diff --git a/go/weed/filer.go b/go/weed/filer.go
index 5ae3a3496..11154f183 100644
--- a/go/weed/filer.go
+++ b/go/weed/filer.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ var cmdFiler = &Command{
 }
 
 func runFiler(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
+
 	if err := util.TestFolderWritable(*f.dir); err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Check Meta Folder (-dir) Writable %s : %s", *f.dir, err)
 	}
diff --git a/go/weed/server.go b/go/weed/server.go
index 22222d699..67bbdb370 100644
--- a/go/weed/server.go
+++ b/go/weed/server.go
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if *filerOptions.redirectOnRead {
+		*isStartingFiler = true
+	}
+
 	*filerOptions.master = *serverPublicIp + ":" + strconv.Itoa(*masterPort)
 
 	if *filerOptions.defaultReplicaPlacement == "" {
diff --git a/go/weed/weed_server/raft_server.go b/go/weed/weed_server/raft_server.go
index 12148db49..b9aaef2b0 100644
--- a/go/weed/weed_server/raft_server.go
+++ b/go/weed/weed_server/raft_server.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func NewRaftServer(r *mux.Router, peers []string, httpAddr string, dataDir strin
 	var err error
 	transporter := raft.NewHTTPTransporter("/cluster", 0)
 	transporter.Transport.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = 1024
+	glog.V(1).Infof("Starting RaftServer with IP:%v:", httpAddr)
 
 	// Clear old cluster configurations if peers are set
 	if len(s.peers) > 0 {