diff --git a/underfs/swift/src/main/java/alluxio/underfs/swift/SwiftUnderFileSystem.java b/underfs/swift/src/main/java/alluxio/underfs/swift/SwiftUnderFileSystem.java
index 4c22dca188dd..9a13ad4b1bd9 100644
--- a/underfs/swift/src/main/java/alluxio/underfs/swift/SwiftUnderFileSystem.java
+++ b/underfs/swift/src/main/java/alluxio/underfs/swift/SwiftUnderFileSystem.java
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ private boolean copy(String src, String dst) {
    * @throws IOException if an error occurs listing the directory
    */
   private boolean isDirectory(String path) throws IOException {
-    String[] children = listInternal(path, true);
+    String strippedPath = stripPrefixIfPresent(path);
+    String[] children = listInternal(strippedPath, true);
     return children != null && children.length > 0;
   }
 
@@ -406,11 +407,11 @@ private String[] listInternal(String path, boolean recursive) throws IOException
       Directory directory = new Directory(path, '/');
       Container c = mAccount.getContainer(mContainerName);
       Collection<DirectoryOrObject> res = c.listDirectory(directory);
-      Set<String> children = new HashSet<>();
+      Set<String> children = new HashSet<String>();
       Iterator<DirectoryOrObject> iter = res.iterator();
       while (iter.hasNext()) {
-        DirectoryOrObject dirObj = iter.next();
-        String child = stripFolderSuffixIfPresent(dirObj.getName());
+        DirectoryOrObject dirobj = (DirectoryOrObject) iter.next();
+        String child = stripFolderSuffixIfPresent(dirobj.getName());
         String noPrefix = stripPrefixIfPresent(child, path);
         children.add(noPrefix);
       }