diff --git a/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go b/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go
index 03894e0f5..09b8c2aa5 100644
--- a/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go
+++ b/backend/azureblob/azureblob.go
@@ -850,7 +850,12 @@ func (f *Fs) newObjectWithInfo(ctx context.Context, remote string, info *contain
 // NewObject finds the Object at remote.  If it can't be found
 // it returns the error fs.ErrorObjectNotFound.
 func (f *Fs) NewObject(ctx context.Context, remote string) (fs.Object, error) {
-	return f.newObjectWithInfo(ctx, remote, nil)
+	o, err := f.newObjectWithInfo(ctx, remote, nil)
+	if err == fs.ErrorNotAFile {
+		// The blob is a directory
+		return nil, fs.ErrorObjectNotFound
+	}
+	return o, err
 }
 
 // getBlobSVC creates a blob client