diff --git a/go/storage/file_id.go b/go/storage/file_id.go
index 344cc048b..b60f4ec21 100644
--- a/go/storage/file_id.go
+++ b/go/storage/file_id.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func ParseFileId(fid string) (*FileId, error) {
 	}
 	vid_string, key_hash_string := a[0], a[1]
 	volumeId, _ := NewVolumeId(vid_string)
-	key, hash := ParseKeyHash(key_hash_string)
-	return &FileId{VolumeId: volumeId, Key: key, Hashcode: hash}, nil
+	key, hash, e := ParseKeyHash(key_hash_string)
+	return &FileId{VolumeId: volumeId, Key: key, Hashcode: hash}, e
 }
 func (n *FileId) String() string {
 	bytes := make([]byte, 12)
diff --git a/go/storage/needle.go b/go/storage/needle.go
index 71c8d3d98..31e8a267c 100644
--- a/go/storage/needle.go
+++ b/go/storage/needle.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"code.google.com/p/weed-fs/go/glog"
 	"code.google.com/p/weed-fs/go/util"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"mime"
 	"net/http"
@@ -123,37 +124,42 @@ func NewNeedle(r *http.Request) (n *Needle, e error) {
 		fid = r.URL.Path[commaSep+1 : dotSep]
 	}
 
-	n.ParsePath(fid)
+	e = n.ParsePath(fid)
 
 	return
 }
-func (n *Needle) ParsePath(fid string) {
+func (n *Needle) ParsePath(fid string) (err error) {
 	length := len(fid)
 	if length <= 8 {
-		return
+		return errors.New("Invalid fid:" + fid)
 	}
 	delta := ""
 	deltaIndex := strings.LastIndex(fid, "_")
 	if deltaIndex > 0 {
 		fid, delta = fid[0:deltaIndex], fid[deltaIndex+1:]
 	}
-	n.Id, n.Cookie = ParseKeyHash(fid)
+	n.Id, n.Cookie, err = ParseKeyHash(fid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if delta != "" {
-		d, e := strconv.ParseUint(delta, 10, 64)
-		if e == nil {
+		if d, e := strconv.ParseUint(delta, 10, 64); e == nil {
 			n.Id += d
+		} else {
+			return e
 		}
 	}
+	return err
 }
 
-func ParseKeyHash(key_hash_string string) (uint64, uint32) {
+func ParseKeyHash(key_hash_string string) (uint64, uint32, error) {
 	key_hash_bytes, khe := hex.DecodeString(key_hash_string)
 	key_hash_len := len(key_hash_bytes)
 	if khe != nil || key_hash_len <= 4 {
 		glog.V(0).Infoln("Invalid key_hash", key_hash_string, "length:", key_hash_len, "error", khe)
-		return 0, 0
+		return 0, 0, errors.New("Invalid key and hash:" + key_hash_string)
 	}
 	key := util.BytesToUint64(key_hash_bytes[0 : key_hash_len-4])
 	hash := util.BytesToUint32(key_hash_bytes[key_hash_len-4 : key_hash_len])
-	return key, hash
+	return key, hash, nil
 }
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers.go b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers.go
index cf7ed74e4..3e529e5c7 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/volume_server_handlers.go
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request,
 		glog.V(2).Infoln("parsing error:", err, r.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
-	n.ParsePath(fid)
+	err = n.ParsePath(fid)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(2).Infoln("parsing fid error:", err, r.URL.Path)
+		return
+	}
 
 	glog.V(2).Infoln("volume", volumeId, "reading", n)
 	if !vs.store.HasVolume(volumeId) {