diff --git a/wis2box-management/wis2box/pubsub/subscribe.py b/wis2box-management/wis2box/pubsub/subscribe.py
index 38e59992..9b9363fc 100644
--- a/wis2box-management/wis2box/pubsub/subscribe.py
+++ b/wis2box-management/wis2box/pubsub/subscribe.py
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ def on_message_handler(self, client, userdata, msg):
               message.get('EventName', '') in ['s3:ObjectCreated:Put', 's3:ObjectCreated:CompleteMultipartUpload']): # noqa
             LOGGER.debug('Storing data')
             key = str(message['Key'])
+            # if key ends with / then it is a directory
+            if key[-1] == '/':
+                LOGGER.info(f'Do not process directories: {key}')
+                return
             filepath = f'{STORAGE_SOURCE}/{key}'
             if key.startswith(STORAGE_ARCHIVE):
                 LOGGER.info(f'Do not process archived-data: {key}')