diff --git a/weed/filer/configuration.go b/weed/filer/configuration.go
index 9ef2f3e0f..85fc65d13 100644
--- a/weed/filer/configuration.go
+++ b/weed/filer/configuration.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var (
 	Stores []FilerStore
 )
 
-func (f *Filer) LoadConfiguration(config *util.ViperProxy) {
+func (f *Filer) LoadConfiguration(config *util.ViperProxy) (isFresh bool) {
 
 	validateOneEnabledStore(config)
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (f *Filer) LoadConfiguration(config *util.ViperProxy) {
 			if err := store.Initialize(config, store.GetName()+"."); err != nil {
 				glog.Fatalf("failed to initialize store for %s: %+v", store.GetName(), err)
 			}
-			f.SetStore(store)
+			isFresh = f.SetStore(store)
 			glog.V(0).Infof("configured filer store to %s", store.GetName())
 			hasDefaultStoreConfigured = true
 			break
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func (f *Filer) LoadConfiguration(config *util.ViperProxy) {
 		glog.V(0).Infof("configure filer %s for %s", store.GetName(), location)
 	}
 
+	return
 }
 
 func validateOneEnabledStore(config *util.ViperProxy) {
diff --git a/weed/filer/filer.go b/weed/filer/filer.go
index 73ab3022f..81d2aa158 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filer.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
 	"os"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -68,13 +69,33 @@ func NewFiler(masters map[string]pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOptio
 	return f
 }
 
-func (f *Filer) AggregateFromPeers(self pb.ServerAddress, existingNodes []*master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate) {
+func (f *Filer) MaybeBootstrapFromPeers(self pb.ServerAddress, existingNodes []*master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate, snapshotTime time.Time) (err error) {
+	if len(existingNodes) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	sort.Slice(existingNodes, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return existingNodes[i].CreatedAtNs < existingNodes[j].CreatedAtNs
+	})
+	earliestNode := existingNodes[0]
+	if earliestNode.Address == string(self) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("bootstrap from %v", earliestNode.Address)
+	err = pb.FollowMetadata(pb.ServerAddress(earliestNode.Address), f.GrpcDialOption, "bootstrap", int32(f.UniqueFileId), "/", nil,
+		0, snapshotTime.UnixNano(), f.Signature, func(resp *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) error {
+			return Replay(f.Store, resp)
+		}, true)
+	return
+}
+
+func (f *Filer) AggregateFromPeers(self pb.ServerAddress, existingNodes []*master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate, startFrom time.Time) {
 
 	f.MetaAggregator = NewMetaAggregator(f, self, f.GrpcDialOption)
 	f.MasterClient.OnPeerUpdate = f.MetaAggregator.OnPeerUpdate
 
 	for _, peerUpdate := range existingNodes {
-		f.MetaAggregator.OnPeerUpdate(peerUpdate)
+		f.MetaAggregator.OnPeerUpdate(peerUpdate, startFrom)
 	}
 
 }
@@ -104,14 +125,13 @@ func (f *Filer) ListExistingPeerUpdates() (existingNodes []*master_pb.ClusterNod
 	return
 }
 
-func (f *Filer) SetStore(store FilerStore) {
+func (f *Filer) SetStore(store FilerStore) (isFresh bool) {
 	f.Store = NewFilerStoreWrapper(store)
 
-	f.setOrLoadFilerStoreSignature(store)
-
+	return f.setOrLoadFilerStoreSignature(store)
 }
 
-func (f *Filer) setOrLoadFilerStoreSignature(store FilerStore) {
+func (f *Filer) setOrLoadFilerStoreSignature(store FilerStore) (isFresh bool) {
 	storeIdBytes, err := store.KvGet(context.Background(), []byte(FilerStoreId))
 	if err == ErrKvNotFound || err == nil && len(storeIdBytes) == 0 {
 		f.Signature = util.RandomInt32()
@@ -121,12 +141,14 @@ func (f *Filer) setOrLoadFilerStoreSignature(store FilerStore) {
 			glog.Fatalf("set %s=%d : %v", FilerStoreId, f.Signature, err)
 		}
 		glog.V(0).Infof("create %s to %d", FilerStoreId, f.Signature)
+		return true
 	} else if err == nil && len(storeIdBytes) == 4 {
 		f.Signature = int32(util.BytesToUint32(storeIdBytes))
 		glog.V(0).Infof("existing %s = %d", FilerStoreId, f.Signature)
 	} else {
 		glog.Fatalf("read %v=%v : %v", FilerStoreId, string(storeIdBytes), err)
 	}
+	return false
 }
 
 func (f *Filer) GetStore() (store FilerStore) {
diff --git a/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go b/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
index 863f5c3e9..fb96ee01b 100644
--- a/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
+++ b/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func NewMetaAggregator(filer *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.
 	return t
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) OnPeerUpdate(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) OnPeerUpdate(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate, startFrom time.Time) {
 	if update.NodeType != cluster.FilerType {
 		return
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) OnPeerUpdate(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate) {
 	if update.IsAdd {
 		// every filer should subscribe to a new filer
 		if ma.setActive(address, true) {
-			go ma.loopSubscribeToOnefiler(ma.filer, ma.self, address)
+			go ma.loopSubscribeToOnefiler(ma.filer, ma.self, address, startFrom)
 		}
 	} else {
 		ma.setActive(address, false)
@@ -89,21 +89,25 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) isActive(address pb.ServerAddress) (isActive bool) {
 	return count > 0 && isActive
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) loopSubscribeToOnefiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, peer pb.ServerAddress) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) loopSubscribeToOnefiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, peer pb.ServerAddress, startFrom time.Time) {
+	lastTsNs := startFrom.UnixNano()
 	for {
-		err := ma.doSubscribeToOneFiler(f, self, peer)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("loopSubscribeToOnefiler read %s start from %v %d", peer, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs), lastTsNs)
+		nextLastTsNs, err := ma.doSubscribeToOneFiler(f, self, peer, lastTsNs)
 		if !ma.isActive(peer) {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("stop subscribing remote %s meta change", peer)
 			return
 		}
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.V(0).Infof("subscribing remote %s meta change: %v", peer, err)
+		} else if lastTsNs < nextLastTsNs {
+			lastTsNs = nextLastTsNs
 		}
 		time.Sleep(1733 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) doSubscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, peer pb.ServerAddress) error {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) doSubscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, peer pb.ServerAddress, startFrom int64) (int64, error) {
 
