diff --git a/bundles/nfs-client/items.py b/bundles/nfs-client/items.py
index f71b405..30a6852 100644
--- a/bundles/nfs-client/items.py
+++ b/bundles/nfs-client/items.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ for mount, data in node.metadata.get('nfs-client',{}).get('mounts',{}).items():
 
     unitname = data.get('mountpoint','')[1:].replace('-','\\x2d').replace('/','-')
 
-    directories[data['mountpoint']] = {}
+    directories[data['mountpoint']] = {
+        'owner': None,
+        'group': None,
+        'mode': None,
+    }
 
     for parameter in ['mode', 'owner', 'group']:
         if parameter in data: