diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl.go b/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl.go
index 0561b736f..104efd2c4 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl.go
@@ -44,7 +44,48 @@ func ReadTTL(ttlString string) (*TTL, error) {
 	}
 	count, err := strconv.Atoi(string(countBytes))
 	unit := toStoredByte(unitByte)
-	return &TTL{Count: byte(count), Unit: unit}, err
+	return fitTtlCount(count, unit), err
+}
+
+func fitTtlCount(count int, unit byte) *TTL {
+	seconds := ToSeconds(count, unit)
+	if seconds == 0 {
+		return EMPTY_TTL
+	}
+	if seconds%(3600*24*365) == 0 && seconds/(3600*24*365) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24 * 365)), Unit: Year}
+	}
+	if seconds%(3600*24*30) == 0 && seconds/(3600*24*30) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24 * 30)), Unit: Month}
+	}
+	if seconds%(3600*24*7) == 0 && seconds/(3600*24*7) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24 * 7)), Unit: Week}
+	}
+	if seconds%(3600*24) == 0 && seconds/(3600*24) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24)), Unit: Day}
+	}
+	if seconds%(3600) == 0 && seconds/(3600) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600)), Unit: Hour}
+	}
+	if seconds/60 < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / 60), Unit: Minute}
+	}
+	if seconds/(3600) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600)), Unit: Hour}
+	}
+	if seconds/(3600*24) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24)), Unit: Day}
+	}
+	if seconds/(3600*24*7) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24 * 7)), Unit: Week}
+	}
+	if seconds/(3600*24*30) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24 * 30)), Unit: Month}
+	}
+	if seconds/(3600*24*365) < 256 {
+		return &TTL{Count: byte(seconds / (3600 * 24 * 365)), Unit: Year}
+	}
+	return EMPTY_TTL
 }
 
 // read stored bytes to a ttl
@@ -104,21 +145,25 @@ func (t *TTL) String() string {
 }
 
 func (t *TTL) ToSeconds() uint64 {
-	switch t.Unit {
+	return ToSeconds(int(t.Count), t.Unit)
+}
+
+func ToSeconds(count int, unit byte) uint64 {
+	switch unit {
 	case Empty:
 		return 0
 	case Minute:
-		return uint64(t.Count) * 60
+		return uint64(count) * 60
 	case Hour:
-		return uint64(t.Count) * 60 * 60
+		return uint64(count) * 60 * 60
 	case Day:
-		return uint64(t.Count) * 60 * 24 * 60
+		return uint64(count) * 60 * 24 * 60
 	case Week:
-		return uint64(t.Count) * 60 * 24 * 7 * 60
+		return uint64(count) * 60 * 24 * 7 * 60
 	case Month:
-		return uint64(t.Count) * 60 * 24 * 30 * 60
+		return uint64(count) * 60 * 24 * 30 * 60
 	case Year:
-		return uint64(t.Count) * 60 * 24 * 365 * 60
+		return uint64(count) * 60 * 24 * 365 * 60
 	}
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl_test.go b/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl_test.go
index 150d06e6e..bfa97924c 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl_test.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/volume_ttl_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ func TestTTLReadWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("50d ttl:%v", ttl)
 	}
 
+	ttl, _ = ReadTTL("365d")
+	if ttl.Minutes() != 365*24*60 {
+		t.Errorf("365d ttl:%v", ttl)
+	}
+
+	ttl, _ = ReadTTL("730d")
+	if ttl.Minutes() != 730*24*60 {
+		t.Errorf("730d ttl:%v", ttl)
+	}
+
 	ttl, _ = ReadTTL("5w")
 	if ttl.Minutes() != 5*7*24*60 {
 		t.Errorf("5w ttl:%v", ttl)