diff --git a/bin/test-repeat-vfs.sh b/bin/test-repeat-vfs.sh
index c0eee3795..c9702a870 100755
--- a/bin/test-repeat-vfs.sh
+++ b/bin/test-repeat-vfs.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 set -e
 
+# Optionally set the iterations with the first parameter
+iterations=${1:-100}
+
 base=$(dirname $(dirname $(realpath "$0")))
 echo ${base}
 run=${base}/bin/test-repeat.sh
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ cmd/cmount
 "
 
 for testdir in ${testdirs}; do
-    echo "Testing ${testdir}"
+    echo "Testing ${testdir} with ${iterations} iterations"
     cd ${base}/${testdir}
-    ${run} -c=100 -race -tags=cmount
+    ${run} -i=${iterations} -race -tags=cmount
 done
diff --git a/vfs/file.go b/vfs/file.go
index db2bc8a27..eb1103cd3 100644
--- a/vfs/file.go
+++ b/vfs/file.go
@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ func (f *File) SetModTime(modTime time.Time) error {
 
 	f.pendingModTime = modTime
 
+	// set the time of the file in the cache
+	if f.d.vfs.cache != nil && f.d.vfs.cache.Exists(f._path()) {
+		f.d.vfs.cache.SetModTime(f._path(), f.pendingModTime)
+	}
+
 	// Only update the ModTime when there are no writers, setObject will do it
 	if !f._writingInProgress() {
 		return f._applyPendingModTime()
@@ -384,11 +389,6 @@ func (f *File) _applyPendingModTime() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// set the time of the file in the cache
-	if f.d.vfs.cache != nil && f.d.vfs.cache.Exists(f._path()) {
-		f.d.vfs.cache.SetModTime(f._path(), f.pendingModTime)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/vfs/vfscache/item.go b/vfs/vfscache/item.go
index 835151ef6..17317a34a 100644
--- a/vfs/vfscache/item.go
+++ b/vfs/vfscache/item.go
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ func (item *Item) setModTime(modTime time.Time) {
 	item.mu.Lock()
 	item._updateFingerprint()
 	item._setModTime(modTime)
+	item.info.ModTime = modTime
 	err := item._save()
 	if err != nil {
 		fs.Errorf(item.name, "vfs cache: setModTime: failed to save item info: %v", err)