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diff --git a/swiftclient/service.py b/swiftclient/service.py
index 5f032be..c9768c5 100644
--- a/swiftclient/service.py
+++ b/swiftclient/service.py
@@ -1876,8 +1876,8 @@ class SwiftService(object):
                         chunk_data = self._get_chunk_data(
                             conn, container, obj, headers)
 
-                    if options['skip_identical'] and self._is_identical(
-                            chunk_data, path):
+                    if (path is not None and options['skip_identical'] and
+                            self._is_identical(chunk_data, path)):
                         res.update({
                             'success': True,
                             'status': 'skipped-identical'