diff --git a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/sensors/sftp.py b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/sensors/sftp.py
index df4c7c5a6110d..98a47e22539b2 100644
--- a/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/sensors/sftp.py
+++ b/providers/sftp/src/airflow/providers/sftp/sensors/sftp.py
@@ -89,25 +89,25 @@ def poke(self, context: Context) -> PokeReturnValue | bool:
         if self.file_pattern:
             files_from_pattern = self.hook.get_files_by_pattern(self.path, self.file_pattern)
             if files_from_pattern:
-                actual_files_to_check = [
+                actual_files_present = [
                     os.path.join(self.path, file_from_pattern) for file_from_pattern in files_from_pattern
                 ]
             else:
                 return False
         else:
             try:
-                self.hook.isfile(self.path)
-                actual_files_to_check = [self.path]
-            except OSError as e:
-                if e.errno != SFTP_NO_SUCH_FILE:
-                    raise AirflowException from e
-                actual_files_to_check = []
+                # If a file is present, it is the single element added to the actual_files_present list to be
+                # processed. If the file is a directory, actual_file_present will be assigned an empty list,
+                # since SFTPHook.isfile(...) returns False
+                actual_files_present = [self.path] if self.hook.isfile(self.path) else []
+            except Exception as e:
+                raise AirflowException from e
 
         if self.newer_than:
-            for actual_file_to_check in actual_files_to_check:
+            for actual_file_present in actual_files_present:
                 try:
-                    mod_time = self.hook.get_mod_time(actual_file_to_check)
-                    self.log.info("Found File %s last modified: %s", actual_file_to_check, mod_time)
+                    mod_time = self.hook.get_mod_time(actual_file_present)
+                    self.log.info("Found File %s last modified: %s", actual_file_present, mod_time)
                 except OSError as e:
                     if e.errno != SFTP_NO_SUCH_FILE:
                         raise AirflowException from e
@@ -118,22 +118,22 @@ def poke(self, context: Context) -> PokeReturnValue | bool:
                 _mod_time = convert_to_utc(datetime.strptime(mod_time, "%Y%m%d%H%M%S"))
                 _newer_than = convert_to_utc(self.newer_than)
                 if _newer_than <= _mod_time:
-                    files_found.append(actual_file_to_check)
+                    files_found.append(actual_file_present)
                     self.log.info(
                         "File %s has modification time: '%s', which is newer than: '%s'",
-                        actual_file_to_check,
+                        actual_file_present,
                         str(_mod_time),
                         str(_newer_than),
                     )
                 else:
                     self.log.info(
                         "File %s has modification time: '%s', which is older than: '%s'",
-                        actual_file_to_check,
+                        actual_file_present,
                         str(_mod_time),
                         str(_newer_than),
                     )
         else:
-            files_found = actual_files_to_check
+            files_found = actual_files_present
 
         if not len(files_found):
             return False
diff --git a/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/sensors/test_sftp.py b/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/sensors/test_sftp.py
index 644b876c36783..2409355ead2a2 100644
--- a/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/sensors/test_sftp.py
+++ b/providers/sftp/tests/unit/sftp/sensors/test_sftp.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
-from paramiko.sftp import SFTP_FAILURE, SFTP_NO_SUCH_FILE
+from paramiko.sftp import SFTP_FAILURE
 from pendulum import datetime as pendulum_datetime, timezone
 
 from airflow.exceptions import AirflowException
@@ -44,9 +44,22 @@ def test_file_present(self, sftp_hook_mock):
         sftp_hook_mock.return_value.close_conn.assert_not_called()
         assert output
 
+    @patch("airflow.providers.sftp.sensors.sftp.SFTPHook")
+    def test_file_irregular(self, sftp_hook_mock):
+        # This mocks the behavior of SFTPHook.isfile when an OSError is raised in that method, resulting in
+        # False being returned
+        sftp_hook_mock.return_value.isfile.return_value = False
+        sftp_sensor = SFTPSensor(task_id="unit_test", path="/path/to/file/1970-01-01.txt")
+        context = {"ds": "1970-01-01"}
+        output = sftp_sensor.poke(context)
+        sftp_hook_mock.return_value.isfile.assert_called_once_with("/path/to/file/1970-01-01.txt")
+        sftp_hook_mock.return_value.close_conn.assert_not_called()
+        assert not output
+
     @patch("airflow.providers.sftp.sensors.sftp.SFTPHook")
     def test_file_absent(self, sftp_hook_mock):
-        sftp_hook_mock.return_value.isfile.side_effect = OSError(SFTP_NO_SUCH_FILE, "File missing")
+        # This is the same implementation above, however, it's simulating instead the absence of a file
+        sftp_hook_mock.return_value.isfile.return_value = False
         sftp_sensor = SFTPSensor(task_id="unit_test", path="/path/to/file/1970-01-01.txt")
         context = {"ds": "1970-01-01"}
         output = sftp_sensor.poke(context)