diff --git a/cmd/create/createCluster.go b/cmd/create/createCluster.go
index 9348b6c0..8a45eb98 100644
--- a/cmd/create/createCluster.go
+++ b/cmd/create/createCluster.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 package create
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	cliutil "github.com/rancher/k3d/cmd/util"
@@ -130,15 +132,25 @@ func parseCreateClusterCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (runtimes.Runtime,
 	}
 	volumeFilterMap := make(map[string]string, 1)
 	for _, volumeFlag := range volumeFlags {
+		log.Debugf("Parsing vol flag %+v", volumeFlag)
 		volume, filter, err := cliutil.SplitFilterFromFlag(volumeFlag)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
+		log.Debugf("Parsed vol flag %+v + filter %+v", volume, filter)
 		if err := cliutil.ValidateVolumeMount(volume); err != nil {
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
-		volumeFilterMap[volume] = filter
+
+		// create new entry or append filter to existing entry
+		if _, exists := volumeFilterMap[volume]; exists {
+			volumeFilterMap[volume] = fmt.Sprintf("%s;%s", volumeFilterMap[volume], filter)
+		} else {
+			volumeFilterMap[volume] = filter
+		}
+		log.Debugf("volFilterMap %+v", volumeFilterMap)
 	}
+	log.Debugf("volumeFIlterMap: %+v", volumeFilterMap)
 
 	/* generate cluster */
 	cluster := &k3d.Cluster{
diff --git a/cmd/util/util.go b/cmd/util/util.go
index 3efa3896..15bc4c03 100644
--- a/cmd/util/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util/util.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	filteredNodes := make([]*k3d.Node, 1)
+	filteredNodes := []*k3d.Node{}
 	set := make(map[*k3d.Node]struct{})
 
 	// range over all instances of group[subset] specs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 			return nodes, nil
 		}
 
-		/*  */
+		/* Choose the group of nodes to operate on */
 		groupNodes := []*k3d.Node{}
 		if submatches["group"] == string(k3d.MasterRole) {
 			groupNodes = masterNodes
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 					if err != nil {
 						return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to convert subset number to integer in '%s'", filter)
 					}
+					if num < 0 || num >= len(groupNodes) {
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("Index out of range: index '%d' < 0 or > number of available nodes in filter '%s'", num, filter)
+					}
 					if _, exists := set[groupNodes[num]]; !exists {
 						filteredNodes = append(filteredNodes, groupNodes[num])
 					}
@@ -168,9 +171,10 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to convert subset range start to integer in '%s'", filter)
 				}
-				if start < 0 {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid subset range: start < 0 in '%s'", filter)
+				if start < 0 || start >= len(groupNodes) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid subset range: start < 0 or > number of available nodes in '%s'", filter)
 				}
+
 			}
 
 			if split[1] != "" {
@@ -178,8 +182,8 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to convert subset range start to integer in '%s'", filter)
 				}
-				if end < start {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid subset range: end < start in '%s'", filter)
+				if end < start || end >= len(groupNodes) {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid subset range: end < start or > number of available nodes in '%s'", filter)
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -194,7 +198,11 @@ func FilterNodes(nodes []*k3d.Node, filterString string) ([]*k3d.Node, error) {
 			/*
 			 * '*' = all nodes
 			 */
-			return groupNodes, nil
+			for _, node := range groupNodes {
+				if _, exists := set[node]; !exists {
+					filteredNodes = append(filteredNodes, node)
+				}
+			}
 
 			/* invalid/unknown subset */
 		} else {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
index 31a52d04..b5460d11 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func CreateCluster(cluster *k3d.Cluster, runtime k3drt.Runtime) error {
 
 		// create node
 		log.Infof("Creating node '%s'", node.Name)
-		if err := CreateNode(&node, runtime); err != nil {
+		if err := CreateNode(node, runtime); err != nil {
 			log.Errorln("Failed to create node")
 			return err
 		}
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func DeleteCluster(cluster *k3d.Cluster, runtime k3drt.Runtime) error {
 
 	failed := 0
 	for _, node := range cluster.Nodes {
-		if err := runtime.DeleteNode(&node); err != nil {
+		if err := runtime.DeleteNode(node); err != nil {
 			log.Warningf("Failed to delete node '%s': Try to delete it manually", node.Name)
 			failed++
 			continue
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func GetClusters(runtime k3drt.Runtime) ([]*k3d.Cluster, error) {
 		clusterExists := false
 		for _, cluster := range clusters {
 			if node.Labels["k3d.cluster"] == cluster.Name { // TODO: handle case, where this label doesn't exist
-				cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, *node)
+				cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, node)
 				clusterExists = true
 				break
 			}
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func GetClusters(runtime k3drt.Runtime) ([]*k3d.Cluster, error) {
 		if !clusterExists {
 			clusters = append(clusters, &k3d.Cluster{
 				Name:  node.Labels["k3d.cluster"],
-				Nodes: []k3d.Node{*node},
+				Nodes: []*k3d.Node{node},
 			})
 		}
 	}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func GetCluster(cluster *k3d.Cluster, runtime k3drt.Runtime) (*k3d.Cluster, erro
 
 	// append nodes
 	for _, node := range nodes {
-		cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, *node)
+		cluster.Nodes = append(cluster.Nodes, node)
 	}
 
 	return cluster, nil