diff --git a/tinyfilemanager.php b/tinyfilemanager.php
index e6633e7..7111dea 100644
--- a/tinyfilemanager.php
+++ b/tinyfilemanager.php
@@ -2153,19 +2153,29 @@ $all_files_size = 0;
                 $filesize_raw = "";
                 $filesize = lng('Folder');
                 $perms = substr(decoct(fileperms($path . '/' . $f)), -4);
+                $owner = array('name' => '?'); 
+                $group = array('name' => '?');
                 if (function_exists('posix_getpwuid') && function_exists('posix_getgrgid')) {
-                    $owner = posix_getpwuid(fileowner($path . '/' . $f));
-                    $group = posix_getgrgid(filegroup($path . '/' . $f));
-                    if ($owner === false) {
-                        $owner = array('name' => '?');
+                    try{
+                        $owner_id = fileowner($path . '/' . $f);
+                        if($owner_id != 0) {
+                            $owner_info = posix_getpwuid($owner_id);
+                           if ($owner_info) {
+                                  $owner =  $owner_info;
+                           }
+                       }
+                      
+                        $group_id = filegroup($path . '/' . $f);
+                        $group_info = posix_getgrgid($group_id);
+                        if ($group_info) {
+                             $group =  $group_info;
+                         }
+
+                    } catch(Exception $e){
+                       error_log("exception:" . $e->getMessage());
                     }
-                    if ($group === false) {
-                        $group = array('name' => '?');
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $owner = array('name' => '?');
-                    $group = array('name' => '?');
                 }
+
             ?>
                 <tr>
                     <?php if (!FM_READONLY): ?>
@@ -2218,19 +2228,29 @@ $all_files_size = 0;
                 $filelink = '?p=' . urlencode(FM_PATH) . '&amp;view=' . urlencode($f);
                 $all_files_size += $filesize_raw;
                 $perms = substr(decoct(fileperms($path . '/' . $f)), -4);
+                $owner = array('name' => '?'); 
+                $group = array('name' => '?');
                 if (function_exists('posix_getpwuid') && function_exists('posix_getgrgid')) {
-                    $owner = posix_getpwuid(fileowner($path . '/' . $f));
-                    $group = posix_getgrgid(filegroup($path . '/' . $f));
-                    if ($owner === false) {
-                        $owner = array('name' => '?');
+                    try{
+                        $owner_id = fileowner($path . '/' . $f);
+                        if($owner_id != 0) {
+                            $owner_info = posix_getpwuid($owner_id);
+                           if ($owner_info) {
+                                  $owner =  $owner_info;
+                           }
+                       }
+                      
+                        $group_id = filegroup($path . '/' . $f);
+                        $group_info = posix_getgrgid($group_id);
+                        if ($group_info) {
+                             $group =  $group_info;
+                         }
+
+                    } catch(Exception $e){
+                       error_log("exception:" . $e->getMessage());
                     }
-                    if ($group === false) {
-                        $group = array('name' => '?');
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    $owner = array('name' => '?');
-                    $group = array('name' => '?');
                 }
+
             ?>
                 <tr>
                     <?php if (!FM_READONLY): ?>