diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
index 40a74639b..4b47ca17d 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_test.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestIpnsBasicIO(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.SkipNow()
 	}
-	_, mnt := setupIpnsTest(t, nil)
+	nd, mnt := setupIpnsTest(t, nil)
 	defer closeMount(mnt)
 
 	fname := mnt.Dir + "/local/testfile"
@@ -182,6 +182,16 @@ func TestIpnsBasicIO(t *testing.T) {
 	if !bytes.Equal(rbuf, data) {
 		t.Fatal("Incorrect Read!")
 	}
+
+	fname2 := mnt.Dir + "/" + nd.Identity.Pretty() + "/testfile"
+	rbuf, err = ioutil.ReadFile(fname2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !bytes.Equal(rbuf, data) {
+		t.Fatal("Incorrect Read!")
+	}
 }
 
 // Test to make sure file changes persist over mounts of ipns
diff --git a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
index 37d6db253..c39dd8497 100644
--- a/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
+++ b/fuse/ipns/ipns_unix.go
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ func (s *Root) Lookup(ctx context.Context, name string) (fs.Node, error) {
 	}
 
 	// other links go through ipns resolution and are symlinked into the ipfs mountpoint
-	resolved, err := s.Ipfs.Namesys.Resolve(s.Ipfs.Context(), name)
+	ipnsName := "/ipns/" + name
+	resolved, err := s.Ipfs.Namesys.Resolve(s.Ipfs.Context(), ipnsName)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warningf("ipns: namesys resolve error: %s", err)
 		return nil, fuse.ENOENT