.log("deleteDirectoryAtPath attempted with null directoryPath");
+            return;
+        }
         File file = new File(directoryPath);
         if (file.exists()) {
             deleteFileOrFolderSilently(file);