diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_listen.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_listen.go
index 2a18f1950..e45068f39 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_listen.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_listen.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest,
 	defer fs.deleteClient(clientName)
 
 	lastReadTime := time.Unix(0, req.SinceNs)
+	glog.V(0).Infof(" %v starts to subscribe %s from %+v", clientName, req.PathPrefix, lastReadTime)
+	var processedTsNs int64
 
 	eachEventNotificationFn := func(dirPath string, eventNotification *filer_pb.EventNotification, tsNs int64) error {
 
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest,
 			return err
 		}
 
+		processedTsNs = logEntry.TsNs
+
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -74,6 +78,10 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest,
 		return fmt.Errorf("reading from persisted logs: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if processedTsNs != 0 {
+		lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, processedTsNs)
+	}
+
 	_, err := fs.filer.MetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData(lastReadTime, func() bool {
 		fs.listenersLock.Lock()
 		fs.listenersCond.Wait()