diff --git a/source/auth.cpp b/source/auth.cpp
index 014b46b..61e8cd7 100644
--- a/source/auth.cpp
+++ b/source/auth.cpp
@@ -94,16 +94,22 @@ bool is_subpath(const std::filesystem::path& root, const std::filesystem::path&
   return mismatch_pair.second == root.end();
 }
 
-bool check_access(std::string root, std::string user_id, std::string suffix, std::string path) {
-  if (not std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
-    return true;
-  }
+bool check_exists(std::filesystem::path path) {
+  std::error_code ec;
+  bool ok = std::filesystem::exists(path, ec);
+  return ok;
+}
 
+bool check_access(std::string root, std::string user_id, std::string suffix, std::string path) {
   std::filesystem::path user_root = normalize_path(root, user_id, suffix);
 
   auto const root_can = user_root.lexically_normal();
   auto const path_can = std::filesystem::path(path).lexically_normal();
 
+  if (not check_exists(path_can)) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   if (root_can == path_can) {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/source/fs.cpp b/source/fs.cpp
index d4c0a13..8eb2678 100644
--- a/source/fs.cpp
+++ b/source/fs.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ static void hello_ll_getattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct fuse_file_in
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "GETATTR::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -295,8 +294,6 @@ static void hello_ll_lookup(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name)
   lookup.setParent(parent);
   lookup.setName(name);
 
-  // std::cout << "LOOKUP name: " << name << std::endl;
-
   auto promise = request.send();
   auto result = promise.wait(waitScope);
   auto response = result.getRes();
@@ -308,7 +305,6 @@ static void hello_ll_lookup(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name)
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "LOOKUP::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -338,7 +334,7 @@ static void hello_ll_lookup(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name)
 
   fuse_reply_entry(req, &e);
 
-  // std::cout << "hello_ll_lookup executed correctly: " << payload << std::endl;
+  // std::cout << "hello_ll_lookup executed correctly" << std::endl;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -882,7 +878,6 @@ static void hello_ll_mknod(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "MKNOD::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -993,7 +988,6 @@ static void hello_ll_create(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "CREATE::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -1057,7 +1051,6 @@ static void hello_ll_mkdir(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "MKDIR::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -1294,7 +1287,6 @@ static void hello_ll_setattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct stat *attr,
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "SETATTR::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -1327,7 +1319,6 @@ static void hello_ll_setxattr(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, const char *name,
   int res = response.getRes();
 
   if (res == -1) {
-    // std::cout << "SETXATTR::ENOENT" << std::endl;
     fuse_reply_err(req, response.getErrno());
     return;
   }
@@ -1360,7 +1351,7 @@ static void hello_ll_readlink(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino) {
     fuse_reply_readlink(req, link.c_str());
   }
 
-  // std::cout << "readlink executed correctly: " << payload << std::endl;
+  // std::cout << "readlink executed correctly " << std::endl;
 }
 
 // clang-format off
diff --git a/source/rpc.cpp b/source/rpc.cpp
index 41f8cb2..eeb9017 100644
--- a/source/rpc.cpp
+++ b/source/rpc.cpp
@@ -120,13 +120,6 @@ class GhostFSImpl final : public GhostFS::Server {
       return kj::READY_NOW;
     }
 
-    if (not std::filesystem::exists(file_path)) {
-      int err = errno;
-      response.setErrno(err);
-      response.setRes(-1);
-      return kj::READY_NOW;
-    }
-
     uint64_t ino;
 
     if (not path_to_ino.contains(file_path)) {