diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index 64da38bcf..738423b6a 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ type FileHandle struct {
 	contentType    string
 	handle         uint64
 	sync.Mutex
-	sync.WaitGroup
 
 	f         *File
 	RequestId fuse.RequestID // unique ID for request
@@ -63,9 +62,6 @@ var _ = fs.HandleReleaser(&FileHandle{})
 
 func (fh *FileHandle) Read(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReadRequest, resp *fuse.ReadResponse) error {
 
-	fh.Add(1)
-	defer fh.Done()
-
 	fh.Lock()
 	defer fh.Unlock()
 
@@ -173,9 +169,6 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) readFromChunks(buff []byte, offset int64) (int64, error) {
 // Write to the file handle
 func (fh *FileHandle) Write(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.WriteRequest, resp *fuse.WriteResponse) error {
 
-	fh.Add(1)
-	defer fh.Done()
-
 	fh.dirtyPages.writerPattern.MonitorWriteAt(req.Offset, len(req.Data))
 
 	fh.Lock()
@@ -217,8 +210,6 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) Release(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ReleaseRequest) err
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Release %v fh %d open=%d", fh.f.fullpath(), fh.handle, fh.f.isOpen)
 
-	fh.Wait()
-
 	fh.f.wfs.handlesLock.Lock()
 	fh.f.isOpen--
 	fh.f.wfs.handlesLock.Unlock()
@@ -250,9 +241,6 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) Flush(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.FlushRequest) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	fh.Add(1)
-	defer fh.Done()
-
 	fh.Lock()
 	defer fh.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index f6a6031d2..54eb9064b 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -187,15 +187,15 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Fsync(file *File, header fuse.Header) error {
 	existingHandle, found := wfs.handles[inodeId]
 	wfs.handlesLock.Unlock()
 
-	if found && existingHandle != nil && existingHandle.f.isOpen > 0 {
-
-		existingHandle.Add(1)
-		defer existingHandle.Done()
+	if found && existingHandle != nil {
 
 		existingHandle.Lock()
 		defer existingHandle.Unlock()
 
-		return existingHandle.doFlush(context.Background(), header)
+		if existingHandle.f.isOpen > 0 {
+			return existingHandle.doFlush(context.Background(), header)
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return nil