diff --git a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
index bf9133f4..64fc7b24 100644
--- a/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_getattr.cpp
@@ -108,10 +108,14 @@ namespace l
     thread_local static std::unordered_map<std::string,std::string> cache;
 
     auto i = cache.find(fusepath_);
-    
-    rv = searchFunc_(branches_,fusepath_,&basepaths);
-    if(rv == -1)
-      return -errno;
+    if(i == cache.end())
+      {
+        rv = searchFunc_(branches_,fusepath_,&basepaths);
+        if(rv == -1)
+          return -errno;
+
+        cache.insert({fusepath_,basepaths[0]});
+      }
 
     fullpath = fs::path::make(basepaths[0],fusepath_);