diff --git a/.github/workflows/spark-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/spark-integration-tests.yml
index bbf4c1d5e..88624799d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spark-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spark-integration-tests.yml
@@ -135,50 +135,43 @@ jobs:
             if docker compose logs spark-tests 2>&1 | grep -q "PARQUET FILE WRITTEN TO EMPLOYEES"; then
               if [ "$DOWNLOADED" = "false" ]; then
                 echo ""
-                echo "=== EMPLOYEES FILE WRITTEN! Extracting from logs and downloading ==="
+                echo "=== EMPLOYEES FILE WRITTEN! Extracting chunk IDs and downloading from volume ==="
                 
-                # Extract the EXACT filename from the write log
+                # Extract chunk IDs directly from the write log (bypasses filer entirely!)
                 FULL_LOG=$(docker compose logs spark-tests 2>&1)
-                WRITTEN_FILE=$(echo "$FULL_LOG" | grep "PARQUET FILE WRITTEN TO EMPLOYEES" | tail -1 | grep -oP 'part-[a-f0-9-]+-c000\.snappy\.parquet')
+                WRITE_LOG=$(echo "$FULL_LOG" | grep "PARQUET FILE WRITTEN TO EMPLOYEES" | tail -1)
                 
-                echo "Filename from log: $WRITTEN_FILE"
+                echo "Write log: $WRITE_LOG"
                 
-                if [ -z "$WRITTEN_FILE" ]; then
-                  echo "ERROR: Could not extract filename from write log"
-                  echo "Showing write log lines:"
-                  echo "$FULL_LOG" | grep "PARQUET FILE WRITTEN" | tail -5
+                # Extract chunk IDs from CHUNKS: [id1,id2,...] in the log
+                CHUNK_IDS=$(echo "$WRITE_LOG" | grep -oP 'CHUNKS: \[\K[^\]]+')
+                echo "Chunk IDs: $CHUNK_IDS"
+                
+                if [ -z "$CHUNK_IDS" ]; then
+                  echo "ERROR: No chunk IDs in write log - using old format?"
+                  # Fallback: try to find any chunk ID near the write log
+                  CHUNK_IDS=$(echo "$FULL_LOG" | grep -B 20 "PARQUET FILE WRITTEN TO EMPLOYEES" | grep 'file_id: "' | tail -1 | grep -oP '"\K[^"]+')
+                  echo "Fallback chunk ID: $CHUNK_IDS"
                 fi
                 
-                # Try multiple locations: final, temporary, _temporary subdirs
-                for BASE_DIR in "employees" "employees/_temporary" "employees/_temporary/0/_temporary"; do
-                  echo "Trying: /test-spark/$BASE_DIR/"
-                  
-                  # List what's actually there
-                  LISTING=$(curl -s "http://localhost:8888/test-spark/$BASE_DIR/" 2>/dev/null)
-                  FILES=$(echo "$LISTING" | grep -oP 'part-[a-f0-9-]+-c000\.snappy\.parquet' || true)
-                  
-                  if [ -n "$FILES" ]; then
-                    echo "Found files in $BASE_DIR:"
-                    echo "$FILES"
+                if [ -n "$CHUNK_IDS" ]; then
+                  # Download each chunk (usually just one for small files)
+                  IFS=',' read -ra CHUNKS <<< "$CHUNK_IDS"
+                  for CHUNK_ID in "${CHUNKS[@]}"; do
+                    echo "Downloading chunk from volume server: http://localhost:8080/$CHUNK_ID"
+                    curl -o "test.parquet" "http://localhost:8080/$CHUNK_ID"
                     
-                    for FILE in $FILES; do
-                      echo "Downloading: $FILE from $BASE_DIR"
-                      curl -o "${FILE}" "http://localhost:8888/test-spark/$BASE_DIR/$FILE"
-                      if [ -f "$FILE" ] && [ -s "$FILE" ]; then
-                        FILE_SIZE=$(stat --format=%s "$FILE" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$FILE" 2>/dev/null)
-                        echo "SUCCESS: Downloaded $FILE_SIZE bytes from $BASE_DIR"
-                        cp "$FILE" test.parquet
-                        DOWNLOADED=true
-                        break 2  # Break out of both loops
-                      fi
-                    done
-                  fi
-                done
-                
-                if [ "$DOWNLOADED" = "false" ]; then
-                  echo "WARNING: File not found in any location"
-                  echo "Trying recursive search..."
-                  curl -s "http://localhost:8888/test-spark/employees/?recursive=true" | grep parquet || true
+                    if [ -f test.parquet ] && [ -s test.parquet ]; then
+                      FILE_SIZE=$(stat --format=%s test.parquet 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z test.parquet 2>/dev/null)
+                      echo "SUCCESS: Downloaded $FILE_SIZE bytes from volume server!"
+                      DOWNLOADED=true
+                      break
+                    else
+                      echo "FAILED: Chunk $CHUNK_ID returned 404 or empty"
+                    fi
+                  done
+                else
+                  echo "ERROR: Could not extract chunk IDs"
                 fi
               fi
             fi
diff --git a/other/java/client/src/main/java/seaweedfs/client/SeaweedOutputStream.java b/other/java/client/src/main/java/seaweedfs/client/SeaweedOutputStream.java
index 3dd5106b1..a40ea64cb 100644
--- a/other/java/client/src/main/java/seaweedfs/client/SeaweedOutputStream.java
+++ b/other/java/client/src/main/java/seaweedfs/client/SeaweedOutputStream.java
@@ -249,11 +249,19 @@ public class SeaweedOutputStream extends OutputStream {
             LOG.info(
                     "[DEBUG-2024] close END: path={} finalPosition={} totalBytesWritten={} writeCalls={} (buffer had {} bytes)",
                     path, position, totalBytesWritten, writeCallCount, bufferPosBeforeFlush);
-            
+
             // Special logging for employees directory files (to help CI download timing)
             if (path.contains("/test-spark/employees/") && path.endsWith(".parquet")) {
                 String filename = path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
-                LOG.warn("=== PARQUET FILE WRITTEN TO EMPLOYEES: {} ({} bytes) ===", filename, position);
+                // Log filename, size, AND chunk IDs for direct volume download
+                StringBuilder chunkInfo = new StringBuilder();
+                for (int i = 0; i < entry.getChunksCount(); i++) {
+                    FilerProto.FileChunk chunk = entry.getChunks(i);
+                    if (i > 0) chunkInfo.append(",");
+                    chunkInfo.append(chunk.getFileId());
+                }
+                LOG.warn("=== PARQUET FILE WRITTEN TO EMPLOYEES: {} ({} bytes) CHUNKS: [{}] ===", 
+                         filename, position, chunkInfo.toString());
             }
         } finally {
             lastError = new IOException("Stream is closed!");