diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index 383986f23..7aa1016d7 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (file *File) Forget() {
 }
 
 func (file *File) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
-	if file.isOpen > 0 {
+	if (file.entry != nil && len(file.entry.HardLinkId) != 0) || file.isOpen > 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 	entry, err := file.wfs.maybeLoadEntry(file.dir.FullPath(), file.Name)
diff --git a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
index 81b2d77c3..4b282253d 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache.go
@@ -21,13 +21,15 @@ type MetaCache struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	visitedBoundary *bounded_tree.BoundedTree
 	uidGidMapper    *UidGidMapper
+	invalidateFunc  func(util.FullPath)
 }
 
-func NewMetaCache(dbFolder string, baseDir util.FullPath, uidGidMapper *UidGidMapper) *MetaCache {
+func NewMetaCache(dbFolder string, baseDir util.FullPath, uidGidMapper *UidGidMapper, invalidateFunc func(util.FullPath)) *MetaCache {
 	return &MetaCache{
 		localStore:      openMetaStore(dbFolder),
 		visitedBoundary: bounded_tree.NewBoundedTree(baseDir),
 		uidGidMapper:    uidGidMapper,
+		invalidateFunc:  invalidateFunc,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ func (mc *MetaCache) AtomicUpdateEntryFromFiler(ctx context.Context, oldPath uti
 				// skip the unnecessary deletion
 				// leave the update to the following InsertEntry operation
 			} else {
-				glog.V(3).Infof("DeleteEntry %s/%s", oldPath,oldPath.Name())
+				glog.V(3).Infof("DeleteEntry %s/%s", oldPath, oldPath.Name())
 				if err := mc.localStore.DeleteEntry(ctx, oldPath); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ func (mc *MetaCache) AtomicUpdateEntryFromFiler(ctx context.Context, oldPath uti
 	if newEntry != nil {
 		newDir, _ := newEntry.DirAndName()
 		if mc.visitedBoundary.HasVisited(util.FullPath(newDir)) {
-			glog.V(3).Infof("InsertEntry %s/%s", newDir,newEntry.Name())
+			glog.V(3).Infof("InsertEntry %s/%s", newDir, newEntry.Name())
 			if err := mc.localStore.InsertEntry(ctx, newEntry); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go
index 9b72cadcf..f9973f436 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ func SubscribeMetaEvents(mc *MetaCache, selfSignature int32, client filer_pb.Fil
 			}
 		}
 
+		dir := resp.Directory
 		var oldPath util.FullPath
 		var newEntry *filer.Entry
 		if message.OldEntry != nil {
-			oldPath = util.NewFullPath(resp.Directory, message.OldEntry.Name)
+			oldPath = util.NewFullPath(dir, message.OldEntry.Name)
 			glog.V(4).Infof("deleting %v", oldPath)
 		}
 
 		if message.NewEntry != nil {
-			dir := resp.Directory
 			if message.NewParentPath != "" {
 				dir = message.NewParentPath
 			}
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ func SubscribeMetaEvents(mc *MetaCache, selfSignature int32, client filer_pb.Fil
 			glog.V(4).Infof("creating %v", key)
 			newEntry = filer.FromPbEntry(dir, message.NewEntry)
 		}
-		return mc.AtomicUpdateEntryFromFiler(context.Background(), oldPath, newEntry)
+		err := mc.AtomicUpdateEntryFromFiler(context.Background(), oldPath, newEntry)
+		if err == nil && message.OldEntry != nil && message.NewEntry != nil {
+			key := util.NewFullPath(dir, message.NewEntry.Name)
+			mc.invalidateFunc(key)
+		}
+
+		return err
+
 	}
 
 	for {
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index 912be3c05..759e21b15 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -92,7 +92,14 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 		wfs.chunkCache = chunk_cache.NewTieredChunkCache(256, cacheDir, option.CacheSizeMB, 1024*1024)
 	}
 
-	wfs.metaCache = meta_cache.NewMetaCache(path.Join(cacheDir, "meta"), util.FullPath(option.FilerMountRootPath), option.UidGidMapper)
+	wfs.metaCache = meta_cache.NewMetaCache(path.Join(cacheDir, "meta"), util.FullPath(option.FilerMountRootPath), option.UidGidMapper, func(filePath util.FullPath) {
+		fsNode := wfs.fsNodeCache.GetFsNode(filePath)
+		if fsNode != nil {
+			if file, ok := fsNode.(*File); ok {
+				file.entry = nil
+			}
+		}
+	})
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	go meta_cache.SubscribeMetaEvents(wfs.metaCache, wfs.signature, wfs, wfs.option.FilerMountRootPath, startTime.UnixNano())
 	grace.OnInterrupt(func() {