diff --git a/layeredfs/hook.cpp b/layeredfs/hook.cpp
index eb3618b..e89358a 100644
--- a/layeredfs/hook.cpp
+++ b/layeredfs/hook.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using std::string;
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <mutex>
 
 #include "3rd_party/MinHook.h"
 #pragma comment(lib, "minhook.lib")
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ using std::string;
 #undef max
 #undef min
 
-#define VER_STRING "2.0"
+#define VER_STRING "2.1"
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
 #define DBG_VER_STRING "_DEBUG"
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ typedef struct image {
 } image_t;
 
 // ifs_textures["data/graphics/ver04/logo.ifs/tex/4f754d4f424f092637a49a5527ece9bb"] will be "konami"
-std::unordered_map<string, image_t> ifs_textures;
+static std::unordered_map<string, image_t> ifs_textures;
+static std::mutex ifs_textures_mtx;
 
 typedef std::unordered_set<string> string_set;
 
@@ -234,7 +236,9 @@ bool add_images_to_list(string_set &extra_pngs, rapidxml::xml_node<> *texturelis
             image_info.height = texture->height;
 
             auto md5_path = ifs_path + "/tex/" + image_info.name_md5;
+            ifs_textures_mtx.lock();
             ifs_textures[md5_path] = image_info;
+            ifs_textures_mtx.unlock();
         }
     }
 
@@ -340,7 +344,9 @@ void parse_texturelist(string const&path, string const&norm_path, optional<strin
             image_info.height = (dimensions[3] - dimensions[2]) / 2;
 
             auto md5_path = ifs_path + "/tex/" + image_info.name_md5;
+            ifs_textures_mtx.lock();
             ifs_textures[md5_path] = image_info;
+            ifs_textures_mtx.unlock();
 
             extra_pngs.erase(image_info.name);
         }
@@ -466,13 +472,16 @@ bool cache_texture(string const&png_path, image_t &tex) {
 }
 
 void handle_texture(string const&norm_path, optional<string> &mod_path) {
+    ifs_textures_mtx.lock();
     auto tex_search = ifs_textures.find(norm_path);
     if (tex_search == ifs_textures.end()) {
+        ifs_textures_mtx.unlock();
         return;
     }
 
     //logf("Mapped file %s is found!", norm_path.c_str());
     auto tex = tex_search->second;
+    ifs_textures_mtx.unlock(); // is it safe to unlock this early? Time will tell...
 
     // remove the /tex/, it's nicer to navigate
     auto png_path = find_first_modfile(tex.ifs_mod_path + "/" + tex.name + ".png");
diff --git a/layeredfs/modpath_handler.cpp b/layeredfs/modpath_handler.cpp
index 62b60f0..570e87f 100644
--- a/layeredfs/modpath_handler.cpp
+++ b/layeredfs/modpath_handler.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <unordered_set>
+#include <mutex>
 
 #include "ramfs_demangler.h"
 
@@ -79,18 +80,26 @@ void cache_mods(void) {
 // data, data2, data_op2 etc
 // data is "flat", all others must have their own special subfolders
 static vector<string> game_folders;
+static std::mutex game_folders_mtx;
 
 optional<string> normalise_path(string &path) {
     // one-off init
     if (game_folders.empty()) {
-        for (auto folder : folders_in_folder(".")) {
-            // data is the normal case we transparently handle
-            if (!strcmp(folder.c_str(), "data")) {
-                continue;
-            }
+        game_folders_mtx.lock();
+
+        // check again in case init was raced
+        if (game_folders.empty()) {
+            for (auto folder : folders_in_folder(".")) {
+                // data is the normal case we transparently handle
+                if (!strcmp(folder.c_str(), "data")) {
+                    continue;
+                }
 
