diff --git a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperation.java b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperation.java
index 4943dd41..bb8ea421 100644
--- a/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperation.java
+++ b/src/com/owncloud/android/lib/common/operations/RemoteOperation.java
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
 	 * @param client			Client object to reach an ownCloud server
      *                          during the execution of the operation.
 	 * @param listener			Listener to be notified about the execution of the operation.
-	 * @param listenerHandler	Handler associated to the thread where the methods of
+	 * @param listenerHandler	Handler, if passed in, associated to the thread where the methods of
      *                          the listener objects must be called.
 	 * @return					Thread were the remote operation is executed.
 	 */
@@ -243,18 +243,17 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
 		}
 		mListener = listener;
 		
-		if (listenerHandler == null) {
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException
-                    ("Trying to execute a remote operation asynchronously " +
-                            "without a handler to the listener's thread");
+		if (listenerHandler != null) {
+            mListenerHandler = listenerHandler;
 		}
-		mListenerHandler = listenerHandler;
+
 		
 		Thread runnerThread = new Thread(this);
 		runnerThread.start();
 		return runnerThread;
 	}
-	
+
+
 	/**
 	 * Asynchronous execution of the operation 
 	 * started by {@link RemoteOperation#execute(OwnCloudClient,
@@ -347,6 +346,9 @@ public abstract class RemoteOperation implements Runnable {
                 }
             });
         }
+        else if(mListener != null) {
+            mListener.onRemoteOperationFinish(RemoteOperation.this, resultToSend);
+        }
     }