diff --git a/bin/dusk.js b/bin/dusk.js
index 31a81ae..4e41b72 100755
--- a/bin/dusk.js
+++ b/bin/dusk.js
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ const {
   colors, 
   animals 
 } = require('unique-names-generator');
+const fuse = require('./fuse.js');
 
 program.version(dusk.version.software);
 
@@ -116,9 +117,8 @@ program.option('--tray',
 program.option('--install',
   'writes linux .desktop entry to $HOME/.local/share/applications');
 
-program.option('--fuse <mountpath>',
-  'mount the virtual filesystem to the supplied path', 
-  path.join(homedir(), 'Desktop/dusk.virt'));
+program.option('--fuse [mountpath]',
+  'mount the virtual filesystem to the supplied path');
 
 program.option('--rpc [method] [params]', 
   'send a command to the daemon');
@@ -1379,6 +1379,10 @@ function exitGracefully() {
 
   process.removeListener('exit', exitGracefully);
 
+  if (program.fuse) {
+    Fuse.unmount(program.fuse, console.log);
+  }
+
   if (controller && parseInt(config.ControlSockEnabled)) {
     controller.server.close();
   }
@@ -1476,6 +1480,18 @@ async function initDusk() {
     config.NetworkBootstrapNodes = config.NetworkBootstrapNodes.trim().split();
   }
 
+  if (program.fuse) {
+    program.fuse === true 
+      ? path.join(tmpdir(), 'dusk.vfs')
+      : program.fuse;
+    logger.info('mounting fuse virtual filesystem');
+    await fuse(program.fuse, program.datadir);
+    logger.info(`mounted to path ${mnt}`);
+    if (program.gui) {
+      Dialog.notify('Virtual filesystem mounted.\n' + mnt);
+    }
+  }
+
   async function joinNetwork(callback) {
     let peers = config.NetworkBootstrapNodes;
     const seedsdir = path.join(program.datadir, 'seeds');
diff --git a/bin/fuse.js b/bin/fuse.js
index 5145054..9510927 100644
--- a/bin/fuse.js
+++ b/bin/fuse.js
@@ -8,27 +8,42 @@ const { join, extname } = require('node:path');
 function _init(mnt, datadir) {
   return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     const ops = {
-      readdir: function (path, cb) {
-        if (path === '/') {
-          return fs.readdir(join(datadir, 'dusk.meta'), (err, list) => {
-            if (err) {
-              return cb(1);
+      readdir: function(path, cb) {
+        fs.readdir(join(datadir, 'dusk.meta', path), (err, list) => {
+          if (err) {
+            return cb(1);
+          }
+          cb(0, list.filter(f => {
+            return fs.statSync(join(datadir, 'dusk.meta', f)).isDirectory();
+          }).map(f => {
+            if (extname(f) === '.duskbundle') {
+              return f.split('.duskbundle')[0];
+            } else {
+              return f;
             }
-            cb(0, list.filter(f => extname(f) === '.duskbundle'));
-          });
-        }
-        return cb(Fuse.ENOENT)
+          }));
+        });
       },
       getattr: function (path, cb) {
-        if (path === '/') {
-          return fs.stat(datadir, (err, stat) => {
-            if (err) {
-              return cb(1);
-            }
-            cb(0, stat);
-          })
+        const realPath = join(datadir, 'dusk.meta', path);
+        const isBundle = fs.existsSync(`${realPath}.duskbundle`);
+
+        let statPath = realPath;
+
+        if (isBundle) {
+          statPath = join(
+            `${realPath}.duskbundle`, fs.readdirSync(`${realPath}.duskbundle`)[0]);
+
         }
-        return cb(Fuse.ENOENT)
+
+        return fs.stat(statPath, (err, stat) => {
+          if (err) {
+            return cb(1);
+          }
+          cb(0, isBundle
+            ? { ...stat }
+            : { ...stat });
+        });
       },
       open: function (path, flags, cb) {
         return cb(0, 161);
@@ -45,7 +60,7 @@ function _init(mnt, datadir) {
         cb(Fuse.ENOENT);
       },
       unlink: function(path, cb) {
-        fs.unlink(join(datadir, 'dusk.meta', path), err => cb(err ? 1 : 0));
+        fs.unlink(join(datadir, 'dusk.meta', `${path}.duskbundle`), err => cb(err ? 1 : 0));
       },
       mkdir: function(path, mode, cb) {
         fs.mkdir(join(datadir, 'dusk.meta', path), err => cb(err ? 1 : 0));
diff --git a/bin/tray.js b/bin/tray.js
index fcb8538..a58c5f5 100644
--- a/bin/tray.js
+++ b/bin/tray.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function _init(rpc, program, config, exitGracefully) {
 
   const FUSE_STATUS_NOT_MOUNTED = {
     type: 'update-item',
-    seq_id: 2,
+    seq_id: 3,
     item: {
       title: '🗂  Mount virtual folders',
       enabled: true,
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ function _init(rpc, program, config, exitGracefully) {
   };
   const FUSE_STATUS_MOUNTED = {
     type: 'update-item',
-    seq_id: 2,
+    seq_id: 3,
     item: {
-      title: '🗂  Unmount virtual folders',
-      enabled: true,
+      title: '🗂  Virtual folders mounted',
+      enabled: false,
       checked: false
     }
   };
   const FUSE_STATUS_MOUNTING = {
     type: 'update-item',
-    seq_id: 2,
+    seq_id: 3,
     item: {
       title: '🗂  Mounting virtual folders...',
       enabled: false,
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function _init(rpc, program, config, exitGracefully) {
     debug: false,
     copyDir: false
   });
- 
+
   tray.onClick(action => {
     switch (action.seq_id) {
       case 0: // Status indicator
@@ -209,13 +209,15 @@ licensed under the agpl 3
   }
 
   async function toggleMountVirtualFolders(action) {
-    const mnt = path.join(tmpdir(), `dusk.vfs.${Date.now()}`);
+    const mnt = path.join(tmpdir(), 'dusk.vfs.2');
+    tray.sendAction(FUSE_STATUS_MOUNTING);
     try {
-      mkdirp.sync(mnt);
       await fuse(mnt, program.datadir);
     } catch (e) {
+      tray.sendAction(FUSE_STATUS_NOT_MOUNTED)
       return Dialog.info(e, 'Sorry', 'error');
     }
+    tray.sendAction(FUSE_STATUS_MOUNTED)
     Dialog.notify('Virtual filesystem mounted.\n' + mnt);
     spawn('xdg-open', [mnt], { detached: true });
   }