diff --git a/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/Settings.java b/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/Settings.java
index 34492ce2d..3905064f4 100644
--- a/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/Settings.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2014, 2017 Sebastian Stenzel
  * All rights reserved.
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the terms of the accompanying LICENSE file.
- * 
+ *
  * Contributors:
  *     Sebastian Stenzel - initial API and implementation
  ******************************************************************************/
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Settings {
 	public static final String DEFAULT_GVFS_SCHEME = "dav";
 	public static final boolean DEFAULT_DEBUG_MODE = false;
 	public static final String DEFAULT_DEFAULT_MOUNT_DIR = System.getProperty("user.home");
-	public static final String DEFAULT_NIO_ADAPTER = "WEBDAV";
+	public static final String DEFAULT_NIO_ADAPTER = "webdav";
 
 	private final ObservableList<VaultSettings> directories = FXCollections.observableArrayList(VaultSettings::observables);
 	private final BooleanProperty checkForUpdates = new SimpleBooleanProperty(DEFAULT_CHECK_FOR_UDPATES);
diff --git a/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapter.java b/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapter.java
index e171ea178..b894e40ea 100644
--- a/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapter.java
+++ b/main/commons/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapter.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class VaultSettingsJsonAdapter {
 		out.name("unlockAfterStartup").value(value.unlockAfterStartup().get());
 		out.name("mountAfterUnlock").value(value.mountAfterUnlock().get());
 		out.name("revealAfterMount").value(value.revealAfterMount().get());
+		out.name("mountPath").value(value.mountPath().get());
 		out.endObject();
 	}
 
@@ -44,32 +45,33 @@ class VaultSettingsJsonAdapter {
 		while (in.hasNext()) {
 			String name = in.nextName();
 			switch (name) {
-			case "id":
-				id = in.nextString();
-				break;
-			case "path":
-				path = in.nextString();
-				break;
-			case "mountName":
-				mountName = in.nextString();
-				break;
-			case "winDriveLetter":
-				winDriveLetter = in.nextString();
-				break;
-			case "unlockAfterStartup":
-				unlockAfterStartup = in.nextBoolean();
-				break;
-			case "mountAfterUnlock":
-				mountAfterUnlock = in.nextBoolean();
-				break;
-			case "revealAfterMount":
-				revealAfterMount = in.nextBoolean();
-				break;
-			case "mountPath":
-				mountPath = in.nextString();
-			default:
-				LOG.warn("Unsupported vault setting found in JSON: " + name);
-				in.skipValue();
+				case "id":
+					id = in.nextString();
+					break;
+				case "path":
+					path = in.nextString();
+					break;
+				case "mountName":
+					mountName = in.nextString();
+					break;
+				case "winDriveLetter":
+					winDriveLetter = in.nextString();
+					break;
+				case "unlockAfterStartup":
+					unlockAfterStartup = in.nextBoolean();
+					break;
+				case "mountAfterUnlock":
+					mountAfterUnlock = in.nextBoolean();
+					break;
+				case "revealAfterMount":
+					revealAfterMount = in.nextBoolean();
+					break;
+				case "mountPath":
+					mountPath = in.nextString();
+					break;
+				default:
+					LOG.warn("Unsupported vault setting found in JSON: " + name);
+					in.skipValue();
 			}
 		}
 		in.endObject();
diff --git a/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/SettingsJsonAdapterTest.java b/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/SettingsJsonAdapterTest.java
index 23ddaab1d..5c757c013 100644
--- a/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/SettingsJsonAdapterTest.java
+++ b/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/SettingsJsonAdapterTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ public class SettingsJsonAdapterTest {
 				+ "\"checkForUpdatesEnabled\": true,"//
 				+ "\"port\": 8080,"//
 				+ "\"useIpv6\": true,"//
-				+ "\"numTrayNotifications\": 42}";
+				+ "\"numTrayNotifications\": 42,"//
+				+ "\"nioAdapterImpl\": \"webdav\","//
+				+ "\"defaultMountDir\": \"/home/test/crypto\"}";
 
 		Settings settings = adapter.fromJson(json);
 
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ public class SettingsJsonAdapterTest {
 		// Assert.assertTrue(settings.useIpv6().get()); temporarily ignored
 		Assert.assertEquals(42, settings.numTrayNotifications().get());
 		Assert.assertEquals("dav", settings.preferredGvfsScheme().get());
+		Assert.assertEquals("webdav", settings.usedNioAdapterImpl().get());
+		Assert.assertEquals("/home/test/crypto", settings.defaultMountDir().get());
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapterTest.java b/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapterTest.java
index 7320b6768..c00b5bdf5 100644
--- a/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapterTest.java
+++ b/main/commons/src/test/java/org/cryptomator/common/settings/VaultSettingsJsonAdapterTest.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class VaultSettingsJsonAdapterTest {
 
 	@Test
 	public void testDeserialize() throws IOException {
-		String json = "{\"id\": \"foo\", \"path\": \"/foo/bar\", \"mountName\": \"test\", \"winDriveLetter\": \"X\", \"shouldBeIgnored\": true}";
+		String json = "{\"id\": \"foo\", \"path\": \"/foo/bar\", \"mountName\": \"test\", \"winDriveLetter\": \"X\", \"shouldBeIgnored\": true, \"mountPath\": \"/home/test/crypto\"}";
 		JsonReader jsonReader = new JsonReader(new StringReader(json));
 
 		VaultSettings vaultSettings = adapter.read(jsonReader);
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class VaultSettingsJsonAdapterTest {
 		Assert.assertEquals(Paths.get("/foo/bar"), vaultSettings.path().get());
 		Assert.assertEquals("test", vaultSettings.mountName().get());
 		Assert.assertEquals("X", vaultSettings.winDriveLetter().get());
+		Assert.assertEquals("/home/test/crypto", vaultSettings.mountPath().get());
 	}
 
 }