diff --git a/system_setup/mount_ecrypt_home.sh b/system_setup/mount_ecrypt_home.sh
index 537023a..2f1d35a 100755
--- a/system_setup/mount_ecrypt_home.sh
+++ b/system_setup/mount_ecrypt_home.sh
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ systemd-run --user --unit=gocryptfs-home \
     --property="ExecStop=/usr/bin/fusermount -u ${DECRYPTEDDATADIR}" \
     --property=KillMode=none \
     --property=TimeoutStopSec=30 \
-    gocryptfs -noprealloc -allow_other -passfile ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/IPAVAULTKEY -config ${HOME}/.config/gocryptfs/gocryptfs.conf ${ENCRYPTEDDATADIR} ${DECRYPTEDDATADIR} >/dev/null
+    gocryptfs -fg -noprealloc -allow_other -passfile ${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/IPAVAULTKEY -config ${HOME}/.config/gocryptfs/gocryptfs.conf ${ENCRYPTEDDATADIR} ${DECRYPTEDDATADIR} >/dev/null
 RETVAL=$?
 # Service starts asynchronously - wait for the FUSE mount to appear before removing
 # the passfile, otherwise gocryptfs may not have read it yet