diff --git a/src/agent/src/mount.rs b/src/agent/src/mount.rs
index 5b023b3393..1c2b2dab23 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/mount.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/mount.rs
@@ -4,22 +4,18 @@
 //
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs;
 use std::fs::File;
-use std::io;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
 use std::iter;
 use std::os::unix::fs::{MetadataExt, PermissionsExt};
 use std::path::Path;
-use std::ptr::null;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
-use libc::{c_void, mount};
-use nix::mount::{self, MsFlags};
+use nix::mount::MsFlags;
 use nix::unistd::Gid;
 
 use regex::Regex;
@@ -149,96 +145,53 @@ pub const STORAGE_HANDLER_LIST: &[&str] = &[
     DRIVER_WATCHABLE_BIND_TYPE,
 ];
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct BareMount<'a> {
-    source: &'a str,
-    destination: &'a str,
-    fs_type: &'a str,
+#[instrument]
+pub fn baremount(
+    source: &str,
+    destination: &str,
+    fs_type: &str,
     flags: MsFlags,
-    options: &'a str,
-    logger: Logger,
-}
+    options: &str,
+    logger: &Logger,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let logger = logger.new(o!("subsystem" => "baremount"));
 
-// mount mounts a source in to a destination. This will do some bookkeeping:
-// * evaluate all symlinks
-// * ensure the source exists
-impl<'a> BareMount<'a> {
-    #[instrument]
-    pub fn new(
-        s: &'a str,
-        d: &'a str,
-        fs_type: &'a str,
-        flags: MsFlags,
-        options: &'a str,
-        logger: &Logger,
-    ) -> Self {
-        BareMount {
-            source: s,
-            destination: d,
-            fs_type,
-            flags,
-            options,
-            logger: logger.new(o!("subsystem" => "baremount")),
-        }
+    if source.is_empty() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("need mount source"));
     }
 
-    #[instrument]
-    pub fn mount(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        let source;
-        let dest;
-        let fs_type;
-        let mut options = null();
-        let cstr_options: CString;
-        let cstr_source: CString;
-        let cstr_dest: CString;
-        let cstr_fs_type: CString;
-
-        if self.source.is_empty() {
-            return Err(anyhow!("need mount source"));
-        }
-
-        if self.destination.is_empty() {
-            return Err(anyhow!("need mount destination"));
-        }
-
-        cstr_source = CString::new(self.source)?;
-        source = cstr_source.as_ptr();
-
-        cstr_dest = CString::new(self.destination)?;
-        dest = cstr_dest.as_ptr();
-
-        if self.fs_type.is_empty() {
-            return Err(anyhow!("need mount FS type"));
-        }
-
-        cstr_fs_type = CString::new(self.fs_type)?;
-        fs_type = cstr_fs_type.as_ptr();
-
-        if !self.options.is_empty() {
-            cstr_options = CString::new(self.options)?;
-            options = cstr_options.as_ptr() as *const c_void;
-        }
-
-        info!(
-            self.logger,
-            "mount source={:?}, dest={:?}, fs_type={:?}, options={:?}",
-            self.source,
-            self.destination,
-            self.fs_type,
-            self.options
-        );
-        let rc = unsafe { mount(source, dest, fs_type, self.flags.bits(), options) };
-
-        if rc < 0 {
-            return Err(anyhow!(
-                "failed to mount {:?} to {:?}, with error: {}",
-                self.source,
-                self.destination,
-                io::Error::last_os_error()
-            ));
-        }
-        Ok(())
+    if destination.is_empty() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("need mount destination"));
     }
+
+    if fs_type.is_empty() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("need mount FS type"));
+    }
+
+    info!(
+        logger,
+        "mount source={:?}, dest={:?}, fs_type={:?}, options={:?}",
+        source,
+        destination,
+        fs_type,
+        options
+    );
+
+    nix::mount::mount(
+        Some(source),
+        destination,
+        Some(fs_type),
+        flags,
+        Some(options),
+    )
+    .map_err(|e| {
+        anyhow!(
+            "failed to mount {:?} to {:?}, with error: {}",
+            source,
+            destination,
+            e
+        )
+    })
 }
 
