diff --git a/weed/operation/upload_content.go b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
index 9b5856949..030bf5889 100644
--- a/weed/operation/upload_content.go
+++ b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type UploadResult struct {
 	Name  string `json:"name,omitempty"`
 	Size  uint32 `json:"size,omitempty"`
 	Error string `json:"error,omitempty"`
-	ETag  string `json:"error,omitempty"`
+	ETag  string `json:"eTag,omitempty"`
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
index 1fc5b1319..fd93142e1 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		ret.Name = string(needle.Name)
 	}
 	ret.Size = uint32(originalSize)
-	setEtag(w, needle.Etag())
+	ret.ETag = needle.Etag()
+	setEtag(w, ret.ETag)
 	writeJsonQuiet(w, r, httpStatus, ret)
 }