diff --git a/svfs/directory.go b/svfs/directory.go
index 21cd928..8931f11 100644
--- a/svfs/directory.go
+++ b/svfs/directory.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type Directory struct {
+	apex     bool
 	name     string
 	path     string
 	s        *swift.Connection
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ func (d *Directory) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (entries []fuse.Dirent, err
 
 func (d *Directory) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.LookupResponse) (fs.Node, error) {
 	// Get children if this node was evicted from the kernel cache
-	if len(d.children) == 0 && d.c != nil {
+	if len(d.children) == 0 {
 		d.ReadDirAll(ctx)
 	}
 
diff --git a/svfs/fs.go b/svfs/fs.go
index 2b3b5e4..5d0eb57 100644
--- a/svfs/fs.go
+++ b/svfs/fs.go
@@ -41,15 +41,17 @@ func (s *SVFS) Root() (fs.Node, error) {
 
 		return &Container{
 			Directory: &Directory{
-				s: s.s,
-				c: &baseC,
+				apex: true,
+				s:    s.s,
+				c:    &baseC,
 			},
 			cs: &segC,
 		}, nil
 	}
 	return &Root{
 		Directory: &Directory{
-			s: s.s,
+			apex: true,
+			s:    s.s,
 		},
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/svfs/object.go b/svfs/object.go
index 959f9ef..ab203d7 100644
--- a/svfs/object.go
+++ b/svfs/object.go
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ func (o *Object) open(mode fuse.OpenFlags) (oh *ObjectHandle, err error) {
 }
 
 func (o *Object) Open(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.OpenResponse) (fs.Handle, error) {
-	resp.Flags = fuse.OpenDirectIO
 	return o.open(req.Flags)
 }
 
diff --git a/svfs/root.go b/svfs/root.go
index d0cd51b..0fa1d41 100644
--- a/svfs/root.go
+++ b/svfs/root.go
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ func (r *Root) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (entries []fuse.Dirent, err error
 	return entries, nil
 }
 
+func (r *Root) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.LookupResponse) (fs.Node, error) {
+	if len(r.children) == 0 {
+		r.ReadDirAll(ctx)
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range r.children {
+		if item.Name() == req.Name {
+			if n, ok := item.(*Container); ok {
+				return n, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, fuse.ENOENT
+}
+
 var (
 	_ Node           = (*Root)(nil)
 	_ fs.Node        = (*Root)(nil)