diff --git a/weed/command/filer_cat.go b/weed/command/filer_cat.go
index a46098b04..c4281feba 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_cat.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_cat.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func runFilerCat(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 
 		filerCat.filerClient = client
 
-		return filer.StreamContent(&filerCat, writer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64)
+		return filer.StreamContent(&filerCat, writer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64, false)
 
 	})
 
diff --git a/weed/filer/filer_on_meta_event.go b/weed/filer/filer_on_meta_event.go
index c9f75a5ca..a91faeb24 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer_on_meta_event.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer_on_meta_event.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (f *Filer) maybeReloadFilerConfiguration(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataR
 
 func (f *Filer) readEntry(chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) ([]byte, error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	err := StreamContent(f.MasterClient, &buf, chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64)
+	err := StreamContent(f.MasterClient, &buf, chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/weed/filer/read_write.go b/weed/filer/read_write.go
index 7a6da3beb..1a04c6503 100644
--- a/weed/filer/read_write.go
+++ b/weed/filer/read_write.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func ReadEntry(masterClient *wdclient.MasterClient, filerClient filer_pb.Seaweed
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return StreamContent(masterClient, byteBuffer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64)
+	return StreamContent(masterClient, byteBuffer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64, false)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/filer/stream.go b/weed/filer/stream.go
index 4353b1f07..f53563aa2 100644
--- a/weed/filer/stream.go
+++ b/weed/filer/stream.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
 )
 
-func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, w io.Writer, chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk, offset int64, size int64) error {
+func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, w io.Writer, chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk, offset int64, size int64, isCheck bool) error {
 
 	glog.V(9).Infof("start to stream content for chunks: %+v\n", chunks)
 	chunkViews := ViewFromChunks(masterClient.GetLookupFileIdFunction(), chunks, offset, size)
@@ -34,15 +34,20 @@ func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, w io.Writer, c
 		fileId2Url[chunkView.FileId] = urlStrings
 	}
 
-	for idx, chunkView := range chunkViews {
-
-		urlStrings := fileId2Url[chunkView.FileId]
-
+	if isCheck {
 		// Pre-check all chunkViews urls
 		gErr := new(errgroup.Group)
-		if len(chunkViews) > 1 && idx == 0 {
-			CheckAllChunkViews(chunkViews[1:], &fileId2Url, gErr)
+		CheckAllChunkViews(chunkViews, &fileId2Url, gErr)
+		if err := gErr.Wait(); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("check all chunks: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("check all chunks: %v", err)
 		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, chunkView := range chunkViews {
+
+		urlStrings := fileId2Url[chunkView.FileId]
 		data, err := retriedFetchChunkData(
 			urlStrings,
 			chunkView.CipherKey,
@@ -56,10 +61,6 @@ func StreamContent(masterClient wdclient.HasLookupFileIdFunction, w io.Writer, c
 			glog.Errorf("read chunk: %v", err)
 			return fmt.Errorf("read chunk: %v", err)
 		}
-		if err := gErr.Wait(); err != nil {
-			glog.Errorf("check all chunks: %v", err)
-			return fmt.Errorf("check all chunks: %v", err)
-		}
 		_, err = w.Write(data)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("write chunk: %v", err)
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
index 231fbd874..f90b070a2 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 
 	if r.Method == "HEAD" {
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.FormatInt(totalSize, 10))
+		processRangeRequest(r, w, totalSize, mimeType, func(writer io.Writer, offset int64, size int64) error {
+			return filer.StreamContent(fs.filer.MasterClient, writer, entry.Chunks, offset, size, true)
+		})
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -158,7 +161,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 			}
 			return err
 		}
-		return filer.StreamContent(fs.filer.MasterClient, writer, entry.Chunks, offset, size)
+		return filer.StreamContent(fs.filer.MasterClient, writer, entry.Chunks, offset, size, false)
 	})
 
 }
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go
index 3c5e13663..df43d93dc 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *commandFsCat) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Write
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return filer.StreamContent(commandEnv.MasterClient, writer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64)
+		return filer.StreamContent(commandEnv.MasterClient, writer, respLookupEntry.Entry.Chunks, 0, math.MaxInt64, false)
 
 	})