diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write.go
index 5fe9f6a79..0ed2d292a 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write.go
@@ -34,15 +34,24 @@ func (n *Needle) Append(w backend.BackendStorageFile, version Version) (offset u
 
 	switch version {
 	case Version1:
-		return writeNeedleV1(w, n, offset, bytesBuffer)
+		size, actualSize, err = writeNeedleV1(n, offset, bytesBuffer)
 	case Version2:
-		return writeNeedleV2(w, n, offset, bytesBuffer)
+		size, actualSize, err = writeNeedleV2(n, offset, bytesBuffer)
 	case Version3:
-		return writeNeedleV3(w, n, offset, bytesBuffer)
+		size, actualSize, err = writeNeedleV3(n, offset, bytesBuffer)
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unsupported version: %d", version)
 		return
 	}
+
+	if err == nil {
+		_, err = w.WriteAt(bytesBuffer.Bytes(), int64(offset))
+		if err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("failed to write %d bytes to %s at offset %d: %w", actualSize, w.Name(), offset, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return offset, size, actualSize, err
 }
 
 func WriteNeedleBlob(w backend.BackendStorageFile, dataSlice []byte, size Size, appendAtNs uint64, version Version) (offset uint64, err error) {
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_test.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_test.go
index 713acbe02..5ddc040fb 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_test.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_test.go
@@ -107,14 +107,13 @@ func TestWriteNeedle_CompatibilityWithLegacy(t *testing.T) {
 			// New
 			newBuf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 			offset := uint64(0)
-			dummyWriter := &mockBackendWriter{buf: &bytes.Buffer{}} // not used for actual output
 			switch version {
 			case Version1:
-				_, _, _, err = writeNeedleV1(dummyWriter, n, offset, newBuf)
+				_, _, err = writeNeedleV1(n, offset, newBuf)
 			case Version2:
-				_, _, _, err = writeNeedleV2(dummyWriter, n, offset, newBuf)
+				_, _, err = writeNeedleV2(n, offset, newBuf)
 			case Version3:
-				_, _, _, err = writeNeedleV3(dummyWriter, n, offset, newBuf)
+				_, _, err = writeNeedleV3(n, offset, newBuf)
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("writeNeedleV%d failed: %v", version, err)
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v1.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v1.go
index db912ee0f..67ebae4c3 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v1.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v1.go
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ package needle
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
 	. "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
-func writeNeedleV1(w backend.BackendStorageFile, n *Needle, offset uint64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (offsetOut uint64, size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
+func writeNeedleV1(n *Needle, offset uint64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
 	bytesBuffer.Reset()
 	header := make([]byte, NeedleHeaderSize)
 	CookieToBytes(header[0:CookieSize], n.Cookie)
@@ -24,10 +22,5 @@ func writeNeedleV1(w backend.BackendStorageFile, n *Needle, offset uint64, bytes
 	util.Uint32toBytes(header[0:NeedleChecksumSize], uint32(n.Checksum))
 	bytesBuffer.Write(header[0 : NeedleChecksumSize+padding])
 
-	_, err = w.WriteAt(bytesBuffer.Bytes(), int64(offset))
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to write %d bytes to %s at offset %d: %w", actualSize, w.Name(), offset, err)
-	}
-
-	return offset, size, actualSize, err
+	return size, actualSize, nil
 }
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v2.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v2.go
index d332bc1c2..82cb50e88 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v2.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v2.go
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ package needle
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
 	. "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
-func writeNeedleV2(w backend.BackendStorageFile, n *Needle, offset uint64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (offsetOut uint64, size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
+func writeNeedleV2(n *Needle, offset uint64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
 	bytesBuffer.Reset()
 	header := make([]byte, NeedleHeaderSize+TimestampSize)
 	CookieToBytes(header[0:CookieSize], n.Cookie)
@@ -79,10 +77,5 @@ func writeNeedleV2(w backend.BackendStorageFile, n *Needle, offset uint64, bytes
 
 	size = Size(n.DataSize)
 	actualSize = GetActualSize(n.Size, Version2)
-	_, err = w.WriteAt(bytesBuffer.Bytes(), int64(offset))
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to write %d bytes to %s at offset %d: %w", actualSize, w.Name(), offset, err)
-	}
-
-	return offset, size, actualSize, err
+	return size, actualSize, nil
 }
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v3.go b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v3.go
index 6927a1431..20a6256cc 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v3.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle/needle_write_v3.go
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ package needle
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"math"
 
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
 	. "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
-func writeNeedleV3(w backend.BackendStorageFile, n *Needle, offset uint64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (offsetOut uint64, size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
+func writeNeedleV3(n *Needle, offset uint64, bytesBuffer *bytes.Buffer) (size Size, actualSize int64, err error) {
 	bytesBuffer.Reset()
 	header := make([]byte, NeedleHeaderSize+TimestampSize)
 	CookieToBytes(header[0:CookieSize], n.Cookie)
@@ -80,10 +78,5 @@ func writeNeedleV3(w backend.BackendStorageFile, n *Needle, offset uint64, bytes
 
 	size = Size(n.DataSize)
 	actualSize = GetActualSize(n.Size, Version3)
-	_, err = w.WriteAt(bytesBuffer.Bytes(), int64(offset))
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to write %d bytes to %s at offset %d: %w", actualSize, w.Name(), offset, err)
-	}
-
-	return offset, size, actualSize, err
+	return size, actualSize, nil
 }