 	/*
 		Each filer reads the "filer.store.id", which is the store's signature when filer starts.
@@ -117,18 +121,15 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) doSubscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress,
 
 	var maybeReplicateMetadataChange func(*filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse)
 	lastPersistTime := time.Now()
-	lastTsNs := time.Now().Add(-LogFlushInterval).UnixNano()
+	lastTsNs := startFrom
 
 	peerSignature, err := ma.readFilerStoreSignature(peer)
-	for err != nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("connecting to peer filer %s: %v", peer, err)
-		time.Sleep(1357 * time.Millisecond)
-		peerSignature, err = ma.readFilerStoreSignature(peer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return lastTsNs, fmt.Errorf("connecting to peer filer %s: %v", peer, err)
 	}
 
 	// when filer store is not shared by multiple filers
 	if peerSignature != f.Signature {
-		lastTsNs = 0
 		if prevTsNs, err := ma.readOffset(f, peer, peerSignature); err == nil {
 			lastTsNs = prevTsNs
 			defer func(prevTsNs int64) {
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) doSubscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress,
 
 		}
 	})
-	return err
+	return lastTsNs, err
 }
 
 func (ma *MetaAggregator) readFilerStoreSignature(peer pb.ServerAddress) (sig int32, err error) {
@@ -241,11 +242,6 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) readOffset(f *Filer, peer pb.ServerAddress, peerSignat
 
 	value, err := f.Store.KvGet(context.Background(), key)
 
-	if err == ErrKvNotFound {
-		glog.Warningf("readOffset %s not found", peer)
-		return 0, nil
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("readOffset %s : %v", peer, err)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server.go b/weed/server/filer_server.go
index b52baf9c9..d2c1d67f5 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func NewFilerServer(defaultMux, readonlyMux *http.ServeMux, option *FilerOption)
 	// TODO deprecated, will be be removed after 2020-12-31
 	// replaced by https://github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/wiki/Path-Specific-Configuration
 	// fs.filer.FsyncBuckets = v.GetStringSlice("filer.options.buckets_fsync")
-	fs.filer.LoadConfiguration(v)
+	isFresh := fs.filer.LoadConfiguration(v)
 
 	notification.LoadConfiguration(v, "notification.")
 
@@ -165,8 +165,14 @@ func NewFilerServer(defaultMux, readonlyMux *http.ServeMux, option *FilerOption)
 	}
 
 	existingNodes := fs.filer.ListExistingPeerUpdates()
-
-	fs.filer.AggregateFromPeers(option.Host, existingNodes)
+	startFromTime := time.Now().Add(-filer.LogFlushInterval)
+	if isFresh {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("%s bootstrap from peers %+v", option.Host, existingNodes)
+		if err := fs.filer.MaybeBootstrapFromPeers(option.Host, existingNodes, startFromTime); err == nil {
+			glog.Fatalf("%s bootstrap from %+v", option.Host, existingNodes)
+		}
+	}
+	fs.filer.AggregateFromPeers(option.Host, existingNodes, startFromTime)
 
 	fs.filer.LoadBuckets()
 
diff --git a/weed/server/master_server.go b/weed/server/master_server.go
index e02552730..9bf840f08 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_server.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) createSequencer(option *MasterOption) sequence.Sequencer
 	return seq
 }
 
-func (ms *MasterServer) OnPeerUpdate(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate) {
+func (ms *MasterServer) OnPeerUpdate(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate, startFrom time.Time) {
 	if update.NodeType != cluster.MasterType || ms.Topo.HashicorpRaft == nil {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/weed/wdclient/masterclient.go b/weed/wdclient/masterclient.go
index a55c57a53..244a3921a 100644
--- a/weed/wdclient/masterclient.go
+++ b/weed/wdclient/masterclient.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type MasterClient struct {
 
 	vidMap
 
-	OnPeerUpdate func(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate)
+	OnPeerUpdate func(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate, startFrom time.Time)
 }
 
 func NewMasterClient(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filerGroup string, clientType string, clientHost pb.ServerAddress, clientDataCenter string, masters map[string]pb.ServerAddress) *MasterClient {
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (mc *MasterClient) tryConnectToMaster(master pb.ServerAddress) (nextHintedL
 							glog.V(0).Infof("- %s.%s %s leader:%v\n", update.FilerGroup, update.NodeType, update.Address, update.IsLeader)
 						}
 						stats.MasterClientConnectCounter.WithLabelValues(stats.OnPeerUpdate).Inc()
-						mc.OnPeerUpdate(update)
+						mc.OnPeerUpdate(update, time.Now())
 					}
 				}
 			}