diff --git a/server/internal/core/mount.go b/server/internal/core/mount.go
index 95354b2f..d3486f2f 100644
--- a/server/internal/core/mount.go
+++ b/server/internal/core/mount.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (f FileSystem) CreateMount(path string, backend storage.Backend) error {
-	r, err := f.ResourceByPath(path)
+	r, err := f.ResourceByPathWithRoot(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("failed to locate resource: " + err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)