diff --git a/weed/command/volume.go b/weed/command/volume.go
index e974a9082..fe75e9e91 100644
--- a/weed/command/volume.go
+++ b/weed/command/volume.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func init() {
 	v.indexType = cmdVolume.Flag.String("index", "memory", "Choose [memory|leveldb|leveldbMedium|leveldbLarge] mode for memory~performance balance.")
 	v.diskType = cmdVolume.Flag.String("disk", "", "[hdd|ssd|<tag>] hard drive or solid state drive or any tag")
 	v.fixJpgOrientation = cmdVolume.Flag.Bool("images.fix.orientation", false, "Adjust jpg orientation when uploading.")
-	v.readMode = cmdVolume.Flag.String("readMode", "redirect", "[local|remote|redirect] how to deal with non-local volume: 'not found|read in remote node|redirect volume location'.")
+	v.readMode = cmdVolume.Flag.String("readMode", "redirect", "[local|proxy|redirect] how to deal with non-local volume: 'not found|proxy to remote node|redirect volume location'.")
 	v.cpuProfile = cmdVolume.Flag.String("cpuprofile", "", "cpu profile output file")
 	v.memProfile = cmdVolume.Flag.String("memprofile", "", "memory profile output file")
 	v.compactionMBPerSecond = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("compactionMBps", 0, "limit background compaction or copying speed in mega bytes per second")
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers.go
index d35146d56..8ac3c0d90 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package weed_server
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ func getContentLength(r *http.Request) int64 {
 }
 
 func (vs *VolumeServer) publicReadOnlyHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	fmt.Printf("publicReadOnlyHandler in.")
 	w.Header().Set("Server", "SeaweedFS Volume "+util.VERSION)
 	if r.Header.Get("Origin") != "" {
 		w.Header().Set("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", "*")
diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
index 2100eb620..13644ab01 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 			return
 		}
-		if vs.ReadMode == "remote" {
+		if vs.ReadMode == "proxy" {
 			// proxy client request to target server
 			u, _ := url.Parse(util.NormalizeUrl(lookupResult.Locations[0].Url))
 			r.URL.Host = u.Host