diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/mount_mapping.go b/weed/remote_storage/mount_mapping.go
index 65e7be362..767de5bed 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/mount_mapping.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/mount_mapping.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
@@ -24,3 +25,22 @@ func ReadMountMappings(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filerAddress string) (map
 
 	return
 }
+
+func ReadRemoteStorageConf(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filerAddress string, storageName string) (conf *filer_pb.RemoteConf, readErr error) {
+	var oldContent []byte
+	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		oldContent, readErr = filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, filer.DirectoryEtcRemote, storageName+filer.REMOTE_STORAGE_CONF_SUFFIX)
+		return readErr
+	}); readErr != nil {
+		return nil, readErr
+	}
+
+	// unmarshal storage configuration
+	conf = &filer_pb.RemoteConf{}
+	if unMarshalErr := proto.Unmarshal(oldContent, conf); unMarshalErr != nil {
+		readErr = fmt.Errorf("unmarshal %s/%s: %v", filer.DirectoryEtcRemote, storageName+filer.REMOTE_STORAGE_CONF_SUFFIX, unMarshalErr)
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go b/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go
index 5cd69f3b0..35aad9498 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go
@@ -95,25 +95,8 @@ func (c *commandRemoteMount) listExistingRemoteStorageMounts(commandEnv *Command
 
 func (c *commandRemoteMount) findRemoteStorageConfiguration(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, remote *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) (conf *filer_pb.RemoteConf, err error) {
 
-	// read storage configuration data
-	var confBytes []byte
-	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
-		confBytes, err = filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, filer.DirectoryEtcRemote, remote.Name+filer.REMOTE_STORAGE_CONF_SUFFIX)
-		return err
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("no remote storage configuration for %s : %v", remote.Name, err)
-		return
-	}
+	return remote_storage.ReadRemoteStorageConf(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, commandEnv.option.FilerAddress, remote.Name)
 
-	// unmarshal storage configuration
-	conf = &filer_pb.RemoteConf{}
-	if unMarshalErr := proto.Unmarshal(confBytes, conf); unMarshalErr != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("unmarshal %s/%s: %v", filer.DirectoryEtcRemote, remote.Name, unMarshalErr)
-		return
-	}
-
-	return
 }
 
 func (c *commandRemoteMount) pullMetadata(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, dir string, nonEmpty bool, remoteConf *filer_pb.RemoteConf, remote *filer_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) error {