diff --git a/weed/command/filer_cat.go b/weed/command/filer_cat.go
index a46098b04..09f5e97fe 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_cat.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_cat.go
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ func runFilerCat(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if len(respLookupEntry.Entry.Content) > 0 {
+			_, err = writer.Write(respLookupEntry.Entry.Content)
+			return err
+		}
+
 		filerCat.filerClient = client
 
 		return filer.StreamContent(&filerCat, writer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64)
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go
index 3c5e13663..a5731240d 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ func (c *commandFsCat) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Write
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if len(respLookupEntry.Entry.Content) > 0 {
+			_, err = writer.Write(respLookupEntry.Entry.Content)
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return filer.StreamContent(commandEnv.MasterClient, writer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64)
 
 	})