diff --git a/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_drive.cpp b/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_drive.cpp
index 4a1b7598..d7f891ce 100644
--- a/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_drive.cpp
+++ b/repertory/librepertory/src/drives/fuse/fuse_drive.cpp
@@ -501,28 +501,16 @@ auto fuse_drive::getattr_impl(std::string api_path, struct stat *unix_st)
     return res;
   }
 
-  auto found = false;
-  directory_cache_->execute_action(parent, [&](directory_iterator &iter) {
-    directory_item dir_item{};
-    found = (iter.get_directory_item(api_path, dir_item) == api_error::success);
-    if (found) {
-      fuse_drive_base::populate_stat(api_path, dir_item.size, dir_item.meta,
-                                     dir_item.directory, provider_, unix_st);
-    }
-  });
-
-  if (not found) {
-    api_meta_map meta{};
-    res = provider_.get_item_meta(api_path, meta);
-    if (res != api_error::success) {
-      return res;
-    }
-
-    fuse_drive_base::populate_stat(
-        api_path, utils::string::to_uint64(meta[META_SIZE]), meta,
-        utils::string::to_bool(meta[META_DIRECTORY]), provider_, unix_st);
+  api_meta_map meta{};
+  res = provider_.get_item_meta(api_path, meta);
+  if (res != api_error::success) {
+    return res;
   }
 
+  fuse_drive_base::populate_stat(
+      api_path, utils::string::to_uint64(meta[META_SIZE]), meta,
+      utils::string::to_bool(meta[META_DIRECTORY]), provider_, unix_st);
+
   return api_error::success;
 }
 
@@ -583,24 +571,24 @@ void *fuse_drive::init_impl(struct fuse_conn_info *conn) {
   auto *ret = fuse_drive_base::init_impl(conn);
 #endif
 
-  if (console_enabled_) {
-    console_consumer_ =
-        std::make_unique<console_consumer>(config_.get_event_level());
-  }
-
-  logging_consumer_ = std::make_unique<logging_consumer>(
-      config_.get_event_level(), config_.get_log_directory());
-  event_system::instance().start();
-  was_mounted_ = true;
-
-  fm_ = std::make_unique<file_manager>(config_, provider_);
-  server_ = std::make_unique<full_server>(config_, provider_, *fm_);
-  if (not provider_.is_read_only()) {
-    eviction_ = std::make_unique<eviction>(provider_, config_, *fm_);
-  }
-  directory_cache_ = std::make_unique<directory_cache>();
-
   try {
+    if (console_enabled_) {
+      console_consumer_ =
+          std::make_unique<console_consumer>(config_.get_event_level());
+    }
+
+    logging_consumer_ = std::make_unique<logging_consumer>(
+        config_.get_event_level(), config_.get_log_directory());
+    event_system::instance().start();
+    was_mounted_ = true;
+
+    fm_ = std::make_unique<file_manager>(config_, provider_);
+    server_ = std::make_unique<full_server>(config_, provider_, *fm_);
+    if (not provider_.is_read_only()) {
+      eviction_ = std::make_unique<eviction>(provider_, config_, *fm_);
+    }
+
+    directory_cache_ = std::make_unique<directory_cache>();
     directory_cache_->start();
     server_->start();
 
@@ -907,19 +895,7 @@ auto fuse_drive::getxattr_common(std::string api_path, const char *name,
   }
 
   api_meta_map meta;
-  auto found{false};
-  directory_cache_->execute_action(
-      utils::path::get_parent_api_path(api_path),
-      [&](directory_iterator &iterator) {
-        directory_item dir_item{};
-        found = (iterator.get_directory_item(api_path, dir_item) ==
-                 api_error::success);
-        if (found) {
-          meta = dir_item.meta;
-        }
-      });
-
-  res = found ? api_error::success : provider_.get_item_meta(api_path, meta);
+  res = provider_.get_item_meta(api_path, meta);
   if (res != api_error::success) {
     return res;
   }