diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_circuit_breaker.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_circuit_breaker.go
index 0cc0b08d2..9e197a2f9 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_circuit_breaker.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_circuit_breaker.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ func NewCircuitBreaker(option *S3ApiServerOption) *CircuitBreaker {
 
 	err := pb.WithFilerClient(false, 0, option.Filer, option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		content, err := filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, s3_constants.CircuitBreakerConfigDir, s3_constants.CircuitBreakerConfigFile)
+		if err == filer_pb.ErrNotFound {
+			glog.Infof("s3 circuit breaker not configured")
+			return nil
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("read S3 circuit breaker config: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ func NewCircuitBreaker(option *S3ApiServerOption) *CircuitBreaker {
 	})
 
 	if err != nil {
-		glog.Infof("s3 circuit breaker not configured: %v", err)
+		glog.Infof("s3 circuit breaker not configured correctly: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return cb