diff --git a/weed/filer2/filer.go b/weed/filer2/filer.go
index 8c2b1b33a..485571913 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filer.go
@@ -61,14 +61,11 @@ func NewFiler(masters []string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption,
 func (f *Filer) AggregateFromPeers(self string, filers []string) {
 
 	// set peers
-	if strings.HasPrefix(f.GetStore().GetName(), "leveldb") && len(filers) > 0 {
-		glog.Fatalf("filers using separate leveldb stores should not configure %d peers %+v", len(filers), filers)
-	}
 	if len(filers) == 0 {
 		filers = append(filers, self)
 	}
 	f.MetaAggregator = NewMetaAggregator(filers, f.GrpcDialOption)
-	f.MetaAggregator.StartLoopSubscribe(f, self, time.Now().UnixNano())
+	f.MetaAggregator.StartLoopSubscribe(f, self)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/filer2/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go b/weed/filer2/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go
index 86aa54471..3625abf9e 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
-func init() {
-	filer2.Stores = append(filer2.Stores, &LevelDB2Store{})
-}
-
 var (
 	_ = filer2.FilerLocalStore(&LevelDB2Store{})
 )
diff --git a/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go b/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
index 478337ae7..d33538d60 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
@@ -37,25 +37,29 @@ func NewMetaAggregator(filers []string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption) *MetaAgg
 	return t
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) StartLoopSubscribe(f *Filer, self string, lastTsNs int64) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) StartLoopSubscribe(f *Filer, self string) {
 	for _, filer := range ma.filers {
-		go ma.subscribeToOneFiler(f, self, filer, lastTsNs)
+		go ma.subscribeToOneFiler(f, self, filer)
 	}
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, filer string, self string, lastTsNs int64) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer string) {
 
 	var maybeReplicateMetadataChange func(*filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse)
 	lastPersistTime := time.Now()
 	changesSinceLastPersist := 0
+	lastTsNs := int64(0)
 
 	MaxChangeLimit := 100
 
 	if localStore, ok := f.store.actualStore.(FilerLocalStore); ok {
-		if prevTsNs, err := localStore.ReadOffset(filer); err == nil {
-			lastTsNs = prevTsNs
-		}
 		if self != filer {
+
+			if prevTsNs, err := localStore.ReadOffset(filer); err == nil {
+				lastTsNs = prevTsNs
+			}
+
+			glog.V(0).Infof("follow filer: %v, lastTsNs=%d", filer, lastTsNs)
 			maybeReplicateMetadataChange = func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) {
 				if err := Replay(f.store.actualStore, event); err != nil {
 					glog.Errorf("failed to reply metadata change from %v: %v", filer, err)
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, filer string, self strin
 					}
 				}
 			}
+		} else {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("skipping following self: %v", self)
 		}
 	}