diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index 0156fe1b9..ea8392fac 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ type FilerOptions struct {
 	dataCenter              *string
 	enableNotification      *bool
 	disableHttp             *bool
-	dirBucketsPath          *string
 
 	// default leveldb directory, used in "weed server" mode
 	defaultLevelDbDirectory *string
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ func init() {
 	f.dirListingLimit = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("dirListLimit", 100000, "limit sub dir listing size")
 	f.dataCenter = cmdFiler.Flag.String("dataCenter", "", "prefer to write to volumes in this data center")
 	f.disableHttp = cmdFiler.Flag.Bool("disableHttp", false, "disable http request, only gRpc operations are allowed")
-	f.dirBucketsPath = cmdFiler.Flag.String("dir.buckets", "/buckets", "folder to store all buckets")
 }
 
 var cmdFiler = &Command{
@@ -111,7 +109,6 @@ func (fo *FilerOptions) startFiler() {
 		DataCenter:         *fo.dataCenter,
 		DefaultLevelDbDir:  defaultLevelDbDirectory,
 		DisableHttp:        *fo.disableHttp,
-		DirBucketsPath:     *fo.dirBucketsPath,
 		Port:               *fo.port,
 	})
 	if nfs_err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold.go b/weed/command/scaffold.go
index ab658735f..09f1cac6c 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold.go
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold.go
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ const (
 # with http DELETE, by default the filer would check whether a folder is empty.
 # recursive_delete will delete all sub folders and files, similar to "rm -Rf"
 recursive_delete = false
-
+# directories under this folder will be automatically creating a separate bucket
+buckets_folder = /buckets
 
 ####################################################
 # The following are filer store options
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index aa693618c..c9d27555c 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ func init() {
 	filerOptions.disableDirListing = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer.disableDirListing", false, "turn off directory listing")
 	filerOptions.maxMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.maxMB", 32, "split files larger than the limit")
 	filerOptions.dirListingLimit = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.dirListLimit", 1000, "limit sub dir listing size")
-	filerOptions.dirBucketsPath = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.dir.buckets", "/buckets", "folder to store all buckets")
 
 	serverOptions.v.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.port", 8080, "volume server http listen port")
 	serverOptions.v.publicPort = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.port.public", 0, "volume server public port")
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index 51444a5b0..55888a4a4 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func NewFilerServer(defaultMux, readonlyMux *http.ServeMux, option *FilerOption)
 	util.LoadConfiguration("notification", false)
 
 	fs.option.recursiveDelete = v.GetBool("filer.options.recursive_delete")
+	fs.option.DirBucketsPath = v.GetString("filer.option.buckets_folder")
 	fs.filer.LoadConfiguration(v)
 
 	notification.LoadConfiguration(v, "notification.")