diff --git a/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb.go b/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb.go
index 3a3935244..f931bf397 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb.go
@@ -132,15 +132,17 @@ func generateLevelDbFile(dbFileName string, indexFile *os.File) error {
 }
 
 func (m *LevelDbNeedleMap) Get(key NeedleId) (element *needle_map.NeedleValue, ok bool) {
-	bytes := make([]byte, NeedleIdSize)
 	if m.ldbTimeout > 0 {
-		m.ldbAccessLock.RLock()
-		defer m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
-		loadErr := reloadLdb(m)
-		if loadErr != nil {
+		if err := m.ensureLdbLoaded(); err != nil {
 			return nil, false
 		}
+		defer m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
 	}
+	return m.getFromDb(key)
+}
+
+func (m *LevelDbNeedleMap) getFromDb(key NeedleId) (element *needle_map.NeedleValue, ok bool) {
+	bytes := make([]byte, NeedleIdSize)
 	NeedleIdToBytes(bytes[0:NeedleIdSize], key)
 	data, err := m.db.Get(bytes, nil)
 	if err != nil || len(data) != OffsetSize+SizeSize {
@@ -155,14 +157,12 @@ func (m *LevelDbNeedleMap) Put(key NeedleId, offset Offset, size Size) error {
 	var oldSize Size
 	var watermark uint64
 	if m.ldbTimeout > 0 {
-		m.ldbAccessLock.RLock()
-		defer m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
-		loadErr := reloadLdb(m)
-		if loadErr != nil {
-			return loadErr
+		if err := m.ensureLdbLoaded(); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+		defer m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
 	}
-	if oldNeedle, ok := m.Get(key); ok {
+	if oldNeedle, ok := m.getFromDb(key); ok {
 		oldSize = oldNeedle.Size
 	}
 	m.logPut(key, oldSize, size)
@@ -222,14 +222,12 @@ func levelDbDelete(db *leveldb.DB, key NeedleId) error {
 func (m *LevelDbNeedleMap) Delete(key NeedleId, offset Offset) error {
 	var watermark uint64
 	if m.ldbTimeout > 0 {
-		m.ldbAccessLock.RLock()
-		defer m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
-		loadErr := reloadLdb(m)
-		if loadErr != nil {
-			return loadErr
+		if err := m.ensureLdbLoaded(); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
+		defer m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
 	}
-	oldNeedle, found := m.Get(key)
+	oldNeedle, found := m.getFromDb(key)
 	if !found || oldNeedle.Size.IsDeleted() {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -400,6 +398,24 @@ func (m *LevelDbNeedleMap) DoOffsetLoading(v *Volume, indexFile *os.File, startF
 	return err
 }
 
+func (m *LevelDbNeedleMap) ensureLdbLoaded() error {
+	for {
+		m.ldbAccessLock.RLock()
+		if m.db != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		m.ldbAccessLock.RUnlock()
+		m.ldbAccessLock.Lock()
+		if m.db == nil {
+			if err := reloadLdb(m); err != nil {
+				m.ldbAccessLock.Unlock()
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		m.ldbAccessLock.Unlock()
+	}
+}
+
 func reloadLdb(m *LevelDbNeedleMap) (err error) {
 	if m.db != nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb_test.go b/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50f1b04ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/storage/needle_map_leveldb_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
+)
+
+func TestLevelDbNeedleMap_Concurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "test_leveldb_concurrency")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("temp dir: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	prefix := "test"
+	indexFile, err := os.Create(filepath.Join(dir, prefix+".idx"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("create index file: %v", err)
+	}
+	dbFileName := filepath.Join(dir, prefix+".ldb")
+
+	// Create and initialize map
+	m, err := NewLevelDbNeedleMap(dbFileName, indexFile, nil, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewLevelDbNeedleMap: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer m.Close()
+
+	// Pre-populate some data
+	key := types.NeedleId(1)
+	if err := m.Put(key, types.ToOffset(100), types.Size(200)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Put: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Force unload to start from nil state
+	if err := unloadLdb(m); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unloadLdb: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	startCh := make(chan struct{})
+	errCh := make(chan error, 100)
+
+	// Spawn multiple goroutines to trigger the race
+	// Multiple readers will see m.db == nil and try to reload concurrently
+	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(id int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			<-startCh
+
+			// Try multiple times to increase chance of collision
+			for j := 0; j < 2; j++ {
+				_, ok := m.Get(key)
+				if !ok {
+					// Get failed, possibly due to race in reload.
+					// But we also put data concurrently, so maybe it's missing if deleted?
+					// In this test, we only Put, never Delete. So Key 1 should be there.
+					// However, if DB reload fails, Get returns false!
+					errCh <- fmt.Errorf("routine %d iter %d: Get returned false", id, j)
+				}
+
+				// Also try Put concurrently
+				err := m.Put(types.NeedleId(2+id), types.ToOffset(100), types.Size(200))
+				if err != nil {
+					errCh <- fmt.Errorf("routine %d iter %d: Put failed: %v", id, j, err)
+				}
+
+				// Manually unload occasionally to reset the state
+				if j%2 == 0 {
+					// This might fail if locked, but that's fine
+					unloadLdb(m)
+				}
+			}
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	close(startCh)
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(errCh)
+
+	for e := range errCh {
+		t.Errorf("Error encountered: %v", e)
+	}
+}