@@ -1134,8 +1134,16 @@ func (devices *DeviceSet) Status() *Status {

 	status := &Status{}

 	status.PoolName = devices.getPoolName()

-	status.DataLoopback = path.Join(devices.loopbackDir(), "data")

-	status.MetadataLoopback = path.Join(devices.loopbackDir(), "metadata")

+	if len(devices.dataDevice) > 0 {

+		status.DataLoopback = devices.dataDevice

+	} else {

+		status.DataLoopback = path.Join(devices.loopbackDir(), "data")

+	}

+	if len(devices.metadataDevice) > 0 {

+		status.MetadataLoopback = devices.metadataDevice

+	} else {

+		status.MetadataLoopback = path.Join(devices.loopbackDir(), "metadata")

+	}

 	totalSizeInSectors, _, dataUsed, dataTotal, metadataUsed, metadataTotal, err := devices.poolStatus()

 	if err == nil {