diff --git a/src/.init.lua b/src/.init.lua
index 3a10783..f6e79f2 100644
--- a/src/.init.lua
+++ b/src/.init.lua
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ app                                        --
   res.items    = {}
   local match    = function(a,b) return util.stripPath(a) == util.stripPath(b) end
   if urlpath:match("^"..rootpath) then
+    local redirect = false
     if not app.cache.url[ urlpath ] then
       foreach( app.cache.items, function(k,v)
         if v.parent then
@@ -105,9 +106,8 @@ app                                        --
           )
           if match(v.path, urlpath) then -- show parent folder if any
             local parent = app.cache.items[ v.parent.id ]
-            if v.dir then
-              res.items[ parent.id ] = parent.portal or parent -- portal = symlinked item
-              print("222222222")
+            if v.portal then 
+              redirect = v.portal.url
             end
             if match(parent.path, app.opts.plugin_diskscan_dir) then -- add rootfolder if needed
               local root = app.cache.items[ app.opts.plugin_diskscan_dir ] 
@@ -133,10 +133,18 @@ app                                        --
       end)
       app.cache.url[ urlpath ] = util.template( LoadAsset("page/dir.html"), data)
     end
-    res.status(200)
-    res.header('content-type','text/html; charset=utf-8')
-    res.body( app.cache.url[ urlpath ] )
-    next()
+    if redirect then
+      print("REDIRECT! " .. redirect )
+      res.status(303)
+      res.header('Location', redirect )
+      print_r(res)
+      next()
+    else 
+      res.status(200)
+      res.header('content-type','text/html; charset=utf-8')
+      res.body( app.cache.url[ urlpath ] )
+      next()
+    end
   else
     next()
   end
diff --git a/src/.lua/soakbean.lua b/src/.lua/soakbean.lua
index 06a9d4e..06ef10d 100644
--- a/src/.lua/soakbean.lua
+++ b/src/.lua/soakbean.lua
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sb = {
       res._header[k] = v 
       sb.pub('res.header',{key=k,value=v})
     end
-    res.header("content-type","text/html")
+    --res.header("content-type","text/html")
     -- run middleware
     next = function()
       k = k+1
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ sb = {
 
   response = function()
     return function(req,res,next)
-      if res._body ~= nil and res._status ~= nil and res._header['content-type'] ~= nil then 
+      if res._status ~= nil then 
         SetStatus(res._status)
         for k,v in pairs(res._header) do 
           if k == "content-type" then v = v .. "; charset=" .. sb.charset end
diff --git a/src/plugin/diskscan.lua b/src/plugin/diskscan.lua
index 3860293..771aa5a 100644
--- a/src/plugin/diskscan.lua
+++ b/src/plugin/diskscan.lua
@@ -27,88 +27,33 @@ return {
         or name == "result" -- repository
   end,
 
