diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold.go b/weed/command/scaffold.go
index 6fcbd7efb..fb81f9966 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold.go
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/command/scaffold"
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func runScaffold(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 	}
 
 	if *outputPath != "" {
-		os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(*outputPath, *config+".toml"), []byte(content), 0644)
+		util.WriteFile(filepath.Join(*outputPath, *config+".toml"), []byte(content), 0644)
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println(content)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/images/orientation_test.go b/weed/images/orientation_test.go
index e9743bc0c..92bf4fb8f 100644
--- a/weed/images/orientation_test.go
+++ b/weed/images/orientation_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package images
 
 import (
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ func TestXYZ(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fixed_data := FixJpgOrientation(dat)
 
-	os.WriteFile("fixed1.jpg", fixed_data, 0644)
+	util.WriteFile("fixed1.jpg", fixed_data, 0644)
 
 	os.Remove("fixed1.jpg")
 
diff --git a/weed/images/resizing_test.go b/weed/images/resizing_test.go
index 33b904445..63a6bb3b2 100644
--- a/weed/images/resizing_test.go
+++ b/weed/images/resizing_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestResizing(t *testing.T) {
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	buf.ReadFrom(resized)
 
-	os.WriteFile("resized1.png", buf.Bytes(), 0644)
+	util.WriteFile("resized1.png", buf.Bytes(), 0644)
 
 	os.Remove("resized1.png")
 
diff --git a/weed/replication/sub/notification_kafka.go b/weed/replication/sub/notification_kafka.go
index 41a4caaf3..11bd2ffb4 100644
--- a/weed/replication/sub/notification_kafka.go
+++ b/weed/replication/sub/notification_kafka.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (progress *KafkaProgress) saveProgress() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal progress: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = os.WriteFile(progress.offsetFile, data, 0640)
+	err = util.WriteFile(progress.offsetFile, data, 0640)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save progress to %s: %v", progress.offsetFile, err)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go b/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go
index 52181a771..6ed2724f1 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) VolumeCopy(req *volume_server_pb.VolumeCopyRequest, stre
 		dataBaseFileName = storage.VolumeFileName(location.Directory, volFileInfoResp.Collection, int(req.VolumeId))
 		indexBaseFileName = storage.VolumeFileName(location.IdxDirectory, volFileInfoResp.Collection, int(req.VolumeId))
 
-		os.WriteFile(dataBaseFileName+".note", []byte(fmt.Sprintf("copying from %s", req.SourceDataNode)), 0755)
+		util.WriteFile(dataBaseFileName+".note", []byte(fmt.Sprintf("copying from %s", req.SourceDataNode)), 0755)
 
 		defer func() {
 			if err != nil {