diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 50ca6df5d..7d099c395 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Fsync(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.FsyncRequest) error {
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) newFile(name string, entry *filer_pb.Entry) fs.Node {
-	return dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), name), func() fs.Node {
+	f := dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(util.NewFullPath(dir.FullPath(), name), func() fs.Node {
 		return &File{
 			Name:           name,
 			dir:            dir,
@@ -110,14 +110,17 @@ func (dir *Dir) newFile(name string, entry *filer_pb.Entry) fs.Node {
 			entryViewCache: nil,
 		}
 	})
+	f.(*File).dir = dir // in case dir node was created later
+	return f
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) newDirectory(fullpath util.FullPath, entry *filer_pb.Entry) fs.Node {
 
-	return dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(fullpath, func() fs.Node {
+	d := dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.EnsureFsNode(fullpath, func() fs.Node {
 		return &Dir{name: entry.Name, wfs: dir.wfs, entry: entry, parent: dir}
 	})
-
+	d.(*Dir).parent = dir // in case dir node was created later
+	return d
 }
 
 func (dir *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest,
diff --git a/weed/filesys/fscache.go b/weed/filesys/fscache.go
index b146f0615..fdec8253c 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/fscache.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/fscache.go
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ package filesys
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse/fs"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
 type FsCache struct {
@@ -118,7 +119,6 @@ func (c *FsCache) Move(oldPath util.FullPath, newPath util.FullPath) *FsNode {
 		target = target.ensureChild(p)
 	}
 	parent := target.parent
-	src.name = target.name
 	if dir, ok := src.node.(*Dir); ok {
 		dir.name = target.name // target is not Dir, but a shortcut
 	}
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ func (c *FsCache) Move(oldPath util.FullPath, newPath util.FullPath) *FsNode {
 
 	target.deleteSelf()
 
+	src.name = target.name
 	src.connectToParent(parent)
 
 	return src
@@ -144,10 +145,14 @@ func (n *FsNode) connectToParent(parent *FsNode) {
 		oldNode.deleteSelf()
 	}
 	if dir, ok := n.node.(*Dir); ok {
-		dir.parent = parent.node.(*Dir)
+		if parent.node != nil {
+			dir.parent = parent.node.(*Dir)
+		}
 	}
 	if f, ok := n.node.(*File); ok {
-		f.dir = parent.node.(*Dir)
+		if parent.node != nil {
+			f.dir = parent.node.(*Dir)
+		}
 	}
 	n.childrenLock.Lock()
 	parent.children[n.name] = n
diff --git a/weed/filesys/fscache_test.go b/weed/filesys/fscache_test.go
index 67f9aacc8..8bfae1472 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/fscache_test.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/fscache_test.go
@@ -94,3 +94,24 @@ func TestFsCacheMove(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+
+func TestFsCacheMove2(t *testing.T) {
+
+	cache := newFsCache(nil)
+
+	cache.SetFsNode(util.FullPath("/a/b/d"), &File{Name: "dd"})
+	cache.SetFsNode(util.FullPath("/a/b/e"), &File{Name: "ee"})
+
+	cache.Move(util.FullPath("/a/b/d"), util.FullPath("/a/b/e"))
+
+	d := cache.GetFsNode(util.FullPath("/a/b/e"))
+	if d == nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected nil node!")
+	}
+	if d.(*File).Name != "e" {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected node!")
+	}
+
+}
+