diff --git a/weed/command/fuse.go b/weed/command/fuse.go
index a3b7fb81e..6a6dd8d5d 100644
--- a/weed/command/fuse.go
+++ b/weed/command/fuse.go
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ var cmdFuse = &Command{
   To check valid options look "weed mount --help"
   `,
 }
+
+func GetFuseCommandName() string {
+	return cmdFuse.Name()
+}
diff --git a/weed/command/fuse_std.go b/weed/command/fuse_std.go
index 2cc6fa8ab..bd274f651 100644
--- a/weed/command/fuse_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/fuse_std.go
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	util_http "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/http"
 )
 
 type parameter struct {
@@ -219,6 +222,8 @@ func runFuse(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 			}
 		case "fusermount.path":
 			fusermountPath = parameter.value
+		case "config_dir":
+			util.ConfigurationFileDirectory.Set(parameter.value)
 		default:
 			t := parameter.name
 			if parameter.value != "true" {
@@ -228,6 +233,8 @@ func runFuse(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	util_http.InitGlobalHttpClient()
+
 	// the master start the child, release it then finish himself
 	if masterProcess {
 		arg0, err := os.Executable()
diff --git a/weed/weed.go b/weed/weed.go
index cde071179..f940cdacd 100644
--- a/weed/weed.go
+++ b/weed/weed.go
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-
-	util_http.InitGlobalHttpClient()
+	if args[0] != command.GetFuseCommandName() {
+		util_http.InitGlobalHttpClient()
+	}
 	for _, cmd := range commands {
 		if cmd.Name() == args[0] && cmd.Run != nil {
 			cmd.Flag.Usage = func() { cmd.Usage() }