diff --git a/lib/datestampedfileops.js b/lib/datestampedfileops.js
index da501d2..aeabb90 100644
--- a/lib/datestampedfileops.js
+++ b/lib/datestampedfileops.js
@@ -89,9 +89,14 @@ function DateStampedFileOps(logpath, totalFiles, totalSize, gzip) {
         });
     }
 
+    function filterUnstattedFiles(logstats, next) {
+        filteredlogstats = logstats.filter(logstat => logstat && logstat.stat && logstat.stat.mtime);
+        next(null, filteredlogstats);
+    }
+
     function sortFilesByModifiedTime(logstats, next) {
         async.sortBy(logstats, function (logstat, next) {
-            next(null, -_.get(logstat,'stat.mtime'));
+            next(null, -logstat?.stat?.mtime);
         }, next);
     }
 
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ function DateStampedFileOps(logpath, totalFiles, totalSize, gzip) {
                 getFilesInLogDirectory,
                 filterJustOurLogFiles(matchzippedfiles),
                 statEachFile,
+                filterUnstattedFiles,
                 sortFilesByModifiedTime
             ], function (err, logfiles) {
                 next(err, logfiles);