diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index c5706205..e9f6bf04 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ exdev = 'passthrough'
 policy = 'base'
 ignore = 'none'
 
+[func.readdir]
+policy = 'posix'
+readdirplus = false
+
 [cache]
 files = 'off'
 statfs = 0
diff --git a/src/fuse_init.cpp b/src/fuse_init.cpp
index ddecc9ff..fdf508e0 100644
--- a/src/fuse_init.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_init.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
 #include "fuse.h"
 
+#include <iostream>
+
 
 namespace l
 {
@@ -41,40 +43,24 @@ namespace l
   static
   void
   want_if_capable(fuse_conn_info *conn_,
-                  const int       flag_)
+                  const int       flag_,
+                  const char     *str_)
   {
     if(capable(conn_,flag_))
       want(conn_,flag_);
-  }
-
-  static
-  void
-  want_if_capable(fuse_conn_info *conn_,
-                  const int       flag_,
-                  bool           *want_)
-  {
-    if(*want_ && l::capable(conn_,flag_))
-      {
-        l::want(conn_,flag_);
-        return;
-      }
-
-    *want_ = false;
+    else
+      fprintf(stderr,"mergerfs: warning - want to enable %s but not available\n",str_);
   }
 
   static
   void
   want_if_capable_max_pages(fuse_conn_info *conn_,
-                            State &s_)
+                            uint64_t        max_pages_)
   {
     if(l::capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_MAX_PAGES))
       {
         l::want(conn_,FUSE_CAP_MAX_PAGES);
-        conn_->max_pages = s_->fuse_msg_size;
-      }
-    else
-      {
-        s_->fuse_msg_size = FUSE_DEFAULT_MAX_PAGES_PER_REQ;
+        conn_->max_pages = max_pages_;
       }
   }
 }
@@ -90,28 +76,35 @@ namespace FUSE::INIT
     bool wb_cache;
     bool readdirplus;
     bool cache_symlinks;
+    uint64_t max_pages;
+
+    async_read     = toml::find_or(s->toml,"fuse","async-read",true);
+    posix_acl      = toml::find_or(s->toml,"fuse","posix-acl",false);
+    wb_cache       = toml::find_or(s->toml,"cache","writeback",false);
+    readdirplus    = toml::find_or(s->toml,"func","readdir","readdirplus",false);
+    cache_symlinks = toml::find_or(s->toml,"cache","symlinks",false);
+    max_pages      = toml::find_or(s->toml,"fuse","message-size",256);
 
-    async_read     = toml::find_or(s->config_toml,"fuse","async-read",true);
-    posix_acl      = toml::find_or(s->config_toml,"fuse","posix-acl",false);
-    wb_cache       = toml::find_or(s->config_toml,"cache","writeback",false);
-    readdirplus    = toml::find_or(s->config_toml,"func","readdir","readdirplus",false);
-    cache_symlinks = toml::find_or(s->config_toml,"cache","symlinks",false);
-    
     ugid::init();
 
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_ASYNC_DIO);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_ASYNC_READ,&async_read);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_ATOMIC_O_TRUNC);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_BIG_WRITES);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_CACHE_SYMLINKS,&cache_symlinks);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_DONT_MASK);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_IOCTL_DIR);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_PARALLEL_DIROPS);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_READDIR_PLUS,&readdirplus);
-    //l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_READDIR_PLUS_AUTO);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_POSIX_ACL,&posix_acl);
-    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_WRITEBACK_CACHE,&wb_cache);
-    l::want_if_capable_max_pages(conn_,s);
+    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_ASYNC_DIO,"ASYNC_DIO");
+    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_ATOMIC_O_TRUNC,"ATOMIC_O_TRUNC");
+    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_BIG_WRITES,"BIG_WRITES");
+    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_DONT_MASK,"DONT_MASK");
+    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_IOCTL_DIR,"IOCTL_DIR");
+    l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_PARALLEL_DIROPS,"PARALLEL_DIROPS");
+    l::want_if_capable_max_pages(conn_,max_pages);
+    //l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_READDIR_PLUS_AUTO,"READIR_PLUS_AUTO");
+    if(async_read)
+      l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_ASYNC_READ,"ASYNC_READ");
+    if(cache_symlinks)
+      l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_CACHE_SYMLINKS,"CACHE_SYMLINKS");
+    if(readdirplus)
+      l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_READDIR_PLUS,"READDIR_PLUS");
+    if(posix_acl)
+      l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_POSIX_ACL,"POSIX_ACL");
+    if(wb_cache)
+      l::want_if_capable(conn_,FUSE_CAP_WRITEBACK_CACHE,"WRITEBACK_CACHE");
     conn_->want &= ~FUSE_CAP_POSIX_LOCKS;
     conn_->want &= ~FUSE_CAP_FLOCK_LOCKS;
 
diff --git a/src/mergerfs.cpp b/src/mergerfs.cpp
index 007e2bc1..182547c5 100644
--- a/src/mergerfs.cpp
+++ b/src/mergerfs.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,13 @@ namespace l
 
     memset(&ops,0,sizeof(fuse_operations));
 
-    args.argc      = argc_;
-    args.argv      = argv_;
-    args.allocated = 0;
+    args.argc      = 0;
+    args.argv      = NULL;
+    args.allocated = 1;
+
+    for(int i = 0; i < argc_; i++)
+      fuse_opt_add_arg(&args,argv_[i]);
+    fuse_opt_add_arg(&args,"/tmp/test");
 
     l::setup_resources();
     l::get_fuse_operations(ops);
diff --git a/src/state.cpp b/src/state.cpp
index 9bd73378..ec706983 100644
--- a/src/state.cpp
+++ b/src/state.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ StateBase::Ptr g_STATE;
 
 StateBase::StateBase(const toml::value &toml_)
   :
+  toml(toml_),
   branches(toml_),
   access(toml_),
   chmod(toml_),
diff --git a/src/state.hpp b/src/state.hpp
index 05fcf4dc..e6bb1097 100644
--- a/src/state.hpp
+++ b/src/state.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ public:
 public:
   StateBase(const toml::value &);
 
+public:
+  const toml::value toml;
+
 public:
   uint64_t fuse_msg_size;
 
@@ -130,9 +133,6 @@ public:
   FUSE::UNLINK::Policy      unlink;
   FUSE::UTIMENS::Policy     utimens;
   FUSE::WRITE::Policy       write;
-
-public:
-  const toml::value config_toml;
 };
 
 class State