diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 99c2c31..7cb0708 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 composer.lock
 Vagrantfile
 vendor
+/.idea
diff --git a/src/FileSystem.php b/src/FileSystem.php
index 44b2e1e..443414f 100644
--- a/src/FileSystem.php
+++ b/src/FileSystem.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class FileSystem implements FileSystemInterface
     protected $registry;
     protected $scheme;
     protected $wrapperClass;
+    protected $root;
 
     /**
      * @param string               $scheme
diff --git a/src/Node/Directory.php b/src/Node/Directory.php
index c7aa747..1aad35b 100644
--- a/src/Node/Directory.php
+++ b/src/Node/Directory.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Directory implements NodeContainerInterface
      */
     public function __construct(array $nodes = [])
     {
-        $this->mode = self::TYPE_DIR | self::OTHER_FULL;
+        $this->mode = self::TYPE_DIR | self::OTHER_FULL | self::USER_FULL;
 
         $this->dateAccessed = new DateTime();
         $this->dateCreated  = $this->dateAccessed;
diff --git a/src/Node/DirectoryLink.php b/src/Node/DirectoryLink.php
index 43ad115..e4f8fe3 100644
--- a/src/Node/DirectoryLink.php
+++ b/src/Node/DirectoryLink.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class DirectoryLink implements NodeContainerInterface, LinkInterface
     public function __construct(NodeContainerInterface $directory)
     {
         $this->directory = $directory;
-        $this->mode = self::TYPE_LINK | self::OTHER_FULL;
+        $this->mode = self::TYPE_LINK | self::OTHER_FULL | self::USER_FULL;
 
         $this->dateAccessed = new DateTime();
         $this->dateCreated  = clone $this->dateAccessed;
diff --git a/src/Node/File.php b/src/Node/File.php
index bc35c10..63556fb 100644
--- a/src/Node/File.php
+++ b/src/Node/File.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class File implements FileInterface
     public function __construct($content = '')
     {
         $this->content = (string) $content;
-        $this->mode = self::TYPE_FILE | self::OTHER_FULL;
+        $this->mode = self::TYPE_FILE | self::OTHER_FULL | self::USER_FULL;
 
         $this->dateAccessed = new DateTime();
         $this->dateCreated  = clone $this->dateAccessed;
diff --git a/src/Node/FileLink.php b/src/Node/FileLink.php
index 7be6a79..b204565 100644
--- a/src/Node/FileLink.php
+++ b/src/Node/FileLink.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class FileLink implements FileInterface, LinkInterface
     public function __construct(FileInterface $file)
     {
         $this->file = $file;
-        $this->mode = self::TYPE_LINK | self::OTHER_FULL;
+        $this->mode = self::TYPE_LINK | self::OTHER_FULL | self::USER_FULL;
 
         $this->dateAccessed = new DateTime();
         $this->dateCreated  = clone $this->dateAccessed;
diff --git a/src/Node/Walker/NodeWalker.php b/src/Node/Walker/NodeWalker.php
index f571821..c6f5c47 100644
--- a/src/Node/Walker/NodeWalker.php
+++ b/src/Node/Walker/NodeWalker.php
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ class NodeWalker implements NodeWalkerInterface
 
     public function findNode(NodeInterface $root, $path)
     {
-        $parts = $this->splitPath($path);
-        $node = $root;
-
         return $this->walkPath($root, $path, function (NodeInterface $node, $name) {
             if (!$node instanceof NodeContainerInterface || !$node->has($name)) {
                 return null;
@@ -58,6 +55,8 @@ class NodeWalker implements NodeWalkerInterface
      */
     protected function splitPath($path)
     {
+        $path = str_replace('/', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $path);
+
         return array_filter(explode($this->separator, $path));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Stream/DirectoryHandle.php b/src/Stream/DirectoryHandle.php
index 2c44d28..94781bd 100644
--- a/src/Stream/DirectoryHandle.php
+++ b/src/Stream/DirectoryHandle.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DirectoryHandle extends AbstractHandle
 
             $parent = $this->fs->get($parentPath);
             if (!$parent && (boolean) $recursive) {
-                $parent = $this->buildNodesRecursive($this->fs->get('/'), $this->path);
+                $parent = $this->buildNodesRecursive($this->fs->get('/'));
             }
 
             if ($parent) {
diff --git a/test/src/AcceptanceTestCase.php b/test/src/AcceptanceTestCase.php
index e282d03..e58ba95 100644
--- a/test/src/AcceptanceTestCase.php
+++ b/test/src/AcceptanceTestCase.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class AcceptanceTestCase extends TestCase
 
     public function setUp()
     {
-        $this->fs = $this->buildFileSystem($this->wrapperClass);
+        $this->fs = $this->buildFileSystem();
     }
 
     public function tearDown()
diff --git a/test/unit/Stream/DirectoryHandleTest.php b/test/unit/Stream/DirectoryHandleTest.php
index 5e40632..2ee2f0d 100644
--- a/test/unit/Stream/DirectoryHandleTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/Stream/DirectoryHandleTest.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class DirectoryHandleTest extends UnitTestCase
         ]);
 
         $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->once()->with('/foo');
-        $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->times(2)->with('/');
+        $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->times(2)->with(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
         $this->fs->shouldReceive('getLogger')->once()->withNoArgs()->andReturn($logger);
 
         $handle->rename('foo://bar');
diff --git a/test/unit/Stream/FileHandleTest.php b/test/unit/Stream/FileHandleTest.php
index 60214bc..f214475 100644
--- a/test/unit/Stream/FileHandleTest.php
+++ b/test/unit/Stream/FileHandleTest.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class FileHandleTest extends UnitTestCase
         ]);
 
         $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->once()->with('/foo');
-        $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->times(2)->with('/');
+        $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->times(2)->with(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
         $this->fs->shouldReceive('getLogger')->once()->withNoArgs()->andReturn($logger);
 
         $handle->rename('foo://bar');
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class FileHandleTest extends UnitTestCase
         $root = Mockery::mock('Vfs\Node\NodeContainerInterface');
         $root->shouldReceive('set')->once()->with('bar', $file);
 
-        $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->once()->with('/')->andReturn($root);
+        $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->once()->with(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR)->andReturn($root);
         $this->fs->shouldReceive('get')->once()->with('/bar');
         $this->fs->shouldReceive('getNodeFactory')->once()->withNoArgs()->andReturn($factory);