diff --git a/ShiftOS.Objects/ShiftFS.cs b/ShiftOS.Objects/ShiftFS.cs
index e14c2a8..2c6b28b 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.Objects/ShiftFS.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.Objects/ShiftFS.cs
@@ -291,10 +291,13 @@ namespace ShiftOS.Objects.ShiftFS
         {
             string[] pathlist = path.Split('/');
             int vol = Convert.ToInt32(pathlist[0].Replace(":", ""));
+            if (Mounts[vol] == null)
+                Mounts[vol] = new Directory();
             var dir = Mounts[vol];
+
             for (int i = 1; i <= pathlist.Length - 1; i++)
             {
-                dir = dir.FindDirectoryByName(pathlist[i]);
+                dir = dir?.FindDirectoryByName(pathlist[i]);
             }
             return dir != null;
 
diff --git a/ShiftOS.Server/RandomUserGenerator.cs b/ShiftOS.Server/RandomUserGenerator.cs
index 8c1e430..672f25d 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.Server/RandomUserGenerator.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.Server/RandomUserGenerator.cs
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ namespace ShiftOS.Server
                     var dir = new ShiftOS.Objects.ShiftFS.Directory();
                     //name the directory after the user
                     dir.Name = sve.Username;
+                    dir.permissions = Objects.ShiftFS.Permissions.All;
                     //json the object and mount
                     string json = Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert.SerializeObject(dir);
                     //mount it to the MUD
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ namespace ShiftOS.Server
                     string sDir = dir.Replace("\\", "/");
                     if (sDir.Contains("shiftnet"))
                     {
-                        while (!sDir.StartsWith("shiftnet/"))
+                        while (!sDir.StartsWith("shiftnet"))
                         {
                             sDir = sDir.Remove(0, 1);
                         }