diff --git a/src/mergerfs_api.cpp b/src/mergerfs_api.cpp
index caf87725..ff5790fa 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs_api.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs_api.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mergerfs::api::get_kvs(const fs::path                    &mountpoint_,
 
       key = str::remove_prefix(k,"user.mergerfs.");
 
-
+      kvs_->insert({key,v});
     }
 
   return 0;