-  scan = function(scandir,parent,seen)
-    local seen = seen or {}
+  scan = function(scandir)
     local me = app.plugin.diskscan
+    local seen = {symlinks={}}
     -- ensure rootdir as experience
     app.cache.items[ scandir ] = {
       path = scandir,
-      url = util.stripPath(scandir),
+      url = "/" .. util.stripPath(scandir),
       name = scandir:gsub(".*/",""),
       title = scandir:gsub(".*/",""),
       file = { ino = scandir },
       id = scandir
     }
-    parent = parent or app.cache.items[scandir]
-    -- scan dirs
-    local scanFile = function(symlinksOnly)
-      return function(path,stat,state,name,kind,ino,off,attr,fullpath)
-        if seen[ino] then return end 
-
-        local experience = {
-          path = fullpath,
-          url = util.stripPath(fullpath),
-          name = name,
-          title = name,
-          sidecarfile = {},
-          tag  = {},
-          id = ino,
-          file = {stat=stat,state=state,kind=kind,ino=ino,off=off,attr=attr,fullpath=fullpath,name=name,path=path}
-        }
-        experience.parent = parent 
-
-        if (symlinksOnly and kind == unix.DT_LNK)
-          and not me.shouldHideFile(name) then
-          --seen[ino] = experience.file -- prevent recursion with symlinks
-          local stat, err = unix.stat(fullpath)
-          local refItem   = seen[stat:ino()] 
-          if refItem then 
-            print("ℹ️ ".. fullpath)
-            print("✅     └─ plugin/diskscan: detected circular symlink..creating portal")
-            experience.file = refItem.file
-            experience.portal = refItem
-            app.pub("scan_experience", nil, experience)
-            app.cache.items[ino] = experience
-          else
-            print(":(")
-            print("symlink: " .. fullpath)
-            print_r(experience)
-          end
-        end
-
-        if symlinksOnly then return end
-
-        -- found directory
-        if (kind == unix.DT_DIR and kind ~= unix.DT_LNK)
-          and not me.shouldHideFile(name) then
-          seen[ino] = experience -- prevent recursion with symlinks
-          print("✅ ".. fullpath)
-          experience.dir = true
+    me.scanDir(scandir, nil, seen )
+    -- deal with (circular) symlinks
+    foreach( seen.symlinks, function(ino,experience)
+      if not me.shouldHideFile(experience.name) then
+        local refItem   = seen[experience.id_target]
+        if refItem then 
+          print("ℹ️ ".. experience.path )
+          print("✅     └─ plugin/diskscan: detected symlink..creating portal")
+          experience.file = refItem.file
+          experience.portal = refItem
           app.pub("scan_experience", nil, experience)
-          app.cache.items[ino] = experience
-          me.scan(fullpath,experience,seen)
+          app.cache.items[experience.id] = experience
         end
-
-        ---- found file
-        if (kind ~= unix.DT_DIR and kind ~= unix.DT_LNK) 
-          and not me.shouldHideFile(name) then
-          seen[ino] = experience.file -- prevent recursion with symlinks
-          trace("ℹ️ ".. fullpath)
-          experience.tag.file = true
-          app.pub("scan_experience_file", nil, experience)
-          local size = attr:size()
-        end
-      end
-    end
-    -- first we scan real files, afterwards symlinks (to deal with circular symlinks)
-    local dref, derr;
-    print("--- no symlink")
-    dref, derr = dir.foreach( scandir, scanFile(false) )
-    if not derr then dref:close() end
-    print("--- symlink")
-    dref, derr = dir.foreach( scandir, scanFile(true) )
-    if not derr then dref:close() end
-
+      end 
+    end)
     -- cleanup file handles
     foreach( app.cache.items, function(k,v)
       -- remove file attributes (which are closed already)
@@ -116,6 +61,60 @@ return {
       v.file.attr = nil
       v.file.state = nil
     end)
+  end,
+
+  scanDir = function(scandir,parent,seen)
+    local me = app.plugin.diskscan
+    parent = parent or app.cache.items[scandir]
+    -- scan dirs
+    local scanFile = function(path,stat,state,name,kind,ino,off,attr,fullpath)
+
+      local experience = {
+        path = fullpath,
+        url = "/" .. util.stripPath(fullpath),
+        name = name,
+        title = name,
+        sidecarfile = {},
+        tag  = {},
+        id = ino,
+        file = {stat=stat,state=state,kind=kind,ino=ino,off=off,attr=attr,fullpath=fullpath,name=name,path=path}
+      }
+      experience.parent = parent 
+
+      if seen[ino] then return end  -- dont process dirs/files twice
+
+      if (kind == unix.DT_LNK) then 
+        local stat, err = unix.stat(fullpath)
+        experience.id_target = stat:ino()
+        seen.symlinks[ ino ] = experience
+        return
+      end
+
+      -- found directory
+      if (kind == unix.DT_DIR and kind ~= unix.DT_LNK)
+        and not me.shouldHideFile(name) then
+        seen[ino] = experience -- prevent recursion with symlinks
+        print("✅ ".. fullpath .. " " ..ino)
+        experience.dir = true
+        app.pub("scan_experience", nil, experience)
+        app.cache.items[ino] = experience
+        me.scanDir(fullpath,experience,seen,symlinks)
+      end
+
+      ---- found file
+      if (kind ~= unix.DT_DIR and kind ~= unix.DT_LNK) 
+        and not me.shouldHideFile(name) then
+        seen[ino] = experience.file -- prevent recursion with symlinks
+        trace("ℹ️ ".. fullpath)
+        experience.tag.file = true
+        app.pub("scan_experience_file", nil, experience)
+        local size = attr:size()
+      end
+    end
+
+    local dref, derr;
+    dref, derr = dir.foreach( scandir, scanFile )
+    if not derr then dref:close() end
 
   end
 }