diff --git a/weed/util/retry.go b/weed/util/retry.go
index b7cd278b3..892341dc1 100644
--- a/weed/util/retry.go
+++ b/weed/util/retry.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Retry(name string, job func() error) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
-func RetryForever(name string, job func() error, onErrFn func(err error) bool) {
+func RetryForever(name string, job func() error, onErrFn func(err error) (shouldContinue bool)) {
 	waitTime := time.Second
 	for {
 		err := job()