diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 6f40263bb..aee62290a 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func init() {
 	serverOptions.v.fileSizeLimitMB = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.fileSizeLimitMB", 1024, "limit file size to avoid out of memory")
 	serverOptions.v.publicUrl = cmdServer.Flag.String("volume.publicUrl", "", "publicly accessible address")
 	serverOptions.v.preStopSeconds = cmdServer.Flag.Int("volume.preStopSeconds", 10, "number of seconds between stop send heartbeats and stop volume server")
-	serverOptions.v.pprof = &False
+	serverOptions.v.pprof = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("volume.pprof", false, "enable pprof http handlers. precludes --memprofile and --cpuprofile")
 
 	s3Options.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("s3.port", 8333, "s3 server http listen port")
 	s3Options.domainName = cmdServer.Flag.String("s3.domainName", "", "suffix of the host name, {bucket}.{domainName}")
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
index b9e9e300b..3f73d0eb6 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 	// find local old entry
 	oldEntry, err := dir.wfs.metaCache.FindEntry(context.Background(), oldPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename can not find source %s : %v", oldPath, err)
+		glog.Errorf("dir Rename can not find source %s : %v", oldPath, err)
 		return fuse.ENOENT
 	}
 
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 
 		_, err := client.AtomicRenameEntry(ctx, request)
 		if err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("dir AtomicRenameEntry %s => %s : %v", oldPath, newPath, err)
 			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
diff --git a/weed/server/master_grpc_server.go b/weed/server/master_grpc_server.go
index f3a2ee013..692909a29 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_grpc_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_grpc_server.go
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) KeepConnected(stream master_pb.Seaweed_KeepConnectedServ
 
 	peerAddress := findClientAddress(stream.Context(), req.GrpcPort)
 
-	stopChan := make(chan bool)
+	// buffer by 1 so we don't end up getting stuck writing to stopChan forever
+	stopChan := make(chan bool, 1)
 
 	clientName, messageChan := ms.addClient(req.Name, peerAddress)
 
@@ -247,7 +248,12 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) addClient(clientType string, clientAddress string) (clie
 	clientName = clientType + "@" + clientAddress
 	glog.V(0).Infof("+ client %v", clientName)
 
-	messageChan = make(chan *master_pb.VolumeLocation)
+	// we buffer this because otherwise we end up in a potential deadlock where
+	// the KeepConnected loop is no longer listening on this channel but we're
+	// trying to send to it in SendHeartbeat and so we can't lock the
+	// clientChansLock to remove the channel and we're stuck writing to it
+	// 100 is probably overkill
+	messageChan = make(chan *master_pb.VolumeLocation, 100)
 
 	ms.clientChansLock.Lock()
 	ms.clientChans[clientName] = messageChan