diff --git a/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml b/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml
index 157816dae..38d566dd3 100644
--- a/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml
+++ b/ftps-source.kamelet.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ spec:
         description: If a directory, will look for files in all the sub-directories as well.
         type: boolean
         default: false
+      idempotent:
+        title: Idempotency
+        description: Skip already processed files.
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
   flow:
     from:
       uri: "ftps:{{username}}@{{host}}:{{port}}/{{directoryName}}"
@@ -60,7 +65,8 @@ spec:
         password: "{{password}}"
         passiveMode: "{{passiveMode}}"
         recursive: "{{recursive}}"
+        idempotent: "{{idempotent}}"
       steps:
       - convert-body-to:
-          type: "java.lang.String"
+          type: "java.io.InputStream"
       - to: "kamelet:sink"