diff --git a/weed/messaging/client/subscriber.go b/weed/messaging/client/subscriber.go
index 2ebad4ce6..53e7ffc7d 100644
--- a/weed/messaging/client/subscriber.go
+++ b/weed/messaging/client/subscriber.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ type Subscriber struct {
 	subscriberId      string
 }
 
-func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubscriber(subscriberId, namespace, topic string) (*Subscriber, error) {
+func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubscriber(subscriberId, namespace, topic string, startTime time.Time) (*Subscriber, error) {
 	// read topic configuration
 	topicConfiguration := &messaging_pb.TopicConfiguration{
 		PartitionCount: 4,
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubscriber(subscriberId, namespace, topic string)
 	subscriberClients := make([]messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeClient, topicConfiguration.PartitionCount)
 
 	for i := 0; i < int(topicConfiguration.PartitionCount); i++ {
-		client, err := mc.setupSubscriberClient(subscriberId, namespace, topic, int32(i))
+		client, err := mc.setupSubscriberClient(subscriberId, namespace, topic, int32(i), startTime)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (mc *MessagingClient) NewSubscriber(subscriberId, namespace, topic string)
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (mc *MessagingClient) setupSubscriberClient(subscriberId, namespace, topic string, partition int32) (messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeClient, error) {
+func (mc *MessagingClient) setupSubscriberClient(subscriberId, namespace, topic string, partition int32, startTime time.Time) (messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeClient, error) {
 
 	stream, err := messaging_pb.NewSeaweedMessagingClient(mc.grpcConnection).Subscribe(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (mc *MessagingClient) setupSubscriberClient(subscriberId, namespace, topic
 			Topic:         topic,
 			Partition:     partition,
 			StartPosition: messaging_pb.SubscriberMessage_InitMessage_TIMESTAMP,
-			TimestampNs:   time.Now().UnixNano(),
+			TimestampNs:   startTime.UnixNano(),
 			SubscriberId:  subscriberId,
 		},
 	})