diff --git a/weed/filer/filerstore.go b/weed/filer/filerstore.go
index 518212437..d313b7ba3 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filerstore.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filerstore.go
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ type FilerStore interface {
 	Shutdown()
 }
 
-type FilerLocalStore interface {
-	UpdateOffset(filer string, lastTsNs int64) error
-	ReadOffset(filer string) (lastTsNs int64, err error)
-}
-
 type FilerStoreWrapper struct {
 	ActualStore FilerStore
 }
diff --git a/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go b/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go
deleted file mode 100644
index faae25c45..000000000
--- a/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_local_store.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package leveldb
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
-	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
-)
-
-var (
-	_ = filer.FilerLocalStore(&LevelDB2Store{})
-)
-
-func (store *LevelDB2Store) UpdateOffset(filer string, lastTsNs int64) error {
-
-	value := make([]byte, 8)
-	util.Uint64toBytes(value, uint64(lastTsNs))
-
-	err := store.dbs[0].Put([]byte("meta"+filer), value, nil)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("UpdateOffset %s : %v", filer, err)
-	}
-
-	println("UpdateOffset", filer, "lastTsNs", lastTsNs)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (store *LevelDB2Store) ReadOffset(filer string) (lastTsNs int64, err error) {
-
-	value, err := store.dbs[0].Get([]byte("meta"+filer), nil)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("ReadOffset %s : %v", filer, err)
-	}
-
-	lastTsNs = int64(util.BytesToUint64(value))
-
-	println("ReadOffset", filer, "lastTsNs", lastTsNs)
-
-	return
-}
diff --git a/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go b/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
index 18049ee04..7a5329d74 100644
--- a/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
+++ b/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package filer
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"io"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -64,31 +65,33 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer strin
 
 	MaxChangeLimit := 100
 
-	if localStore, ok := f.Store.ActualStore.(FilerLocalStore); ok {
-		if self != filer {
+	isSameFilerStore, err := ma.isSameFilerStore(f, filer)
+	for err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("connecting to peer filer %s: %v", filer, err)
+		time.Sleep(1357 * time.Millisecond)
+		isSameFilerStore, err = ma.isSameFilerStore(f, filer)
+	}
 
-			if prevTsNs, err := localStore.ReadOffset(filer); err == nil {
-				lastTsNs = prevTsNs
-			}
+	if !isSameFilerStore{
+		if prevTsNs, err := ma.readOffset(f, filer); err == nil {
+			lastTsNs = prevTsNs
+		}
 
-			glog.V(0).Infof("follow filer: %v, last %v (%d)", filer, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs), lastTsNs)
-			maybeReplicateMetadataChange = func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) {
-				if err := Replay(f.Store.ActualStore, event); err != nil {
-					glog.Errorf("failed to reply metadata change from %v: %v", filer, err)
-					return
-				}
-				changesSinceLastPersist++
-				if changesSinceLastPersist >= MaxChangeLimit || lastPersistTime.Add(time.Minute).Before(time.Now()) {
-					if err := localStore.UpdateOffset(filer, event.TsNs); err == nil {
-						lastPersistTime = time.Now()
-						changesSinceLastPersist = 0
-					} else {
-						glog.V(0).Infof("failed to update offset for %v: %v", filer, err)
-					}
+		glog.V(0).Infof("follow filer: %v, last %v (%d)", filer, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs), lastTsNs)
+		maybeReplicateMetadataChange = func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) {
+			if err := Replay(f.Store.ActualStore, event); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("failed to reply metadata change from %v: %v", filer, err)
+				return
+			}
+			changesSinceLastPersist++
+			if changesSinceLastPersist >= MaxChangeLimit || lastPersistTime.Add(time.Minute).Before(time.Now()) {
+				if err := ma.updateOffset(f, filer, event.TsNs); err == nil {
+					lastPersistTime = time.Now()
+					changesSinceLastPersist = 0
+				} else {
+					glog.V(0).Infof("failed to update offset for %v: %v", filer, err)
 				}
 			}
-		} else {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("skipping following self: %v", self)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -151,3 +154,34 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) isSameFilerStore(f *Filer, peer string) (isSame bool,
 	})
 	return
 }
+
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) readOffset(f *Filer, peer string) (lastTsNs int64, err error) {
+
+	value, err := f.Store.KvGet(context.Background(), []byte("meta"+peer))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("readOffset %s : %v", peer, err)
+	}
+
+	lastTsNs = int64(util.BytesToUint64(value))
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("readOffset %s : %d", peer, lastTsNs)
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) updateOffset(f *Filer, peer string, lastTsNs int64) (err error) {
+
+	value := make([]byte, 8)
+	util.Uint64toBytes(value, uint64(lastTsNs))
+
+	err = f.Store.KvPut(context.Background(), []byte("meta"+peer), value)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("updateOffset %s : %v", peer, err)
+	}
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("updateOffset %s : %d", peer, lastTsNs)
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
index 9ba45edfe..72e2b355b 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
@@ -63,21 +63,19 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeLocalMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataReq
 
 	eachLogEntryFn := eachLogEntryFn(eachEventNotificationFn)
 
-	if _, ok := fs.filer.Store.ActualStore.(filer.FilerLocalStore); ok {
-		// println("reading from persisted logs ...")
-		processedTsNs, err := fs.filer.ReadPersistedLogBuffer(lastReadTime, eachLogEntryFn)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("reading from persisted logs: %v", err)
-		}
+	// println("reading from persisted logs ...")
+	processedTsNs, err := fs.filer.ReadPersistedLogBuffer(lastReadTime, eachLogEntryFn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reading from persisted logs: %v", err)
+	}
 
-		if processedTsNs != 0 {
-			lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, processedTsNs)
-		}
-		glog.V(0).Infof("after local log reads, %v local subscribe %s from %+v", clientName, req.PathPrefix, lastReadTime)
+	if processedTsNs != 0 {
+		lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, processedTsNs)
 	}
+	glog.V(0).Infof("after local log reads, %v local subscribe %s from %+v", clientName, req.PathPrefix, lastReadTime)
 
 	// println("reading from in memory logs ...")
-	err := fs.filer.LocalMetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData(lastReadTime, func() bool {
+	err = fs.filer.LocalMetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData(lastReadTime, func() bool {
 		fs.listenersLock.Lock()
 		fs.listenersCond.Wait()
 		fs.listenersLock.Unlock()