diff --git a/weed/filer/filer.go b/weed/filer/filer.go
index 49f730370..8e52caf15 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer.go
@@ -363,7 +363,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 func (f *Filer) FindEntry(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath) (entry *Entry, err error) {
+	return f.findEntry(ctx, p, true)
+}
+
+func (f *Filer) FindEntryLocal(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath) (entry *Entry, err error) {
+	return f.findEntry(ctx, p, false)
+}
 
+func (f *Filer) findEntry(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath, allowLazyFetch bool) (entry *Entry, err error) {
 	if string(p) == "/" {
 		return Root, nil
 	}
@@ -382,7 +389,7 @@ func (f *Filer) FindEntry(ctx context.Context, p util.FullPath) (entry *Entry, e
 		}
 	}
 
-	if entry == nil && (err == nil || errors.Is(err, filer_pb.ErrNotFound)) {
+	if allowLazyFetch && entry == nil && (err == nil || errors.Is(err, filer_pb.ErrNotFound)) {
 		if lazy, lazyErr := f.maybeLazyFetchFromRemote(ctx, p); lazyErr != nil {
 			glog.V(1).InfofCtx(ctx, "FindEntry lazy fetch %s: %v", p, lazyErr)
 		} else if lazy != nil {
diff --git a/weed/filer/filer_delete_entry.go b/weed/filer/filer_delete_entry.go
index e592efcc0..0aba250cb 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer_delete_entry.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer_delete_entry.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (f *Filer) reconcilePendingRemoteMetadataDeletions(ctx context.Context) err
 	}
 
 	for _, pendingPath := range pendingPaths {
-		entry, findErr := f.FindEntry(ctx, pendingPath)
+		entry, findErr := f.FindEntryLocal(ctx, pendingPath)
 		if errors.Is(findErr, filer_pb.ErrNotFound) || entry == nil {
 			if clearErr := f.clearRemoteMetadataDeletionPending(ctx, pendingPath); clearErr != nil {
 				glog.Warningf("clear remote metadata deletion pending %s: %v", pendingPath, clearErr)