 #[instrument]
@@ -486,17 +439,14 @@ fn mount_storage(logger: &Logger, storage: &Storage) -> Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    match storage.fstype.as_str() {
-        DRIVER_9P_TYPE | DRIVER_VIRTIOFS_TYPE => {
-            let dest_path = Path::new(storage.mount_point.as_str());
-            if !dest_path.exists() {
-                fs::create_dir_all(dest_path).context("Create mount destination failed")?;
-            }
-        }
-        _ => {
-            ensure_destination_exists(storage.mount_point.as_str(), storage.fstype.as_str())?;
-        }
+    let mount_path = Path::new(&storage.mount_point);
+    let src_path = Path::new(&storage.source);
+    if storage.fstype == "bind" && !src_path.is_dir() {
+        ensure_destination_file_exists(mount_path)
+    } else {
+        fs::create_dir_all(mount_path).map_err(anyhow::Error::from)
     }
+    .context("Could not create mountpoint")?;
 
     let options_vec = storage.options.to_vec();
     let options_vec = options_vec.iter().map(String::as_str).collect();
@@ -509,16 +459,14 @@ fn mount_storage(logger: &Logger, storage: &Storage) -> Result<()> {
     "mount-options" => options.as_str(),
     );
 
-    let bare_mount = BareMount::new(
+    baremount(
         storage.source.as_str(),
         storage.mount_point.as_str(),
         storage.fstype.as_str(),
         flags,
         options.as_str(),
         &logger,
-    );
-
-    bare_mount.mount()
+    )
 }
 
 /// Looks for `mount_point` entry in the /proc/mounts.
@@ -637,11 +585,9 @@ fn mount_to_rootfs(logger: &Logger, m: &InitMount) -> Result<()> {
 
     let (flags, options) = parse_mount_flags_and_options(options_vec);
 
-    let bare_mount = BareMount::new(m.src, m.dest, m.fstype, flags, options.as_str(), logger);
-
     fs::create_dir_all(Path::new(m.dest)).context("could not create directory")?;
 
-    bare_mount.mount().or_else(|e| {
+    baremount(m.src, m.dest, m.fstype, flags, &options, logger).or_else(|e| {
         if m.src != "dev" {
             return Err(e);
         }
@@ -816,32 +762,27 @@ pub fn cgroups_mount(logger: &Logger, unified_cgroup_hierarchy: bool) -> Result<
 #[instrument]
 pub fn remove_mounts(mounts: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
     for m in mounts.iter() {
-        mount::umount(m.as_str()).context(format!("failed to umount {:?}", m))?;
+        nix::mount::umount(m.as_str()).context(format!("failed to umount {:?}", m))?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
-// ensure_destination_exists will recursively create a given mountpoint. If directories
-// are created, their permissions are initialized to mountPerm(0755)
 #[instrument]
-fn ensure_destination_exists(destination: &str, fs_type: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let d = Path::new(destination);
-    if d.exists() {
+fn ensure_destination_file_exists(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    if path.is_file() {
         return Ok(());
-    }
-    let dir = d
-        .parent()
-        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("mount destination {} doesn't exist", destination))?;
-
-    if !dir.exists() {
-        fs::create_dir_all(dir).context(format!("create dir all {:?}", dir))?;
+    } else if path.exists() {
+        return Err(anyhow!("{:?} exists but is not a regular file", path));
     }
 
