diff --git a/tools.js b/tools.js
index 4a2ef35..575e756 100644
--- a/tools.js
+++ b/tools.js
@@ -149,27 +149,41 @@ function trackDevices(){
         })
 }
 
-async function checkMount(){
+// async function checkMount(){
+//     console.log("checkMount()")
+//     try {
+//         await fsPromise.readdir(`${mountFolder}`);
+//         list = await getDir(`${mountFolder}`);
+//         if (list.length > 0) {
+//             global.mounted = true
+//             updateRcloneProgress();
+//             return true
+//         }
+//         global.mounted = false
+//         return false;
+//     }
+//     catch (e) {
+//         console.log("entering catch block");
+//         console.log(e);
+//         console.log("leaving catch block");
+//         global.mounted = false
+//         return false
+//     }
+//     return false;
+// }
+
+async function checkMount() {
     console.log("checkMount()")
     try {
-        await fsPromise.readdir(`${mountFolder}`);
-        list = await getDir(`${mountFolder}`);
-        if (list.length > 0) {
-            global.mounted = true
-            updateRcloneProgress();
-            return true
-        }
+        const resp = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1:5572/rc/noop", {
+            method: "post",
+        });
+        global.mounted = resp.ok
+        return resp.ok
+    } catch (e) {
         global.mounted = false
         return false;
     }
-    catch (e) {
-        console.log("entering catch block");
-        console.log(e);
-        console.log("leaving catch block");
-        global.mounted = false
-        return false
-    }
-    return false;
 }
 
 async function checkDeps(){
diff --git a/views/layout.twig b/views/layout.twig
index af50265..6912c82 100644
--- a/views/layout.twig
+++ b/views/layout.twig
@@ -111,12 +111,9 @@
 
     ipcRenderer.on('rclone_data', (event, arg) => {
       data=arg;
-      //console.log(arg)
       if(data.transferring && data.transferring.length > 0) {
-          $("#progressstatus").text(data.transferring[0].percentage + "% - " + formatBytes(data.transferring[0].speedAvg) + "/s" + " - " + formatEta(data.transferring[0].eta));
           $(".mountcopystatus").text("(Downloading: "+data.transferring[0].percentage + "% - " + formatBytes(data.transferring[0].speedAvg) + "/s" + " - " + formatEta(data.transferring[0].eta) + ")");
       } else {
-          $("#progressstatus").text("CONNECTED");
         $(".mountcopystatus").text('')
       }
     });
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@
         $("#mountbtn").removeClass("btn-warning");
         $("#mountbtn").removeClass("btn-danger");
         $("#mountbtn").addClass("btn-success");
-        $("#mountbtn").html(`<i  id="mountrefresh" class="fa fa-check-circle-o"></i> | Mount status:</br><span id="progressstatus"></span>`)
+        $("#mountbtn").html(`<i  id="mountrefresh" class="fa fa-check-circle-o"></i> | Mount status:</br>Connected.`)
         $("#mountbtn").onclick = function() {return false;}
       } else {
         $("#mountrefresh").removeClass("fa-spin");