diff --git a/weed/filesys/dirty_pages.go b/weed/filesys/dirty_pages.go
index c056a09ba..8505323ef 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dirty_pages.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dirty_pages.go
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ type DirtyPages interface {
 	FlushData() error
 	ReadDirtyDataAt(data []byte, startOffset int64) (maxStop int64)
 	GetStorageOptions() (collection, replication string)
+	SetWriteOnly(writeOnly bool)
+	GetWriteOnly() (writeOnly bool)
 }
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dirty_pages_continuous.go b/weed/filesys/dirty_pages_continuous.go
index b4ec88c21..b7514a2eb 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dirty_pages_continuous.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dirty_pages_continuous.go
@@ -148,3 +148,13 @@ func (pages *ContinuousDirtyPages) ReadDirtyDataAt(data []byte, startOffset int6
 func (pages *ContinuousDirtyPages) GetStorageOptions() (collection, replication string) {
 	return pages.collection, pages.replication
 }
+
+func (pages *ContinuousDirtyPages) SetWriteOnly(writeOnly bool) {
+	if pages.writeOnly {
+		pages.writeOnly = writeOnly
+	}
+}
+
+func (pages *ContinuousDirtyPages) GetWriteOnly() (writeOnly bool) {
+	return pages.writeOnly
+}
diff --git a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
index b23063e28..7a939e87a 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/filehandle.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) doFlush(ctx context.Context, header fuse.Header) error {
 		manifestChunks, nonManifestChunks := filer.SeparateManifestChunks(entry.Chunks)
 
 		chunks, _ := filer.CompactFileChunks(fh.f.wfs.LookupFn(), nonManifestChunks)
-		chunks, manifestErr := filer.MaybeManifestize(fh.f.wfs.saveDataAsChunk(fh.f.fullpath(), fh.writeOnly), chunks)
+		chunks, manifestErr := filer.MaybeManifestize(fh.f.wfs.saveDataAsChunk(fh.f.fullpath(), fh.dirtyPages.GetWriteOnly()), chunks)
 		if manifestErr != nil {
 			// not good, but should be ok
 			glog.V(0).Infof("MaybeManifestize: %v", manifestErr)
diff --git a/weed/filesys/wfs.go b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
index c71931b02..4096d3595 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/wfs.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/wfs.go
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(file *File, uid, gid uint32, writeOnly bool) (file
 	wfs.handlesLock.Unlock()
 	if found && existingHandle != nil {
 		existingHandle.f.isOpen++
-		if existingHandle.writeOnly {
-			existingHandle.writeOnly = writeOnly
-		}
+		existingHandle.dirtyPages.SetWriteOnly(writeOnly)
 		glog.V(4).Infof("Acquired Handle %s open %d", fullpath, existingHandle.f.isOpen)
 		return existingHandle
 	}