diff --git a/lib/vfs/direntry.c b/lib/vfs/direntry.c
index 565878570..8ee544db4 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/direntry.c
+++ b/lib/vfs/direntry.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,58 @@ vfs_s_find_inode (struct vfs_class *me, const struct vfs_s_super *super,
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Ook, these were functions around directory entries / inodes */
 /* -------------------------------- superblock games -------------------------- */
+/**
+ * get superlock object by vpath
+ *
+ * @param vpath path
+ * @return superlock object or NULL if not found
+ */
+
+struct vfs_s_super *
+vfs_get_super_by_vpath (const vfs_path_t * vpath)
+{
+    GList *iter;
+    void *cookie = NULL;
+    const vfs_path_element_t *path_element;
+    struct vfs_s_subclass *subclass;
+    struct vfs_s_super *super = NULL;
+    vfs_path_t *vpath_archive;
+
+    path_element = vfs_path_get_by_index (vpath, -1);
+    subclass = ((struct vfs_s_subclass *) path_element->class->data);
+    if (subclass == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+
+    vpath_archive = vfs_path_clone (vpath);
+    vfs_path_remove_element_by_index (vpath_archive, -1);
+
+    if (subclass->archive_check != NULL)
+    {
+        cookie = subclass->archive_check (vpath_archive);
+        if (cookie == NULL)
+            goto ret;
+    }
+
+    for (iter = subclass->supers; iter != NULL; iter = g_list_next (iter))
+    {
+        int i;
+
+        super = (struct vfs_s_super *) iter->data;
+
+        /* 0 == other, 1 == same, return it, 2 == other but stop scanning */
+        i = subclass->archive_same (path_element, super, vpath_archive, cookie);
+        if (i == 1)
+            goto ret;
+        if (i != 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+  ret:
+    vfs_path_free (vpath_archive);
+    return super;
+}
+
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /**
  * get path from last VFS-element and create corresponding superblock
  *
@@ -1055,67 +1107,44 @@ vfs_s_find_inode (struct vfs_class *me, const struct vfs_s_super *super,
 const char *
 vfs_s_get_path (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct vfs_s_super **archive, int flags)
 {
-    GList *iter;
-    const char *retval;
+    const char *retval = "";
     int result = -1;
     struct vfs_s_super *super;
-    void *cookie = NULL;
     const vfs_path_element_t *path_element;
-    vfs_path_t *vpath_archive;
     struct vfs_s_subclass *subclass;
 
     path_element = vfs_path_get_by_index (vpath, -1);
-    subclass = ((struct vfs_s_subclass *) path_element->class->data);
 
-    if (subclass == NULL)
-        return NULL;
+    if (path_element->path != NULL)
+        retval = path_element->path;
 
-    vpath_archive = vfs_path_clone (vpath);
-    vfs_path_remove_element_by_index (vpath_archive, -1);
-
-    retval = (path_element->path != NULL) ? path_element->path : "";
-
-    if (subclass->archive_check != NULL)
-    {
-        cookie = subclass->archive_check (vpath_archive);
-        if (cookie == NULL)
-        {
-            vfs_path_free (vpath_archive);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (iter = subclass->supers; iter != NULL; iter = g_list_next (iter))
-    {
-        int i;
-
-        super = (struct vfs_s_super *) iter->data;
-
-        /* 0 == other, 1 == same, return it, 2 == other but stop scanning */
-        i = subclass->archive_same (path_element, super, vpath_archive, cookie);
-        if (i != 0)
-        {
-            if (i == 1)
-                goto return_success;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    super = vfs_get_super_by_vpath(vpath);
+    if (super != NULL)
+        goto return_success;
 
     if (flags & FL_NO_OPEN)
     {
         path_element->class->verrno = EIO;
-        vfs_path_free (vpath_archive);
         return NULL;
     }
 
