diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
index 846454cc2..b53ad169a 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write_upload.go
@@ -171,28 +171,27 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) dataToChunk(fileName, contentType string, data []byte, ch
 	var auth security.EncodedJwt
 	var uploadErr error
 	var uploadResult *operation.UploadResult
-	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+
+	err := util.Retry("filerDataToChunk", func() error {
 		// assign one file id for one chunk
 		fileId, urlLocation, auth, uploadErr = fs.assignNewFileInfo(so)
 		if uploadErr != nil {
 			glog.V(4).Infof("retry later due to assign error: %v", uploadErr)
 			stats.FilerRequestCounter.WithLabelValues(stats.ChunkAssignRetry).Inc()
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(i+1) * 251 * time.Millisecond)
-			continue
+			return uploadErr
 		}
 		// upload the chunk to the volume server
 		uploadResult, uploadErr, _ = fs.doUpload(urlLocation, dataReader, fileName, contentType, nil, auth)
 		if uploadErr != nil {
 			glog.V(4).Infof("retry later due to upload error: %v", uploadErr)
 			stats.FilerRequestCounter.WithLabelValues(stats.ChunkDoUploadRetry).Inc()
-			time.Sleep(time.Duration(i+1) * 251 * time.Millisecond)
-			continue
+			return uploadErr
 		}
-		break
-	}
-	if uploadErr != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("upload error: %v", uploadErr)
-		return nil, uploadErr
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("upload error: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// if last chunk exhausted the reader exactly at the border