diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
index 01ebe7313..d685af98a 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_mount.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type CmdMount struct {
 	global *GlobalOptions
 	ready  chan struct{}
+	done   chan struct{}
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func init() {
 		&CmdMount{
 			global: &globalOpts,
 			ready:  make(chan struct{}, 1),
+			done:   make(chan struct{}),
 		})
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -78,11 +80,25 @@ func (cmd CmdMount) Execute(args []string) error {
 
 	cmd.ready <- struct{}{}
 
-	err = fs.Serve(c, &root)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	errServe := make(chan error)
+	go func() {
+		err = fs.Serve(c, &root)
+		if err != nil {
+			errServe <- err
+		}
 
-	<-c.Ready
-	return c.MountError
+		<-c.Ready
+		errServe <- c.MountError
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err := <-errServe:
+		return err
+	case <-cmd.done:
+		err := c.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.global.Printf("Error closing fuse connection: %s\n", err)
+		}
+		return systemFuse.Unmount(mountpoint)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_fuse_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_fuse_test.go
index b09e61eb0..1c4cce39f 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_fuse_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_fuse_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"bazil.org/fuse"
-
 	"github.com/restic/restic"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/backend"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/repository"
@@ -53,6 +51,15 @@ func waitForMount(dir string) error {
 
 	return fmt.Errorf("subdir %q of dir %s never appeared", mountTestSubdir, dir)
 }
+
+func cmdMount(t testing.TB, global GlobalOptions, dir string, ready, done chan struct{}) {
+	cmd := &CmdMount{global: &global, ready: ready, done: done}
+	OK(t, cmd.Execute([]string{dir}))
+	if TestCleanup {
+		OK(t, os.RemoveAll(dir))
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMount(t *testing.T) {
 	if !RunFuseTest {
 		t.Skip("Skipping fuse tests")
@@ -97,17 +104,10 @@ func TestMount(t *testing.T) {
 		OK(t, os.RemoveAll(mountpoint))
 
 		ready := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-		go cmdMount(t, global, mountpoint, ready)
+		done := make(chan struct{})
+		go cmdMount(t, global, mountpoint, ready, done)
 		<-ready
-
-		defer func() {
-			err := fuse.Unmount(mountpoint)
-			OK(t, err)
-			if TestCleanup {
-				err = os.RemoveAll(mountpoint)
-				OK(t, err)
-			}
-		}()
+		defer close(done)
 		OK(t, waitForMount(mountpoint))
 
 		mountpointDir, err := os.Open(mountpoint)
diff --git a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
index 4bbad4861..b06b85745 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/integration_test.go
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ func cmdCheck(t testing.TB, global GlobalOptions) {
 	OK(t, cmd.Execute(nil))
 }
 
-func cmdMount(t testing.TB, global GlobalOptions, dir string, ready chan struct{}) {
-	cmd := &CmdMount{global: &global, ready: ready}
-	OK(t, cmd.Execute([]string{dir}))
-}
-
 func TestBackup(t *testing.T) {
 	withTestEnvironment(t, func(env *testEnvironment, global GlobalOptions) {
 		datafile := filepath.Join("testdata", "backup-data.tar.gz")