diff --git a/src/branches.cpp b/src/branches.cpp
index a83eacc3..40481040 100644
--- a/src/branches.cpp
+++ b/src/branches.cpp
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ namespace l
         ecpath = fs::find_mount_point(b.path);
         if(ecpath)
           b.mount_path = *ecpath;
+        else
+          b.mount_path = b.path;
         fmt::println("mount point: {}",
                      b.mount_path.string());
         b.mount_hash_digest = 0;