diff --git a/lib/ext/Syncroton/Command/FolderCreate.php b/lib/ext/Syncroton/Command/FolderCreate.php
--- a/lib/ext/Syncroton/Command/FolderCreate.php
+++ b/lib/ext/Syncroton/Command/FolderCreate.php
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@
                 return;
         }
 
+        // Check if the folder already exists
+        try {
+            $this->_folderBackend->getFolder($this->_device, $folder);
+            // The folder already exists
+            $this->_status = Syncroton_Command_FolderSync::STATUS_FOLDER_EXISTS;
+            return;
+        } catch (Syncroton_Exception_NotFound $e) {
+            // This is the normal case
+            if ($this->_logger instanceof Zend_Log)
+                $this->_logger->debug(__METHOD__ . '::' . __LINE__ . " " . $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
         try {
             $dataController = Syncroton_Data_Factory::factory($folder->class, $this->_device, $this->_syncTimeStamp);
 
@@ -102,12 +114,12 @@
             }
         } catch (Syncroton_Exception_Status $e) {
             if ($this->_logger instanceof Zend_Log)
-                $this->_logger->debug(__METHOD__ . '::' . __LINE__ . " " . $e->getMessage());
+                $this->_logger->info(__METHOD__ . '::' . __LINE__ . " " . $e->getMessage());
 
             $this->_status = $e->getCode();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             if ($this->_logger instanceof Zend_Log)
-                $this->_logger->debug(__METHOD__ . '::' . __LINE__ . " " . $e->getMessage());
+                $this->_logger->warn(__METHOD__ . '::' . __LINE__ . " " . $e->getMessage());
 
             $this->_status = Syncroton_Command_FolderSync::STATUS_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
         }