diff --git a/weed/filer/reader_at.go b/weed/filer/reader_at.go
index 3456b3fc7..c5a14d656 100644
--- a/weed/filer/reader_at.go
+++ b/weed/filer/reader_at.go
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ var _ = io.Closer(&ChunkReadAt{})
 
 // LookupFn creates a basic volume location lookup function with simple caching.
 //
-// DEPRECATED: This function has several limitations:
-//   - Unbounded cache growth (no eviction or size limit)
-//   - No TTL for stale entries
-//   - No singleflight deduplication
-//   - No cache history for volume moves
+// DEPRECATED: This function has several limitations compared to wdclient.FilerClient:
+//   - Simple bounded cache (10k entries, no eviction policy or TTL for stale entries)
+//   - No singleflight deduplication (concurrent requests for same volume will duplicate work)
+//   - No cache history for volume moves (no fallback chain when volumes migrate)
+//   - No high availability (single filer address, no automatic failover)
 //
 // For NEW code, especially mount operations, use wdclient.FilerClient instead:
 //   filerClient := wdclient.NewFilerClient(filerAddresses, grpcDialOption, dataCenter, opts)
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index 73091f0f1..21c54841a 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -101,22 +101,27 @@ type WFS struct {
 }
 
 func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
-	// Create FilerClient for efficient volume location caching
-	// Pass all filer addresses for high availability with automatic failover
-	// Configure URL preference based on VolumeServerAccess option
-	var opts *wdclient.FilerClientOption
-	if option.VolumeServerAccess == "publicUrl" {
-		opts = &wdclient.FilerClientOption{
-			UrlPreference: wdclient.PreferPublicUrl,
+	// Only create FilerClient for direct volume access modes
+	// When VolumeServerAccess == "filerProxy", all reads go through filer, so no volume lookup needed
+	var filerClient *wdclient.FilerClient
+	if option.VolumeServerAccess != "filerProxy" {
+		// Create FilerClient for efficient volume location caching
+		// Pass all filer addresses for high availability with automatic failover
+		// Configure URL preference based on VolumeServerAccess option
+		var opts *wdclient.FilerClientOption
+		if option.VolumeServerAccess == "publicUrl" {
+			opts = &wdclient.FilerClientOption{
+				UrlPreference: wdclient.PreferPublicUrl,
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	filerClient := wdclient.NewFilerClient(
-		option.FilerAddresses, // Pass all filer addresses for HA
-		option.GrpcDialOption,
-		option.DataCenter,
-		opts,
-	)
+		filerClient = wdclient.NewFilerClient(
+			option.FilerAddresses, // Pass all filer addresses for HA
+			option.GrpcDialOption,
+			option.DataCenter,
+			opts,
+		)
+	}
 
 	wfs := &WFS{
 		RawFileSystem: fuse.NewDefaultRawFileSystem(),
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 		inodeToPath:   NewInodeToPath(util.FullPath(option.FilerMountRootPath), option.CacheMetaTTlSec),
 		fhMap:         NewFileHandleToInode(),
 		dhMap:         NewDirectoryHandleToInode(),
-		filerClient:   filerClient,
+		filerClient:   filerClient, // nil for proxy mode, initialized for direct access
 		fhLockTable:   util.NewLockTable[FileHandleId](),
 	}
 
diff --git a/weed/wdclient/filer_client.go b/weed/wdclient/filer_client.go
index bb5242c44..e27d4e730 100644
--- a/weed/wdclient/filer_client.go
+++ b/weed/wdclient/filer_client.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (fc *FilerClient) GetLookupFileIdFunction() LookupFileIdFunctionType {
 
 		// First try the cache using LookupVolumeIdsWithFallback
 		vidLocations, err := fc.LookupVolumeIdsWithFallback(ctx, []string{volumeIdStr})
-		
+
 		// Check for partial results first (important for multi-volume batched lookups)
 		locations, found := vidLocations[volumeIdStr]
 		if !found || len(locations) == 0 {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (fc *FilerClient) GetLookupFileIdFunction() LookupFileIdFunctionType {
 			}
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("volume %s not found for fileId %s", volumeIdStr, fileId)
 		}
-		
+
 		// Volume found successfully - ignore any errors about other volumes
 		// (not relevant for single-volume lookup, but defensive for future batching)