diff --git a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
index f6f660b..d4d0da3 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
@@ -72,25 +72,38 @@ int32_t littlefs_vobj_write(struct VfsObj *vobj, const uint8_t *const buffer, si
   return E_OK;
 }
 
-int32_t littlefs_vobj_stat(struct VfsObj *vobj, struct VfsStat *stat) {
-  struct lfs_info statbuf;
+int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, struct VfsStat *statbuf) {
+  struct lfs_info info;
 
-  spinlock_acquire(&vobj->spinlock);
+  spinlock_acquire(&vmp->spinlock);
 
-  int ok = lfs_stat(&vobj->vmp->fs.littlefs.instance, vobj->path, &statbuf);
+  int ok = lfs_stat(&vmp->fs.littlefs.instance, path, &info);
   if (ok < 0) {
-    spinlock_release(&vobj->spinlock);
+    spinlock_release(&vmp->spinlock);
     return E_BADIO;
   }
 
-  if (statbuf.type == LFS_TYPE_REG) {
-    stat->type = VFS_TYPE_FILE;
-  } else if (statbuf.type == LFS_TYPE_DIR) {
-    stat->type = VFS_TYPE_DIR;
+  if (info.type == LFS_TYPE_REG) {
+    statbuf->type = VFS_TYPE_FILE;
+    statbuf->size = info.size;
+  } else if (info.type == LFS_TYPE_DIR) {
+    statbuf->type = VFS_TYPE_DIR;
+    statbuf->size = 0;
+    // TODO: find a better way than this... !!!
+    lfs_dir_t dir;
+    ok = lfs_dir_open(&vmp->fs.littlefs.instance, &dir, path);
+    if (ok < 0) {
+      spinlock_release(&vmp->spinlock);
+      return E_BADIO;
+    }
+    struct lfs_info info2;
+    while (lfs_dir_read(&vmp->fs.littlefs.instance, &dir, &info2) > 0) {
+      statbuf->size++;
+    }
+    lfs_dir_close(&vmp->fs.littlefs.instance, &dir);
   }
-  stat->size = statbuf.size;
   
-  spinlock_release(&vobj->spinlock);
+  spinlock_release(&vmp->spinlock);
   return E_OK;
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +153,6 @@ struct VfsObj *littlefs_open(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32
   vobj->vmp = vmp;
   vobj->cleanup = &littlefs_vobj_cleanup;
   vobj->read = &littlefs_vobj_read;
-  vobj->stat = &littlefs_vobj_stat;
   vobj->write = &littlefs_vobj_write;
   hal_strcpy(vobj->path, path);
 
@@ -170,3 +182,4 @@ int portlfs_sync(const struct lfs_config *c) {
   (void)c;
   return 0;
 }
+
diff --git a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h
index 4a62360..bab3560 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h
+++ b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 int32_t littlefs_cleanup(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp);
 struct VfsObj *littlefs_open(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32_t flags);
+int32_t littlefs_stat(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, struct VfsStat *statbuf);
 
 int portlfs_read(const struct lfs_config *c, lfs_block_t block, lfs_off_t off, void *buffer, lfs_size_t size);
 int portlfs_prog(const struct lfs_config *c, lfs_block_t block, lfs_off_t off, const void *buffer, lfs_size_t size);
diff --git a/kernel/proc/proc.c b/kernel/proc/proc.c
index c3a553d..8622820 100644
--- a/kernel/proc/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/proc/proc.c
@@ -74,19 +74,17 @@ ElfAuxval proc_load_elf_segs(Proc *proc, uint8_t *data) {
 }
 
 Proc *proc_spawnuser(char *mountpoint, char *path) {
-  VfsObj *vobj = vfs_open(mountpoint, path, VFS_FLAG_READ);
-  if (vobj == NULL) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
   VfsStat stat;
-  if (vobj->stat(vobj, &stat) != E_OK) {
-    vfs_close(vobj);
+  if (vfs_stat(mountpoint, path, &stat) != E_OK) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
   if (stat.type != VFS_TYPE_FILE) {
-    vfs_close(vobj);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  VfsObj *vobj = vfs_open(mountpoint, path, VFS_FLAG_READ);
+  if (vobj == NULL) {
     return NULL;
   }
 
diff --git a/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c b/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c
index a7a68da..b47d6e1 100644
--- a/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c
+++ b/kernel/syscall/ioctl.c
@@ -140,26 +140,21 @@ int32_t SYSCALL5(sys_ioctl, ioh1, cmd1, arg1, arg2, arg3) {
         ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
         goto done;
       }
+      
+      IoctlStat *iostat = (IoctlStat *)arg1;
+      if (iostat == NULL) {
+        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+        goto done;
+      }
 
       char mp[IOCTL_MP_MAX];
       char path[IOCTL_PATH_MAX];
 
       path_parse(opath, mp, path);
 
