diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 04f76219..b64515e2 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ def main(argv=None):
 
     nstrs = []
     anymod = False
-    for ostr in al.v:
+    for ostr in al.v or []:
         mod = False
         oa = ostr.split(":")
         na = oa[:2]
diff --git a/copyparty/bos/bos.py b/copyparty/bos/bos.py
index dd260f68..a620094a 100644
--- a/copyparty/bos/bos.py
+++ b/copyparty/bos/bos.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from . import path
 # printf 'os\.(%s)' "$(grep ^def bos/__init__.py | gsed -r 's/^def //;s/\(.*//' | tr '\n' '|' | gsed -r 's/.$//')"
 
 
-def chmod(p, mode, follow_symlinks=True):
-    return os.chmod(fsenc(p), mode, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
+def chmod(p, mode):
+    return os.chmod(fsenc(p), mode)
 
 
 def listdir(p="."):
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def lstat(p):
     return os.lstat(fsenc(p))
 
 
-def makedirs(name, mode=0o755, exist_ok=None):
-    return os.makedirs(fsenc(name), mode=mode, exist_ok=exist_ok)
+def makedirs(name, mode=0o755):
+    return os.makedirs(fsenc(name), mode=mode)
 
 
 def mkdir(p, mode=0o755):
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ def rmdir(p):
     return os.rmdir(fsenc(p))
 
 
-def stat(p, follow_symlinks=True):
-    return os.stat(fsenc(p), follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
+def stat(p):
+    return os.stat(fsenc(p))
 
 
 def unlink(p):
     return os.unlink(fsenc(p))
 
 
-def utime(p, times=None, follow_symlinks=True):
-    return os.utime(fsenc(p), times, follow_symlinks=follow_symlinks)
+def utime(p, times=None):
+    return os.utime(fsenc(p), times)
diff --git a/copyparty/httpsrv.py b/copyparty/httpsrv.py
index 7ebaa8ed..280b905e 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpsrv.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpsrv.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class HttpSrv(object):
             try:
                 with os.scandir(os.path.join(E.mod, "web")) as dh:
                     for fh in dh:
-                        inf = fh.stat(follow_symlinks=False)
+                        inf = fh.stat()
                         v = max(v, inf.st_mtime)
             except:
                 pass
diff --git a/copyparty/up2k.py b/copyparty/up2k.py
index 6006550b..16328a81 100644
--- a/copyparty/up2k.py
+++ b/copyparty/up2k.py
@@ -1283,9 +1283,7 @@ class Up2k(object):
         ptop = vn.realpath
         atop = vn.canonical(rem)
         adir, fn = os.path.split(atop)
-
-        fun = bos.lstat if os.supports_follow_symlinks else bos.stat
-        st = fun(atop)
+        st = bos.lstat(atop)
         if stat.S_ISLNK(st.st_mode) or stat.S_ISREG(st.st_mode):
             g = [[os.path.dirname(vpath), adir, [[fn, 0]], [], []]]
         else:
diff --git a/copyparty/util.py b/copyparty/util.py
index 0969a77e..a75cb328 100644
--- a/copyparty/util.py
+++ b/copyparty/util.py
@@ -1034,11 +1034,11 @@ def sendfile_kern(lower, upper, f, s):
 
 
 def statdir(logger, scandir, lstat, top):
-    lstat = lstat and os.supports_follow_symlinks
     try:
         btop = fsenc(top)
         if scandir and hasattr(os, "scandir"):
             src = "scandir"
+            lstat = lstat and os.supports_follow_symlinks
             with os.scandir(btop) as dh:
                 for fh in dh:
                     try: