diff --git a/weed/command/master.go b/weed/command/master.go
index 57a31fa0e..a42983259 100644
--- a/weed/command/master.go
+++ b/weed/command/master.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func init() {
 	m.disableHttp = cmdMaster.Flag.Bool("disableHttp", false, "disable http requests, only gRPC operations are allowed.")
 	m.metricsAddress = cmdMaster.Flag.String("metrics.address", "", "Prometheus gateway address <host>:<port>")
 	m.metricsIntervalSec = cmdMaster.Flag.Int("metrics.intervalSeconds", 15, "Prometheus push interval in seconds")
-	m.raftResumeState = cmdMaster.Flag.Bool("raft.resumeState", false, "resume state of raft on start master server")
+	m.raftResumeState = cmdMaster.Flag.Bool("resumeState", false, "resume previous state on start master server")
 }
 
 var cmdMaster = &Command{
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 7efc45475..1b2aada23 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func init() {
 	masterOptions.garbageThreshold = cmdServer.Flag.Float64("garbageThreshold", 0.3, "threshold to vacuum and reclaim spaces")
 	masterOptions.metricsAddress = cmdServer.Flag.String("metrics.address", "", "Prometheus gateway address")
 	masterOptions.metricsIntervalSec = cmdServer.Flag.Int("metrics.intervalSeconds", 15, "Prometheus push interval in seconds")
+	masterOptions.raftResumeState = cmdMaster.Flag.Bool("resumeState", false, "resume previous state on start master server")
 
 	filerOptions.collection = cmdServer.Flag.String("filer.collection", "", "all data will be stored in this collection")
 	filerOptions.port = cmdServer.Flag.Int("filer.port", 8888, "filer server http listen port")