diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshServiceCommandShell.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshServiceCommandShell.java
index e2a8cf68c8b..a3dc441fdb9 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshServiceCommandShell.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.subsystems.shells.ssh/src/org/eclipse/rse/subsystems/shells/ssh/SshServiceCommandShell.java
@@ -93,17 +93,24 @@ public class SshServiceCommandShell extends ServiceCommandShell implements ISyst
 				gotCommand = true;
 			} else {
 				try {
-					parsedMsg = _patterns.matchLine(line);
+					
+					if ((_curCommand == null) || (!_curCommand.equals("ls"))) {
+						parsedMsg = _patterns.matchLine(line);
+					}
 				}
 				catch (Throwable e) {
 					e.printStackTrace();
 				}
 			}
+			
 			RemoteOutput output = null;
+			
 			String type = "stdout"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+			
 			if (parsedMsg != null) {
 				type = parsedMsg.type;
 			}
+			
 			if (event.isError()) {
 				output = new RemoteError(this, type);
 			}