diff --git a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go
index 1312a1045..33926b720 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ func followUpdatesAndUploadToRemote(option *RemoteSyncOptions, filerSource *sour
 		return fmt.Errorf("read mount info: %v", detectErr)
 	}
 
-	lastOffsetTs := collectLastSyncOffset(option, mountedDir)
-
 	eachEntryFunc, err := makeEventProcessor(remoteStorage, mountedDir, remoteStorageMountLocation, filerSource)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -118,6 +116,8 @@ func followUpdatesAndUploadToRemote(option *RemoteSyncOptions, filerSource *sour
 		return remote_storage.SetSyncOffset(option.grpcDialOption, *option.filerAddress, mountedDir, lastTsNs)
 	})
 
+	lastOffsetTs := collectLastSyncOffset(option, mountedDir)
+
 	return pb.FollowMetadata(*option.filerAddress, option.grpcDialOption, "filer.remote.sync",
 		mountedDir, []string{filer.DirectoryEtcRemote}, lastOffsetTs.UnixNano(), 0, processEventFnWithOffset, false)
 }