diff --git a/weed/filer2/filechunk_manifest.go b/weed/filer2/filechunk_manifest.go
index e7b4df1fe..62d2c6e7f 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filechunk_manifest.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filechunk_manifest.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func ResolveChunkManifest(lookupFileIdFn LookupFileIdFunctionType, chunks []*fil
 		}
 		manifestChunks = append(manifestChunks, chunk)
 		// recursive
+		filer_pb.AfterEntryDeserialization(m.Chunks)
 		dchunks, mchunks, subErr := ResolveChunkManifest(lookupFileIdFn, m.Chunks)
 		if subErr != nil {
 			return chunks, nil, subErr
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ func doMaybeManifestize(saveFunc SaveDataAsChunkFunctionType, inputChunks []*fil
 
 func mergeIntoManifest(saveFunc SaveDataAsChunkFunctionType, dataChunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) (manifestChunk *filer_pb.FileChunk, err error) {
 
+	filer_pb.BeforeEntrySerialization(dataChunks)
+
 	// create and serialize the manifest
 	data, serErr := proto.Marshal(&filer_pb.FileChunkManifest{
 		Chunks: dataChunks,