diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_internal.h b/lib/src/clixon_yang_internal.h
index 28b8d0ad..d9a4ca42 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_internal.h
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_internal.h
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ struct yang_stmt{
                                         Y_EXTENSION: vector of instantiated UNKNOWNS
                                         Y_UNKNOWN: app-dep: yang-mount-points
                                      */
-    int                ys_ref;       /* Reference count for free, only YS_SPEC */
+    int                ys_ref;       /* Reference count for free, only YS_SPEC: 0 means
+                                      * no sharing, 1: two references
+                                      */
     yang_type_cache   *ys_typecache; /* If ys_keyword==Y_TYPE, cache all typedef data except unions */
     char              *ys_when_xpath; /* Special conditional for a "when"-associated augment/uses xpath */
     cvec              *ys_when_nsc;   /* Special conditional for a "when"-associated augment/uses namespace ctx */
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_schema_mount.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang_schema_mount.c
index a4cc0f08..efbfa4ab 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_schema_mount.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_schema_mount.c
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ yang_mount_set(yang_stmt *y,
     /* tag yspec with key/xpath */
     yang_cv_set(yspec, cv2);
     cv_void_set(cv, yspec);
-    yang_ref_inc(yspec); /* share */
     yang_flag_set(y, YANG_FLAG_MOUNTPOINT); /* Cache value */
     retval = 0;
  done:
@@ -1017,10 +1016,11 @@ int
 yang_schema_yanglib_parse_mount(clixon_handle h,
                                 cxobj        *xt)
 {
-    int            retval = -1;
-    cxobj         *xyanglib = NULL;
-    yang_stmt     *yspec = NULL;
-    int            ret;
+    int        retval = -1;
+    cxobj     *xyanglib = NULL;
+    yang_stmt *yspec = NULL;
+    int        ret;
+    int        shared = 0;
 
     /* 1. Get modstate (xyanglib) of node: xyanglib, by querying backend state (via callback)
      *    XXX this xyanglib is not proper RFC8525, submodules appear as modules WHY?
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ yang_schema_yanglib_parse_mount(clixon_handle h,
     if (clicon_option_bool(h, "CLICON_YANG_SCHEMA_MOUNT_SHARE")) {
         if (yang_schema_find_share(h, xt, xyanglib, &yspec) < 0)
             goto done;
+        if (yspec)
+            shared++;
     }
     if (yspec == NULL){
         /* Parse it and set mount-point */
@@ -1045,6 +1047,8 @@ yang_schema_yanglib_parse_mount(clixon_handle h,
     }
     if (xml_yang_mount_set(h, xt, yspec) < 0)
         goto done;
+    if (shared)
+        yang_ref_inc(yspec);
     yspec = NULL;
     retval = 1;
  done:
diff --git a/test/test_datastore_multi.sh b/test/test_datastore_multi.sh
index 54a943cd..6c8be1f0 100755
--- a/test/test_datastore_multi.sh
+++ b/test/test_datastore_multi.sh
@@ -377,12 +377,15 @@ fi
 # move running.d/0.xml to running_db to trigger upgrade
 sudo mv $dir/running.d/0.xml $dir/running_db
 
-new "Check backward compatible: if running.0/0.xml is not found read running_db on startup"
+new "Check backward compatible: if running.d/0.xml is not found read running_db on startup"
 if [ $BE -ne 0 ]; then
     new "start backend -s running -f $cfg -- -m clixon-mount1 -M urn:example:mount1"
     start_backend -s running -f $cfg -- -m clixon-mount1 -M urn:example:mount1
 fi
 
+new "wait backend 2"
+wait_backend
+
 new "Check running after restart"
 check_db running ${subfilename}