diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 5e9ede79d..ba9f84654 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Create(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.CreateRequest,
 	if err == nil {
 		file := dir.newFile(req.Name, nil)
 		dir.NodeMap[req.Name] = file
+		file.isOpen = true
 		return file, &FileHandle{
 			f:         file,
 			RequestId: req.Header.ID,
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index 09ae4c871..d63f9d62d 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -23,13 +23,14 @@ type File struct {
 	dir        *Dir
 	wfs        *WFS
 	attributes *filer_pb.FuseAttributes
+	isOpen     bool
 }
 
 func (file *File) Attr(context context.Context, attr *fuse.Attr) error {
 
 	fullPath := filepath.Join(file.dir.Path, file.Name)
 
-	if file.attributes == nil {
+	if file.attributes == nil || !file.isOpen {
 		item := file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Get(fullPath)
 		if item != nil {
 			entry := item.Value().(*filer_pb.Entry)
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ func (file *File) Open(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.OpenRequest, resp *fuse.Op
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("%v file open %+v", fullPath, req)
 
+	file.isOpen = true
+
 	return &FileHandle{
 		f:         file,
 		RequestId: req.Header.ID,
diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index 414057f4e..d9dc6795e 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) Release(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReleaseRequest) err
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("%+v/%v release fh", fh.f.dir.Path, fh.f.Name)
 
+	fh.f.isOpen = false
+
 	return nil
 }