diff --git a/go/storage/needle.go b/go/storage/needle.go
index dfa7c9b26..831ca51fa 100644
--- a/go/storage/needle.go
+++ b/go/storage/needle.go
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ func NewNeedle(r *http.Request) (n *Needle, e error) {
 		e = errors.New("No file found!")
 		return
 	}
-	data, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(part)
+	data, ioe := ioutil.ReadAll(part)
+	if ioe != nil {
+		e = ioe
+		log.Println("Reading Content [ERROR]", ioe)
+		return
+	}
 	dotIndex := strings.LastIndex(fname, ".")
 	ext, mtype := "", ""
 	if dotIndex > 0 {
diff --git a/go/weed/volume.go b/go/weed/volume.go
index a22babd45..01beb024a 100644
--- a/go/weed/volume.go
+++ b/go/weed/volume.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 	publicUrl       = cmdVolume.Flag.String("publicUrl", "", "Publicly accessible <ip|server_name>:<port>")
 	masterNode      = cmdVolume.Flag.String("mserver", "localhost:9333", "master server location")
 	vpulse          = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("pulseSeconds", 5, "number of seconds between heartbeats, must be smaller than the master's setting")
-	vReadTimeout    = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("readTimeout", 3, "connection read timeout in seconds")
+	vReadTimeout    = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("readTimeout", 3, "connection read timeout in seconds. Increase this if uploading large files.")
 	vMaxCpu         = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("maxCpu", 0, "maximum number of CPUs. 0 means all available CPUs")
 	dataCenter      = cmdVolume.Flag.String("dataCenter", "", "current volume server's data center name")
 	rack            = cmdVolume.Flag.String("rack", "", "current volume server's rack name")
@@ -196,37 +196,36 @@ func GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, isGetMethod bool)
 	}
 }
 func PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	m := make(map[string]interface{})
 	if e := r.ParseForm(); e != nil {
 		debug("form parse error:", e)
-		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, e)
+		m["error"] = e.Error()
+		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, m)
 		return
 	}
 	vid, _, _, _ := parseURLPath(r.URL.Path)
-	volumeId, e := storage.NewVolumeId(vid)
-	if e != nil {
-		debug("NewVolumeId error:", e)
-		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, e)
+	volumeId, ve := storage.NewVolumeId(vid)
+	if ve != nil {
+		debug("NewVolumeId error:", ve)
+		m["error"] = ve.Error()
+		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, m)
 		return
 	}
-	if e != nil {
-		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, e)
+	needle, ne := storage.NewNeedle(r)
+	if ne != nil {
+		m["error"] = ne.Error()
+		writeJsonQuiet(w, r, m)
+		return
+	}
+	ret, errorStatus := replication.ReplicatedWrite(*masterNode, store, volumeId, needle, r)
+	if errorStatus == "" {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
 	} else {
-		needle, ne := storage.NewNeedle(r)
-		if ne != nil {
-			writeJsonQuiet(w, r, ne)
-		} else {
-			ret, errorStatus := replication.ReplicatedWrite(*masterNode, store, volumeId, needle, r)
-			m := make(map[string]interface{})
-			if errorStatus == "" {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
-			} else {
-				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-				m["error"] = errorStatus
-			}
-			m["size"] = ret
-			writeJsonQuiet(w, r, m)
-		}
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		m["error"] = errorStatus
 	}
+	m["size"] = ret
+	writeJsonQuiet(w, r, m)
 }
 func DeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	n := new(storage.Needle)