diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse.c
index 1e9f6245..81a81174 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse.c
@@ -177,6 +177,19 @@ static pthread_key_t fuse_context_key;
 static pthread_mutex_t fuse_context_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 static int fuse_context_ref;
 
+static
+int
+fuse_valid_type(uint32_t const m_)
+{
+  return (S_ISREG(m_)  ||
+          S_ISDIR(m_)  ||
+          S_ISLNK(m_)  ||
+          S_ISCHR(m_)  ||
+          S_ISBLK(m_)  ||
+          S_ISFIFO(m_) ||
+          S_ISSOCK(m_));
+}
+
 /*
   Why was the nodeid:generation logic simplified?
 
@@ -1569,6 +1582,7 @@ fuse_lib_lookup(fuse_req_t             req,
             {
               pthread_mutex_unlock(&f->lock);
               reply_entry(req,&e,-ESTALE);
+              syslog(LOG_ERR,". for nodeid %zu is stale",nodeid);
               return;
             }
           dot->refctr++;
@@ -1576,9 +1590,10 @@ fuse_lib_lookup(fuse_req_t             req,
         }
       else if((name[1] == '.') && (name[2] == '\0'))
         {
-          if(nodeid == 1)
+          if(nodeid == FUSE_ROOT_ID)
             {
               reply_entry(req,&e,-ENOENT);
+              syslog(LOG_ERR,".. for root node????");
               return;
             }
 
@@ -1697,6 +1712,13 @@ fuse_lib_getattr(fuse_req_t             req,
       free_path(f,hdr_->nodeid,path);
     }
 
+  if(buf.st_size > LLONG_MAX)
+    syslog(LOG_ERR,"%s: %zu size > LLONG_MAX %zu",__FUNCTION__,hdr_->nodeid,buf.st_size);
+  if(!fuse_valid_type(buf.st_mode))
+    syslog(LOG_ERR,"%s: %zu invalid type %x",__FUNCTION__,hdr_->nodeid,buf.st_mode);
+  if(hdr_->nodeid == FUSE_ROOT_ID && !S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode))
+    syslog(LOG_ERR,"%s: rootid not type DIR %x",__FUNCTION__,buf.st_mode);
+
   if(!err)
     {
       pthread_mutex_lock(&f->lock);
@@ -1818,6 +1840,14 @@ fuse_lib_setattr(fuse_req_t             req,
                f->fs->op.getattr(path,&stbuf,&timeout) :
                f->fs->op.fgetattr(fi,&stbuf,&timeout));
 
+      if(stbuf.st_size > LLONG_MAX)
+        syslog(LOG_ERR,"%s: %zu size > LLONG_MAX %zu",__FUNCTION__,hdr_->nodeid,stbuf.st_size);
+      if(!fuse_valid_type(stbuf.st_mode))
+        syslog(LOG_ERR,"%s: %zu invalid type %x",__FUNCTION__,hdr_->nodeid,stbuf.st_mode);
+      if(hdr_->nodeid == FUSE_ROOT_ID && !S_ISDIR(stbuf.st_mode))
+        syslog(LOG_ERR,"%s: rootid not type DIR %x",__FUNCTION__,stbuf.st_mode);
+
+
       free_path(f,hdr_->nodeid,path);
     }
 
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
index 37f24dd3..feed5401 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_lowlevel.c
@@ -19,15 +19,16 @@
 #include "fuse_pollhandle.h"
 #include "fuse_msgbuf.hpp"
 
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #ifndef F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE
 #define F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE       1024
@@ -320,6 +321,19 @@ fuse_reply_create(fuse_req_t                     req,
   return send_reply_ok(req, &buf, entrysize + sizeof(struct fuse_open_out));
 }
 
+static
+int
+fuse_valid_type(uint32_t const m_)
+{
+  return (S_ISREG(m_)  ||
+          S_ISDIR(m_)  ||
+          S_ISLNK(m_)  ||
+          S_ISCHR(m_)  ||
+          S_ISBLK(m_)  ||
+          S_ISFIFO(m_) ||
+          S_ISSOCK(m_));
+}
+
 int
 fuse_reply_attr(fuse_req_t         req,
                 const struct stat *attr,
@@ -333,6 +347,11 @@ fuse_reply_attr(fuse_req_t         req,
   arg.attr_valid_nsec = 0;
   convert_stat(attr,&arg.attr);
 
+  if(arg.attr.size > LLONG_MAX)
+    syslog(LOG_ERR,"fuse_reply_attr: attr.size > LLONG_MAX");
+  if(!fuse_valid_type(arg.attr.mode))
+    syslog(LOG_ERR,"fuse_reply_attr: invalid type %x",arg.attr.mode);
+
   return send_reply_ok(req,&arg,size);
 }