diff --git a/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store.go b/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store.go
index 4f84a0e54..4171ef143 100644
--- a/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store.go
+++ b/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (ifs *IAMFilerStore) LoadIAMConfig(config *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = ifs.loadIAMConfigFromEntry(resp.Entry, config)
+	err = ifs.loadIAMConfigFromBytes(resp.Entry.Content, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ func (ifs *IAMFilerStore) SaveIAMConfig(config *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration) error
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ifs *IAMFilerStore) loadIAMConfigFromEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry, config *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration) error {
-	if err := proto.Unmarshal(entry.Content, config); err != nil {
+func (ifs *IAMFilerStore) loadIAMConfigFromBytes(content []byte, config *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration) error {
+	if err := proto.Unmarshal(content, config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store_test.go b/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store_test.go
index 6c595134e..2945398ed 100644
--- a/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store_test.go
+++ b/weed/s3iam/s3iam_filer_store_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package s3iam
 
 import (
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/iam_pb"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -51,11 +51,10 @@ func TestS3Conf(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	entry := filer_pb.Entry{}
-	err := ifs.saveIAMConfigToEntry(&entry, s3Conf)
+	content, _ := proto.Marshal(config)
 	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
 	s3ConfSaved := &iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration{}
-	err = ifs.loadIAMConfigFromEntry(&entry, s3ConfSaved)
+	err = ifs.loadIAMConfigFromBytes(content, s3ConfSaved)
 	assert.Equal(t, err, nil)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "some_name", s3ConfSaved.Identities[0].Name)