diff --git a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
index 5fe41f76e492e..206c75ec6ec39 100644
--- a/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
+++ b/apps/files_versions/lib/Listener/FileEventsListener.php
@@ -350,16 +350,24 @@ public function pre_renameOrCopy_hook(Node $source, Node $target): void {
 	private function getPathForNode(Node $node): ?string {
 		$user = $this->userSession->getUser()?->getUID();
 		if ($user) {
-			return $this->rootFolder
+			$path = $this->rootFolder
 				->getUserFolder($user)
 				->getRelativePath($node->getPath());
+
+			if ($path !== null) {
+				return $path;
+			}
 		}
 
 		$owner = $node->getOwner()?->getUid();
 		if ($owner) {
-			return $this->rootFolder
+			$path = $this->rootFolder
 				->getUserFolder($owner)
 				->getRelativePath($node->getPath());
+
+			if ($path !== null) {
+				return $path;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return null;