-      VfsObj *vobj = vfs_open(mp, path, IOCTL_F_READ);
-      if (vobj == NULL) {
-        ret = E_NOENTRY;
-        goto done;
-      }
-
       VfsStat stat1;
-      ret = vobj->stat(vobj, &stat1);
-
-      vfs_close(vobj);
-
-      IoctlStat *iostat = (IoctlStat *)arg1;
-      if (iostat == NULL) {
-        ret = E_INVALIDARGUMENT;
+      ret = vfs_stat(mp, path, &stat1);
+      if (ret != E_OK) {
         goto done;
       }
 
diff --git a/kernel/vfs/vfs.c b/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
index 8b4dc49..81aae66 100644
--- a/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ void vfs_init_littlefs(VfsMountPoint *mp, bool format) {
 
   mp->cleanup = &littlefs_cleanup;
   mp->open = &littlefs_open;
+  mp->stat = &littlefs_stat;
+}
+
+int32_t vfs_stat(char *mountpoint, const char *path, VfsStat *stat) {
+  VfsMountPoint *mp = NULL;
+
+  spinlock_acquire(&VFS_TABLE.spinlock);
+  HSHTB_GET(&VFS_TABLE, mountpoints, mountpoint, label, mp);
+  spinlock_release(&VFS_TABLE.spinlock);
+
+  if (mp == NULL) {
+    return E_NOENTRY;
+  }
+
+  return mp->stat(mp, path, stat);
 }
 
 int32_t vfs_mount(char *mountpoint, int32_t fstype, StoreDev *backingsd, bool format) {
diff --git a/kernel/vfs/vfs.h b/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
index e43d1e4..55ab16a 100644
--- a/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ typedef struct VfsObj {
   char path[VFS_PATH_MAX];
   int32_t flags;
   int32_t (*read)(struct VfsObj *vobj, uint8_t *const buffer, size_t n, size_t off);
-  int32_t (*stat)(struct VfsObj *vobj, struct VfsStat *stat);
   int32_t (*write)(struct VfsObj *vobj, const uint8_t *const buffer, size_t n, size_t off);
   void (*cleanup)(struct VfsObj *vobj);
 } VfsObj;
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ typedef struct VfsMountPoint {
 
   VfsObj *(*open)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32_t flags);
   int32_t (*cleanup)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp);
+  int32_t (*stat)(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, struct VfsStat *statbuf);
 
   union {
     LittleFs littlefs;
@@ -77,5 +77,6 @@ int32_t vfs_unmount(char *mountpoint);
 int32_t vfs_mount(char *mountpoint, int32_t fstype, StoreDev *backingsd, bool format);
 void vfs_close(VfsObj *vobj);
 VfsObj *vfs_open(char *mountpoint, const char *path, uint32_t flags);
+int32_t vfs_stat(char *mountpoint, const char *path, VfsStat *stat);
 
 #endif // VFS_VFS_H_
diff --git a/user/fs/fetch.c b/user/fs/fetch.c
index ea4c166..a7ab388 100644
--- a/user/fs/fetch.c
+++ b/user/fs/fetch.c
@@ -10,29 +10,33 @@ void fs_fetch(void) {
 
   char *path = *(args()+1);
 
-  IOH ioh = ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_OPENF, (uint64_t)path, IOCTL_F_READ, 0);
-  if (ioh < 0) {
-    uprintf("fs: could not open %s\n", path);
+  IoctlStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
+  if (ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_STAT, (uint64_t)&statbuf, (uint64_t)path, 0) != E_OK) {
+    uprintf("fs: could not stat %s\n", path);
     return;
   }
 
-  IoctlStat statbuf; ZERO(&statbuf);
-
-  ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_STAT, (uint64_t)&statbuf, (uint64_t)path, 0);
   if (statbuf.type == IOCTLSTAT_FILE) {
+    IOH ioh = ioctl(IOCTL_NOHANDLE, IOCTL_OPENF, (uint64_t)path, IOCTL_F_READ, 0);
+    if (ioh < 0) {
+      uprintf("fs: could not open %s\n", path);
+      return;
+    }
+
     uint8_t *buf = umalloc(statbuf.size+1);
     string_memset(buf, 0, statbuf.size+1);
 
     if (ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_READ, (uint64_t)buf, statbuf.size, 0) < 0) {
       uprintf("fs: coult not read %s\n", path);
-      ufree(buf);
-      ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_CLOSEF, 0, 0, 0);
+      goto donefile;
       return;
     }
 
     uprintf("%s", buf);
+  donefile:
     ufree(buf);
+    ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_CLOSEF, 0, 0, 0);
+  } else if (statbuf.type == IOCTLSTAT_DIR) {
+    uprintf("entries = %zu\n", statbuf.size);
   }
-
-  ioctl(ioh, IOCTL_CLOSEF, 0, 0, 0);
 }