     super = vfs_s_new_super (path_element->class);
+
+    subclass = ((struct vfs_s_subclass *) path_element->class->data);
     if (subclass->open_archive != NULL)
+    {
+        vfs_path_t *vpath_archive;
+
+        vpath_archive = vfs_path_clone (vpath);
+        vfs_path_remove_element_by_index (vpath_archive, -1);
+
         result = subclass->open_archive (super, vpath_archive, path_element);
+        vfs_path_free (vpath_archive);
+    }
     if (result == -1)
     {
         vfs_s_free_super (path_element->class, super);
         path_element->class->verrno = EIO;
-        vfs_path_free (vpath_archive);
         return NULL;
     }
     if (!super->name)
@@ -1128,7 +1157,6 @@ vfs_s_get_path (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct vfs_s_super **archive, int flag
 
   return_success:
     *archive = super;
-    vfs_path_free (vpath_archive);
     return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/vfs/interface.c b/lib/vfs/interface.c
index 02b6628b3..294646532 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/interface.c
+++ b/lib/vfs/interface.c
@@ -699,34 +699,25 @@ mc_chdir (const vfs_path_t * vpath)
     path_element = vfs_path_get_by_index (vfs_get_raw_current_dir (), -1);
     if (vfs_path_element_valid (path_element))
     {
+        struct vfs_s_super *super;
+
         if (*path_element->path != '\0')
         {
             char *p;
 
             p = strchr (path_element->path, 0) - 1;
-            if (p != NULL && *p == PATH_SEP && p != path_element->path)
+            if (*p == PATH_SEP && p > path_element->path)
                 *p = '\0';
         }
-#ifdef ENABLE_VFS_NET
+
+        super = vfs_get_super_by_vpath (vpath);
+        if (super != NULL)
         {
-            struct vfs_s_subclass *subclass;
-
-            subclass = (struct vfs_s_subclass *) path_element->class->data;
-            if (subclass != NULL)
-            {
-                struct vfs_s_super *super = NULL;
-
-                (void) vfs_s_get_path (vpath, &super, 0);
-                if (super != NULL && super->path_element != NULL)
-                {
-                    g_free (super->path_element->path);
-                    super->path_element->path = g_strdup (path_element->path);
-                }
-            }
+            g_free (super->path_element->path);
+            super->path_element->path = g_strdup (path_element->path);
         }
-#endif /* ENABLE_VFS_NET */
-
     }
+
     return 0;
 
   error_end:
diff --git a/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h b/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h
index 2e63a7b29..7d44d04d5 100644
--- a/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h
+++ b/lib/vfs/xdirentry.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct vfs_s_inode *vfs_s_find_root (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_entry *e
 /* outside interface */
 void vfs_s_init_class (struct vfs_class *vclass, struct vfs_s_subclass *sub);
 const char *vfs_s_get_path (const vfs_path_t * vpath, struct vfs_s_super **archive, int flags);
+struct vfs_s_super *vfs_get_super_by_vpath(const vfs_path_t * vpath);
 
 void vfs_s_invalidate (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super);
 char *vfs_s_fullpath (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_inode *ino);
diff --git a/src/vfs/fish/fish.c b/src/vfs/fish/fish.c
index 5d1353d62..da5bcde7d 100644
--- a/src/vfs/fish/fish.c
+++ b/src/vfs/fish/fish.c
@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ fish_open_archive_int (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super)
     if (fish_info (me, super))
         SUP->scr_env = fish_set_env (SUP->host_flags);
 
-    vfs_print_message (_("fish: Connected, home %s."), super->path_element->path);
 #if 0
     super->name =
         g_strconcat ("sh://", super->path_element->user, "@", super->path_element->host, "/",
@@ -1568,7 +1567,11 @@ fish_fill_names (struct vfs_class *me, fill_names_f func)
             }
             break;
         }
-        name = vfs_path_element_build_pretty_path_str (super->path_element);
+
+        name =
+            g_strconcat (vfs_fish_ops.prefix, VFS_PATH_URL_DELIMITER,
+                         super->path_element->user, "@", super->path_element->host, flags, "/",
+                         super->path_element->path, (char *) NULL);
         func (name);
         g_free (name);
     }
diff --git a/src/vfs/ftpfs/ftpfs.c b/src/vfs/ftpfs/ftpfs.c
index 9e8d5ad3e..f84d388fe 100644
--- a/src/vfs/ftpfs/ftpfs.c
+++ b/src/vfs/ftpfs/ftpfs.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ typedef struct
                                  * "LIST" instead
                                  */
     int ctl_connection_busy;
+    char *current_dir;
 } ftp_super_data_t;
 
 typedef struct
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ static const char *netrcp;
    c) strip trailing "/."
  */
 
