diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/CommonsModule.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/CommonsModule.java
index 5ea69da6d..ab52d43fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/CommonsModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/CommonsModule.java
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
@@ -141,4 +143,13 @@ public abstract class CommonsModule {
 		return new AtomicReference<>(null);
 	}
 
+	@Provides
+	@Singleton
+	static ObservableValue<MountService> provideDefaultMountService(List<MountService> mountProviders, Settings settings) {
+		var fallbackProvider = mountProviders.stream().findFirst().orElse(null);
+
+		return ObservableUtil.mapWithDefault(settings.mountService, //
+				serviceName -> mountProviders.stream().filter(s -> s.getClass().getName().equals(serviceName)).findFirst().orElse(fallbackProvider), //
+				fallbackProvider);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/mount/Mounter.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/mount/Mounter.java
index cf5f2b678..4bdaa580b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/mount/Mounter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/mount/Mounter.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.cryptomator.integrations.mount.MountService;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.inject.Named;
 import javax.inject.Singleton;
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
@@ -30,27 +31,28 @@ public class Mounter {
 
 	private final Environment env;
 	private final WindowsDriveLetters driveLetters;
-	private final Settings settings;
 	private final List<MountService> mountProviders;
 	private final AtomicReference<MountService> firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService;
+	private final ObservableValue<MountService> defaultMountService;
 
 	@Inject
 	public Mounter(Environment env, //
 				   WindowsDriveLetters driveLetters, //
-				   Settings settings, List<MountService> mountProviders, //
-				   @Named("FUPFMS") AtomicReference<MountService> firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService) {
+				   List<MountService> mountProviders, //
+				   @Named("FUPFMS") AtomicReference<MountService> firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService,
+				   ObservableValue<MountService> defaultMountService) {
 		this.env = env;
 		this.driveLetters = driveLetters;
-		this.settings = settings;
 		this.mountProviders = mountProviders;
 		this.firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService = firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService;
+		this.defaultMountService = defaultMountService;
 	}
 
 	private class SettledMounter {
 
-		private MountService service;
-		private MountBuilder builder;
-		private VaultSettings vaultSettings;
+		private final MountService service;
+		private final MountBuilder builder;
+		private final VaultSettings vaultSettings;
 
 		public SettledMounter(MountService service, MountBuilder builder, VaultSettings vaultSettings) {
 			this.service = service;
@@ -139,9 +141,7 @@ public class Mounter {
 	}
 
 	public MountHandle mount(VaultSettings vaultSettings, Path cryptoFsRoot) throws IOException, MountFailedException {
-		var fallbackProvider = mountProviders.stream().findFirst().orElse(null);
-		var defMntServ = mountProviders.stream().filter(s -> s.getClass().getName().equals(settings.mountService.getValue())).findFirst().orElse(fallbackProvider);
-		var selMntServ = mountProviders.stream().filter(s -> s.getClass().getName().equals(vaultSettings.mountService.getValue())).findFirst().orElse(defMntServ);
+		var selMntServ = mountProviders.stream().filter(s -> s.getClass().getName().equals(vaultSettings.mountService.getValue())).findFirst().orElse(defaultMountService.getValue());
 
 		var targetIsProblematicFuse = isProblematicFuseService(selMntServ);
 		if (targetIsProblematicFuse && firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService.get() == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/vaultoptions/MountOptionsController.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/vaultoptions/MountOptionsController.java
index 0583e4fbb..edcf0bb23 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/vaultoptions/MountOptionsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/ui/vaultoptions/MountOptionsController.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package org.cryptomator.ui.vaultoptions;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import dagger.Lazy;
-import org.cryptomator.common.ObservableUtil;
 import org.cryptomator.common.mount.Mounter;
 import org.cryptomator.common.mount.WindowsDriveLetters;
 import org.cryptomator.common.settings.Settings;
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public class MountOptionsController implements FxController {
 						   ResourceBundle resourceBundle, //
 						   Lazy<Application> application, //
 						   List<MountService> mountProviders, //
-						   @Named("FUPFMS") AtomicReference<MountService> firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService) {
+						   @Named("FUPFMS") AtomicReference<MountService> firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService, ObservableValue<MountService> defaultMountService) {
 		this.window = window;
 		this.vaultSettings = vault.getVaultSettings();
 		this.windowsDriveLetters = windowsDriveLetters;
@@ -96,10 +95,7 @@ public class MountOptionsController implements FxController {
 		this.directoryPath = vault.getVaultSettings().mountPoint.map(p -> isDriveLetter(p) ? null : p.toString());
 		this.application = application;
 		this.mountProviders = mountProviders;
-		var fallbackProvider = mountProviders.stream().findFirst().orElse(null);
-		this.defaultMountService = ObservableUtil.mapWithDefault(settings.mountService, //
-				serviceName -> mountProviders.stream().filter(s -> s.getClass().getName().equals(serviceName)).findFirst().orElse(fallbackProvider), //
-				fallbackProvider);
+		this.defaultMountService = defaultMountService;
 		this.selectedMountService = Bindings.createObjectBinding(this::reselectMountService, defaultMountService, vaultSettings.mountService);
 		this.fuseRestartRequired = selectedMountService.map(s -> {
 			return firstUsedProblematicFuseMountService.get() != null //