-            game_folders.push_back(folder + "/");
+                game_folders.push_back(folder + "/");
+            }
         }
+        game_folders_mtx.unlock();
+        // all access past here is read-only, don't use the mutex any more
     }
 
     ramfs_demangler_demangle_if_possible(path);
diff --git a/layeredfs/ramfs_demangler.cpp b/layeredfs/ramfs_demangler.cpp
index 4a7cb31..7b4dca2 100644
--- a/layeredfs/ramfs_demangler.cpp
+++ b/layeredfs/ramfs_demangler.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <unordered_map>
+#include <mutex>
 #include <optional>
 
 #include "3rd_party/hat-trie/htrie_map.h"
@@ -48,18 +49,22 @@ typedef struct {
 	optional<string> mounted_path;
 } file_cleanup_info_t;
 
-unordered_map<string, file_cleanup_info_t> cleanup_map;
-unordered_map<AVS_FILE, string> open_file_map;
-unordered_map<void*, string> ram_load_map;
+static unordered_map<string, file_cleanup_info_t> cleanup_map;
+static unordered_map<AVS_FILE, string> open_file_map;
+static unordered_map<void*, string> ram_load_map;
 // using tries for fast prefix matches on our mangled names
-tsl::htrie_map<char, string> ramfs_map;
-tsl::htrie_map<char, string> mangling_map;
+static tsl::htrie_map<char, string> ramfs_map;
+static tsl::htrie_map<char, string> mangling_map;
+
+static std::mutex mangling_mtx;
 
 void ramfs_demangler_on_fs_open(const std::string& norm_path, AVS_FILE open_result) {
 	if (open_result < 0 || !string_ends_with(norm_path.c_str(), ".ifs")) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mangling_mtx);
+
 	auto existing_info = cleanup_map.find(norm_path);
 	if (existing_info != cleanup_map.end()) {
 		file_cleanup_info_t cleanup = existing_info->second;
@@ -87,6 +92,8 @@ void ramfs_demangler_on_fs_open(const std::string& norm_path, AVS_FILE open_resu
 }
 
 void ramfs_demangler_on_fs_read(AVS_FILE context, void* dest) {
+	const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mangling_mtx);
+
 	auto find = open_file_map.find(context);
 	if (find != open_file_map.end()) {
 		auto path = find->second;
@@ -102,6 +109,8 @@ void ramfs_demangler_on_fs_read(AVS_FILE context, void* dest) {
 }
 
 void ramfs_demangler_on_fs_mount(const char* mountpoint, const char* fsroot, const char* fstype, const char* flags) {
+	const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mangling_mtx);
+
 	if (!strcmp(fstype, "ramfs")) {
 		void* buffer;
 
@@ -150,6 +159,8 @@ void ramfs_demangler_on_fs_mount(const char* mountpoint, const char* fsroot, con
 }
 
 void ramfs_demangler_demangle_if_possible(std::string& raw_path) {
+	const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mangling_mtx);
+
 	auto search = mangling_map.longest_prefix(raw_path);
 	if (search != mangling_map.end()) {
 		//logf_verbose("can demangle %s to %s", search.key().c_str(), search->c_str());
diff --git a/layeredfs/utils.cpp b/layeredfs/utils.cpp
index 7046af2..e5cf41d 100644
--- a/layeredfs/utils.cpp
+++ b/layeredfs/utils.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "avs.h"
 
+#include <mutex>
+
 #define SUPPRESS_PRINTF
 
 void logf(char* fmt, ...) {
+    static std::mutex log_mutex;
     static FILE* logfile = NULL;
     static bool tried_to_open = false;
     va_list args;
@@ -14,11 +17,17 @@ void logf(char* fmt, ...) {
     printf("\n");
 #endif
     // don't reopen every time: slow as shit
-    if (!logfile && !tried_to_open) {
-        fopen_s(&logfile, "ifs_hook.log", "w");
+    if (!tried_to_open) {
+        const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(log_mutex);
+
+        if (!logfile) {
+            fopen_s(&logfile, "ifs_hook.log", "w");
+        }
         tried_to_open = true;
     }
     if (logfile) {
+        const std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(log_mutex);
+
         va_start(args, fmt);
         vfprintf(logfile, fmt, args);
         va_end(args);