diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go
index 98c20e0bf..32f481e74 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -31,33 +31,6 @@ type FilerPostResult struct {
 	Url   string `json:"url,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func (fs *FilerServer) queryFileInfoByPath(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, path string) (fileId, urlLocation string, err error) {
-	var entry *filer2.Entry
-	entry, err = fs.filer.FindEntry(filer2.FullPath(path))
-	if err == filer2.ErrNotFound {
-		return "", "", nil
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infoln("failing to find path in filer store", path, err.Error())
-		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusInternalServerError, err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if len(entry.Chunks) == 0 {
-		glog.V(1).Infof("empty entry: %s", path)
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
-	} else {
-		fileId = entry.Chunks[0].FileId
-		urlLocation, err = fs.filer.MasterClient.LookupFileId(fileId)
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(1).Infof("operation LookupFileId %s failed, err is %s", fileId, err.Error())
-			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
 func (fs *FilerServer) assignNewFileInfo(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, replication, collection string, dataCenter string) (fileId, urlLocation string, err error) {
 	ar := &operation.VolumeAssignRequest{
 		Count:       1,
@@ -109,11 +82,10 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	fileId, urlLocation, err := fs.queryFileInfoByPath(w, r, r.URL.Path)
-	if err == nil && fileId == "" {
-		fileId, urlLocation, err = fs.assignNewFileInfo(w, r, replication, collection, dataCenter)
-	}
+	fileId, urlLocation, err := fs.assignNewFileInfo(w, r, replication, collection, dataCenter)
+
 	if err != nil || fileId == "" || urlLocation == "" {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("fail to allocate volume for %s, collection:%s, datacenter:%s", r.URL.Path, collection, dataCenter)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -186,10 +158,10 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// update metadata in filer store
-	glog.V(4).Infoln("saving", path, "=>", fileId)
 	existingEntry, err := fs.filer.FindEntry(filer2.FullPath(path))
 	crTime := time.Now()
 	if err == nil && existingEntry != nil {
+		// glog.V(4).Infof("existing %s => %+v", path, existingEntry)
 		if existingEntry.IsDirectory() {
 			path += "/" + ret.Name
 		} else {
@@ -215,6 +187,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			ETag:   etag,
 		}},
 	}
+	// glog.V(4).Infof("saving %s => %+v", path, entry)
 	if db_err := fs.filer.CreateEntry(entry); db_err != nil {
 		fs.filer.DeleteFileByFileId(fileId)
 		glog.V(0).Infof("failing to write %s to filer server : %v", path, db_err)