diff --git a/libraries/entropy.py b/libraries/entropy.py
index 21b0b1b87..afe6ca4b7 100644
--- a/libraries/entropy.py
+++ b/libraries/entropy.py
@@ -7935,36 +7935,7 @@ class FtpInterface:
         self.ftpuri = ftpuri
         self.ftphost = self.entropyTools.extractFTPHostFromUri(self.ftpuri)
 
-        self.ftpuser = ftpuri.split("ftp://")[-1].split(":")[0]
-        if (self.ftpuser == ""):
-            self.ftpuser = "anonymous@"
-            self.ftppassword = "anonymous"
-        else:
-            self.ftppassword = ftpuri.split("@")[:-1]
-            if len(self.ftppassword) > 1:
-                self.ftppassword = '@'.join(self.ftppassword)
-                self.ftppassword = self.ftppassword.split(":")[-1]
-                if (self.ftppassword == ""):
-                    self.ftppassword = "anonymous"
-            else:
-                self.ftppassword = self.ftppassword[0]
-                self.ftppassword = self.ftppassword.split(":")[-1]
-                if (self.ftppassword == ""):
-                    self.ftppassword = "anonymous"
-
-        self.ftpport = ftpuri.split(":")[-1]
-        try:
-            self.ftpport = int(self.ftpport)
-        except ValueError:
-            self.ftpport = 21
-
-        self.ftpdir = ftpuri.split("ftp://")[-1]
-        self.ftpdir = self.ftpdir.split("/")[-1]
-        self.ftpdir = self.ftpdir.split(":")[0]
-        if self.ftpdir.endswith("/"):
-            self.ftpdir = self.ftpdir[:len(self.ftpdir)-1]
-        if not self.ftpdir:
-            self.ftpdir = "/"
+        self.ftpuser, self.ftppassword, self.ftpport, self.ftpdir = self.entropyTools.extract_ftp_data(ftpuri)
 
         count = 10
         while 1:
diff --git a/libraries/entropyTools.py b/libraries/entropyTools.py
index b4282ecac..a88dcffb2 100644
--- a/libraries/entropyTools.py
+++ b/libraries/entropyTools.py
@@ -1702,6 +1702,41 @@ def hideFTPpassword(uri):
     newuri = uri.replace(ftppassword,"xxxxxxxx")
     return newuri
 
+def extract_ftp_data(ftpuri):
+    ftpuser = ftpuri.split("ftp://")[-1].split(":")[0]
+    if (ftpuser == ""):
+        ftpuser = "anonymous@"
+        ftppassword = "anonymous"
+    else:
+        ftppassword = ftpuri.split("@")[:-1]
+        if len(ftppassword) > 1:
+            ftppassword = '@'.join(ftppassword)
+            ftppassword = ftppassword.split(":")[-1]
+            if (ftppassword == ""):
+                ftppassword = "anonymous"
+        else:
+            ftppassword = ftppassword[0]
+            ftppassword = ftppassword.split(":")[-1]
+            if (ftppassword == ""):
+                ftppassword = "anonymous"
+
+    ftpport = ftpuri.split(":")[-1]
+    try:
+        ftpport = int(ftpport)
+    except ValueError:
+        ftpport = 21
+
+    ftpdir = '/'
+    if ftpuri.count("/") > 2:
+        ftpdir = ftpuri.split("ftp://")[-1]
+        ftpdir = ftpdir.split("/")[-1]
+        ftpdir = ftpdir.split(":")[0]
+        if ftpdir.endswith("/"):
+            ftpdir = ftpdir[:len(ftpdir)-1]
+        if not ftpdir: ftpdir = "/"
+
+    return ftpuser, ftppassword, ftpport, ftpdir
+
 def getFileUnixMtime(path):
     return os.path.getmtime(path)