diff --git a/rclone-mount-helper-script.md b/rclone-mount-helper-script.md
index fe16add..399182e 100644
--- a/rclone-mount-helper-script.md
+++ b/rclone-mount-helper-script.md
@@ -39,11 +39,12 @@ To enable mounting a rclone volume using system mount tool, the following helper
     # NOTE: mount is suid and ignores pre-set PATHs -> specify explicitely
     PATH=$PATH rclone mount $trans </dev/null >/dev/null 2>/dev/null &
 
-    # WARNING: this will loop forever if remote is actually empty!
-    until [ "`ls -l $mountpoint`" != 'total 0' ]; do
-        sleep 1
+    # wait until mounting is complete
+    until grep -q " ${mountpoint// /\\\\040} " /proc/mounts; do
+        sleep 0.5
     done
 
+
 ## fstab
 
 In `/etc/fstab` you can add something like: