diff --git a/weed/filer/stream.go b/weed/filer/stream.go
index d1b66e88d..12a870c80 100644
--- a/weed/filer/stream.go
+++ b/weed/filer/stream.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, writer io.Writ
 		var err error
 		for _, backoff := range getLookupFileIdBackoffSchedule {
 			urlStrings, err = masterClient.GetLookupFileIdFunction()(chunkView.FileId)
-			if err == nil && len(urlStrings) > 0 {
+			if err != nil || len(urlStrings) == 0 {
 				time.Sleep(backoff)
 				break
 			}