diff --git a/internal/pkg/dacctl/workflow_impl/session.go b/internal/pkg/dacctl/workflow_impl/session.go
index 0e9eee1d..bcbd934e 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/dacctl/workflow_impl/session.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/dacctl/workflow_impl/session.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s sessionFacade) CreateSession(session datamodel.Session) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return session, err
 			}
-			if session.ActualSizeBytes == 0 {
+			if session.ActualSizeBytes == 0 && len(session.MultiJobAttachments) == 0 {
 				// Skip creating an empty filesystem
 				return datamodel.Session{}, nil
 			}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount.go b/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount.go
index c059b3a7..371ca53f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func mountRemoteFilesystem(fsType FSType, hostname string, lnetSuffix string, mg
 func mountLustre(hostname string, lnetSuffix string, mgtHost string, fsname string, directory string) error {
 	// We assume modprobe -v lustre is already done
 	// First check if we are mounted already
-	if err := runner.Execute(hostname, fmt.Sprintf("grep %s /etc/mtab", directory)); err != nil {
+	if err := runner.Execute(hostname, fmt.Sprintf("grep %s /etc/mtab", directory)); err != nil || conf.SkipAnsible {
 		if err := runner.Execute(hostname, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"mount -t lustre -o flock,nodev,nosuid %s%s:/%s %s",
 			mgtHost, lnetSuffix, fsname, directory)); err != nil {
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ func (*run) Execute(hostname string, cmdStr string) error {
 		log.Println(string(output))
 		return nil
 	} else {
-		log.Println("Error in remove ssh run:", string(output))
+		log.Printf("Error in remote ssh run: '%s' error: %s\n", cmdStr, err.Error())
+		log.Println(string(output))
 		return err
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount_test.go b/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount_test.go
index 99f48651..8adff553 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/filesystem_impl/mount_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func (f *fakeRunner) Execute(hostname string, cmdStr string) error {
 	if cmdStr == "grep /mnt/dac/job1_job /etc/mtab" {
 		return errors.New("trigger mount")
 	}
+	if cmdStr == "grep /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf /etc/mtab" {
+		return errors.New("trigger mount")
+	}
 	return f.err
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@ func Test_Umount_multi(t *testing.T) {
 	fake := &fakeRunner{}
 	runner = fake
 
-	sessionName := datamodel.SessionName("asdf")
+	sessionName := datamodel.SessionName("asdf2")
 	internalName := "uuidasdf"
 	primaryBrickHost := datamodel.BrickHostName("host1")
 	attachment := datamodel.AttachmentSession{
@@ -200,9 +203,9 @@ func Test_Umount_multi(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, fake.calls)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "client1", fake.hostnames[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, "grep /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf /etc/mtab", fake.cmdStrs[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, "umount /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf", fake.cmdStrs[1])
-	assert.Equal(t, "rm -df /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf", fake.cmdStrs[2])
+	assert.Equal(t, "grep /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf2 /etc/mtab", fake.cmdStrs[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, "umount /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf2", fake.cmdStrs[1])
+	assert.Equal(t, "rm -df /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf2", fake.cmdStrs[2])
 }
 
 func Test_Mount_multi(t *testing.T) {
@@ -227,10 +230,12 @@ func Test_Mount_multi(t *testing.T) {
 		owner, group, false)
 
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 2, fake.calls)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, fake.calls)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "client1", fake.hostnames[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, "mkdir -p /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf", fake.cmdStrs[0])
 	assert.Equal(t, "client1", fake.hostnames[1])
 	assert.Equal(t, "grep /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf /etc/mtab", fake.cmdStrs[1])
+	assert.Equal(t, "client1", fake.hostnames[2])
+	assert.Equal(t, "mount -t lustre -o flock,nodev,nosuid host1:/uuidasdf /mnt/dac/job1_persistent_asdf", fake.cmdStrs[2])
 }