diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 7b24a1ec5..e31986c04 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) Lookup(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LookupRequest, resp *fuse.
 		glog.V(3).Infof("dir Lookup cache miss %s", fullFilePath)
 		entry, err = filer2.GetEntry(ctx, dir.wfs, fullFilePath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			glog.V(1).Infof("dir GetEntry %s: %v", fullFilePath, err)
+			return nil, fuse.ENOENT
 		}
 		if entry != nil {
 			dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullFilePath, entry, 5*time.Minute)
@@ -390,9 +391,6 @@ func (dir *Dir) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if entry == nil {
-			return fuse.ENOENT
-		}
 		dir.entry = entry
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/weed/filesys/xattr.go b/weed/filesys/xattr.go
index 3c0ba164a..23775cec9 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/xattr.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/xattr.go
@@ -125,15 +125,13 @@ func (wfs *WFS) maybeLoadEntry(ctx context.Context, dir, name string) (entry *fi
 		}
 
 		resp, err := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(ctx, request)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil || resp == nil || resp.Entry == nil {
 			glog.V(3).Infof("file attr read file %v: %v", request, err)
 			return fuse.ENOENT
 		}
 
 		entry = resp.Entry
-		if entry != nil {
-			wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullpath, entry, wfs.option.EntryCacheTtl)
-		}
+		wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Set(fullpath, entry, wfs.option.EntryCacheTtl)
 
 		return nil
 	})