diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2f1c760..81cedf6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ var objfsVersion = "7.2"
 const (
 	volumeBucket       = "volumes"
 	snapshotsDirectory = "snapshots"
+	backupDirectory    = "backup"
 )
 
 func (d *ofsDriver) Create(r *volume.CreateRequest) error {
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Get(r *volume.GetRequest) (*volume.GetResponse, error) {
 	return &volume.GetResponse{Volume: volumeInfo.Volume}, nil
 }
 
-func umount(v *ofsVolume, rt *ofsVolumeRt) error {
+func umount(v *ofsVolume, rt *ofsVolumeRt, isRemount bool) error {
 	log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": v.Volume.Name}).Info("Unmount ObjectiveFS Volume")
 	if !rt.mounted {
 		return fmt.Errorf("volume is not mounted")
@@ -199,10 +200,14 @@ func umount(v *ofsVolume, rt *ofsVolumeRt) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := exec.Command("umount", v.Volume.Mountpoint).Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
+	var umountPath string
+	if v.Backup {
+		umountPath = path.Join(v.Volume.Mountpoint, backupDirectory)
+	} else {
+		umountPath = v.Volume.Mountpoint
 	}
-	if err := os.Remove(v.Volume.Mountpoint); err != nil {
+
+	if err := exec.Command("umount", umountPath).Run(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -212,8 +217,19 @@ func umount(v *ofsVolume, rt *ofsVolumeRt) error {
 			return err
 		}
 		v.BackupSnapshot = ""
+
+		if !isRemount {
+			if err := os.Remove(umountPath); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
+	if !isRemount {
+		if err := os.Remove(v.Volume.Mountpoint); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	rt.mounted = false
 	return nil
 }
@@ -239,7 +255,7 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Remove(r *volume.RemoveRequest) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("volume '%s' currently in use (%d unique)", r.Name, len(rt.use))
 	}
 	if rt.mounted {
-		if err := umount(v, rt); err != nil {
+		if err := umount(v, rt, false); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -294,7 +310,7 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Mount(r *volume.MountRequest) (*volume.MountResponse, error)
 	// Each mount request causes new snapshot to get created and the old one deleted
 	if v.Backup && rt.mounted {
 		log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "snapshot": v.BackupSnapshot}).Info("Going to unmount and destroy the previous backup snapshot")
-		if err := umount(v, rt); err != nil {
+		if err := umount(v, rt, true); err != nil {
 			return &volume.MountResponse{}, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -304,9 +320,17 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Mount(r *volume.MountRequest) (*volume.MountResponse, error)
 			return &volume.MountResponse{}, err
 		}
 
-		var fs string
+		var fs, mountPath string
 		if v.Backup {
 			log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name}).Info("Going to create a backup snapshot")
+			mountPath := path.Join(v.Volume.Mountpoint, backupDirectory)
+			if _, err := os.Stat(mountPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name, "directory": mountPath}).Info("Creating the backup mount directory")
+				if err := os.Mkdir(mountPath, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+					log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": r.Name}).Error("Failed to create the backup mount directory.")
+					return &volume.MountResponse{}, err
+				}
+			}
 			if snapshotTextB, err := applyEnv(exec.Command("/sbin/mount.objectivefs", "snapshot", v.Fs), v.Env).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 				log.WithFields(log.Fields{"name": v.Volume.Name, "output": string(snapshotTextB[:])}).Info("Failed to create a new backup snapshot")
 				return &volume.MountResponse{}, err
@@ -324,14 +348,15 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Mount(r *volume.MountRequest) (*volume.MountResponse, error)
 			}
 		} else {
 			fs = v.Fs
+			mountPath = v.Volume.Mountpoint
 		}
 
 		// Note: The first argument ("mount") causes running in the foreground, its absence in the background
 		var cmd *exec.Cmd
 		if len(v.Opts) == 0 {
-			cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/mount.objectivefs", "mount", fs, v.Volume.Mountpoint)
+			cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/mount.objectivefs", "mount", fs, mountPath)
 		} else {
-			cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/mount.objectivefs", "mount", "-o"+v.Opts, fs, v.Volume.Mountpoint)
+			cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/mount.objectivefs", "mount", "-o"+v.Opts, fs, mountPath)
 		}
 
 		cmd.Env = v.Env
@@ -370,7 +395,7 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Mount(r *volume.MountRequest) (*volume.MountResponse, error)
 			}
 
 			// Check for mount
-			if isObjfs, err := isObjectiveFsMount(v.Volume.Mountpoint); err == nil && isObjfs {
+			if isObjfs, err := isObjectiveFsMount(mountPath); err == nil && isObjfs {
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -526,7 +551,7 @@ func (d *ofsDriver) Unmount(r *volume.UnmountRequest) error {
 
 	delete(rt.use, r.ID)
 	if len(rt.use) == 0 && v.Asap {
-		if err := umount(v, rt); err != nil {
+		if err := umount(v, rt, false); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}