diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index be8240e2..cb31d341 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace l
     if(backing_id <= 0)
       return 0;
 
-    ffi_->passthrough = true;
+    ffi_->passthrough = false;
     ffi_->keep_cache  = true;
     fi->backing_id    = backing_id;
     ffi_->backing_id  = backing_id;