-    if fs_type != "bind" || d.is_dir() {
-        fs::create_dir_all(d).context(format!("create dir all {:?}", d))?;
-    } else {
-        fs::File::create(d).context(format!("create file {:?}", d))?;
-    }
+    // The only way parent() can return None is if the path is /,
+    // which always exists, so the test above will already have caught
+    // it, thus the unwrap() is safe
+    let dir = path.parent().unwrap();
+
+    fs::create_dir_all(dir).context(format!("create_dir_all {:?}", dir))?;
+
+    fs::File::create(path).context(format!("create empty file {:?}", path))?;
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -865,8 +806,6 @@ fn parse_options(option_list: Vec<String>) -> HashMap<String, String> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{skip_if_not_root, skip_loop_if_not_root, skip_loop_if_root};
-    use libc::umount;
-    use std::fs::metadata;
     use std::fs::File;
     use std::fs::OpenOptions;
     use std::io::Write;
@@ -1006,7 +945,7 @@ mod tests {
                 std::fs::create_dir_all(d).expect("failed to created directory");
             }
 
-            let bare_mount = BareMount::new(
+            let result = baremount(
                 &src_filename,
                 &dest_filename,
                 d.fs_type,
@@ -1015,25 +954,13 @@ mod tests {
                 &logger,
             );
 
-            let result = bare_mount.mount();
-
             let msg = format!("{}: result: {:?}", msg, result);
 
             if d.error_contains.is_empty() {
                 assert!(result.is_ok(), "{}", msg);
 
                 // Cleanup
-                unsafe {
-                    let cstr_dest =
-                        CString::new(dest_filename).expect("failed to convert dest to cstring");
-                    let umount_dest = cstr_dest.as_ptr();
-
-                    let ret = umount(umount_dest);
-
-                    let msg = format!("{}: umount result: {:?}", msg, result);
-
-                    assert!(ret == 0, "{}", msg);
-                };
+                nix::mount::umount(dest_filename.as_str()).unwrap();
 
                 continue;
             }
@@ -1103,7 +1030,7 @@ mod tests {
         }
 
         // Create an actual mount
-        let bare_mount = BareMount::new(
+        let result = baremount(
             mnt_src_filename,
             mnt_dest_filename,
             "bind",
@@ -1111,8 +1038,6 @@ mod tests {
             "",
             &logger,
         );
-
-        let result = bare_mount.mount();
         assert!(result.is_ok(), "mount for test setup failed");
 
         let tests = &[
@@ -1444,37 +1369,20 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_ensure_destination_exists() {
+    fn test_ensure_destination_file_exists() {
         let dir = tempdir().expect("failed to create tmpdir");
 
         let mut testfile = dir.into_path();
         testfile.push("testfile");
 
-        let result = ensure_destination_exists(testfile.to_str().unwrap(), "bind");
+        let result = ensure_destination_file_exists(&testfile);
 
         assert!(result.is_ok());
         assert!(testfile.exists());
 
-        let result = ensure_destination_exists(testfile.to_str().unwrap(), "bind");
+        let result = ensure_destination_file_exists(&testfile);
         assert!(result.is_ok());
 
-        let meta = metadata(testfile).unwrap();
-
-        assert!(meta.is_file());
-
-        let dir = tempdir().expect("failed to create tmpdir");
-        let mut testdir = dir.into_path();
-        testdir.push("testdir");
-
-        let result = ensure_destination_exists(testdir.to_str().unwrap(), "ext4");
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-        assert!(testdir.exists());
-
-        let result = ensure_destination_exists(testdir.to_str().unwrap(), "ext4");
-        assert!(result.is_ok());
-
-        //let meta = metadata(testdir.to_str().unwrap()).unwrap();
-        let meta = metadata(testdir).unwrap();
-        assert!(meta.is_dir());
+        assert!(testfile.is_file());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/agent/src/namespace.rs b/src/agent/src/namespace.rs
index 200fc7c09d..8970e5f30c 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/namespace.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/namespace.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::fs::File;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use tracing::instrument;
 
-use crate::mount::{BareMount, FLAGS};
+use crate::mount::{baremount, FLAGS};
 use slog::Logger;
 
 const PERSISTENT_NS_DIR: &str = "/var/run/sandbox-ns";
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ impl Namespace {
                     }
                 };
 