+static char *ftpfs_get_current_directory (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super);
 static int ftpfs_chdir_internal (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super,
                                  const char *remote_path);
 static int ftpfs_command (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super, int wait_reply,
@@ -424,11 +426,11 @@ ftpfs_reconnect (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super)
     sock = ftpfs_open_socket (me, super);
     if (sock != -1)
     {
-        char *cwdir = super->path_element->path;
+        char *cwdir = SUP->current_dir;
 
         close (SUP->sock);
         SUP->sock = sock;
-        super->path_element->path = NULL;
+        SUP->current_dir = NULL;
 
 
         if (ftpfs_login_server (me, super, super->path_element->password) != 0)
@@ -440,7 +442,7 @@ ftpfs_reconnect (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super)
             return sock == COMPLETE ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
-        super->path_element->path = cwdir;
+        SUP->current_dir = cwdir;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -548,6 +550,7 @@ ftpfs_free_archive (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super)
         ftpfs_command (me, super, NONE, "QUIT");
         close (SUP->sock);
     }
+    g_free (SUP->current_dir);
     g_free (super->data);
     super->data = NULL;
 }
@@ -960,6 +963,10 @@ ftpfs_open_archive_int (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super)
     }
     while (retry_seconds != 0);
 
+    SUP->current_dir = ftpfs_get_current_directory (me, super);
+    if (SUP->current_dir == NULL)
+        SUP->current_dir = g_strdup (PATH_SEP_STR);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1011,6 +1018,55 @@ ftpfs_archive_same (const vfs_path_element_t * vpath_element, struct vfs_s_super
     return result;
 }
 
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* The returned directory should always contain a trailing slash */
+
+static char *
+ftpfs_get_current_directory (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super)
+{
+    char buf[MC_MAXPATHLEN + 1];
+
+    if (ftpfs_command (me, super, NONE, "PWD") == COMPLETE &&
+        ftpfs_get_reply (me, SUP->sock, buf, sizeof (buf)) == COMPLETE)
+    {
+        char *bufp = NULL;
+        char *bufq;
+
+        for (bufq = buf; *bufq != '\0'; bufq++)
+            if (*bufq == '"')
+            {
+                if (bufp == NULL)
+                    bufp = bufq + 1;
+                else
+                {
+                    *bufq = '\0';
+
+                    if (*bufp != '\0')
+                    {
+                        if (*(bufq - 1) != '/')
+                        {
+                            *bufq++ = '/';
+                            *bufq = '\0';
+                        }
+
+                        if (*bufp == '/')
+                            return g_strdup (bufp);
+
+                        /* If the remote server is an Amiga a leading slash
+                           might be missing. MC needs it because it is used
+                           as separator between hostname and path internally. */
+                        return g_strconcat ("/", bufp, (char *) NULL);
+                    }
+
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    ftpfs_errno = EIO;
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* Setup Passive PASV FTP connection */
 
@@ -1991,9 +2047,9 @@ ftpfs_is_same_dir (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super, const char *
 {
     (void) me;
 
-    if (super->path_element->path == NULL)
+    if (SUP->current_dir == NULL)
         return FALSE;
-    return (strcmp (path, super->path_element->path) == 0);
+    return (strcmp (path, SUP->current_dir) == 0);
 }
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -2014,7 +2070,11 @@ ftpfs_chdir_internal (struct vfs_class *me, struct vfs_s_super *super, const cha
     if (r != COMPLETE)
         ftpfs_errno = EIO;
     else
+    {
+        g_free (SUP->current_dir);
+        SUP->current_dir = g_strdup (remote_path);
         SUP->cwd_deferred = 0;
+    }
     return r;
 }
 
@@ -2188,6 +2248,7 @@ ftpfs_fill_names (struct vfs_class *me, fill_names_f func)
         char *name;
 
         name = vfs_path_element_build_pretty_path_str (super->path_element);
+
         func (name);
         g_free (name);
     }