diff --git a/weed/filer/filer_notify.go b/weed/filer/filer_notify.go
index 77b659288..f8a1dd603 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer_notify.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer_notify.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"math"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ func (f *Filer) logFlushFunc(startTime, stopTime time.Time, buf []byte) {
 	}
 }
 
+var (
+	VolumeNotFoundPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`volume \d+? not found`)
+)
+
 func (f *Filer) ReadPersistedLogBuffer(startTime time.Time, stopTsNs int64, eachLogEntryFn func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) error) (lastTsNs int64, isDone bool, err error) {
 
 	startTime = startTime.UTC()
@@ -159,6 +164,10 @@ func (f *Filer) ReadPersistedLogBuffer(startTime time.Time, stopTsNs int64, each
 				if err == io.EOF {
 					continue
 				}
+				if VolumeNotFoundPattern.MatchString(err.Error()) {
+					glog.Warningf("skipping reading %s: %v", hourMinuteEntry.FullPath, err)
+					continue
+				}
 				return lastTsNs, isDone, fmt.Errorf("reading %s: %v", hourMinuteEntry.FullPath, err)
 			}
 			chunkedFileReader.Close()