-                let bare_mount = BareMount::new(source, destination, "none", flags, "", &logger);
-                bare_mount.mount().map_err(|e| {
+                baremount(source, destination, "none", flags, "", &logger).map_err(|e| {
                     anyhow!(
                         "Failed to mount {} to {} with err:{:?}",
                         source,
diff --git a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
index 4698e23339..775b119dfd 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/rpc.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ use rustjail::process::ProcessOperations;
 use crate::device::{add_devices, pcipath_to_sysfs, rescan_pci_bus, update_device_cgroup};
 use crate::linux_abi::*;
 use crate::metrics::get_metrics;
-use crate::mount::{add_storages, remove_mounts, BareMount, STORAGE_HANDLER_LIST};
+use crate::mount::{add_storages, baremount, remove_mounts, STORAGE_HANDLER_LIST};
 use crate::namespace::{NSTYPEIPC, NSTYPEPID, NSTYPEUTS};
 use crate::network::setup_guest_dns;
 use crate::random;
@@ -1624,15 +1624,14 @@ fn setup_bundle(cid: &str, spec: &mut Spec) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let rootfs_path = bundle_path.join("rootfs");
 
     fs::create_dir_all(&rootfs_path)?;
-    BareMount::new(
+    baremount(
         &spec_root.path,
         rootfs_path.to_str().unwrap(),
         "bind",
         MsFlags::MS_BIND,
         "",
         &sl!(),
-    )
-    .mount()?;
+    )?;
     spec.root = Some(Root {
         path: rootfs_path.to_str().unwrap().to_owned(),
         readonly: spec_root.readonly,
diff --git a/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs b/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
index 93a4fa0feb..6829eb2cf5 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/sandbox.rs
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ fn online_memory(logger: &Logger) -> Result<()> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::Sandbox;
-    use crate::{mount::BareMount, skip_if_not_root};
+    use crate::{mount::baremount, skip_if_not_root};
     use anyhow::Error;
     use nix::mount::MsFlags;
     use oci::{Linux, Root, Spec};
@@ -461,8 +461,7 @@ mod tests {
     use tempfile::Builder;
 
     fn bind_mount(src: &str, dst: &str, logger: &Logger) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let baremount = BareMount::new(src, dst, "bind", MsFlags::MS_BIND, "", logger);
-        baremount.mount()
+        baremount(src, dst, "bind", MsFlags::MS_BIND, "", logger)
     }
 
     #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/src/agent/src/watcher.rs b/src/agent/src/watcher.rs
index b6ec528988..840c847dec 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/watcher.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/watcher.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tokio::task;
 use tokio::time::{self, Duration};
 
-use crate::mount::BareMount;
+use crate::mount::baremount;
 use crate::protocols::agent as protos;
 
 /// The maximum number of file system entries agent will watch for each mount.
@@ -314,16 +314,14 @@ impl SandboxStorages {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        match BareMount::new(
+                        match baremount(
                             entry.source_mount_point.to_str().unwrap(),
                             entry.target_mount_point.to_str().unwrap(),
                             "bind",
                             MsFlags::MS_BIND,
                             "bind",
                             logger,
-                        )
-                        .mount()
-                        {
+                        ) {
                             Ok(_) => {
                                 entry.watch = false;
                                 info!(logger, "watchable mount replaced with bind mount")
@@ -427,15 +425,14 @@ impl BindWatcher {
     async fn mount(&self, logger: &Logger) -> Result<()> {
         fs::create_dir_all(WATCH_MOUNT_POINT_PATH).await?;
 
-        BareMount::new(
+        baremount(
             "tmpfs",
             WATCH_MOUNT_POINT_PATH,
             "tmpfs",
             MsFlags::empty(),
             "",
             logger,
-        )
-        .mount()?;
+        )?;
 
         Ok(())
     }