diff --git a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_configure.go b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_configure.go
index dcc621c4c..9ba67f250 100644
--- a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_configure.go
+++ b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_configure.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package broker
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
@@ -50,13 +49,8 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ConfigureTopic(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.
 		ret.BrokerPartitionAssignments = pub_balancer.AllocateTopicPartitions(b.Balancer.Brokers, request.PartitionCount)
 
 		// save the topic configuration on filer
-		topicDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, request.Topic.Namespace, request.Topic.Name)
-		if err = b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
-			var buf bytes.Buffer
-			filer.ProtoToText(&buf, ret)
-			return filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, topicDir, "topic.conf", buf.Bytes())
-		}); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create topic %s: %v", topicDir, err)
+		if err := b.saveTopicConfToFiler(request.Topic, ret); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("configure topic: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		b.Balancer.OnPartitionChange(request.Topic, ret.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
diff --git a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go
index 5686f8dd9..f37629b81 100644
--- a/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go
+++ b/weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ package broker
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/peer"
-	jsonpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -180,28 +177,6 @@ func (b *MessageQueueBroker) loadLocalTopicPartitionFromFiler(t topic.Topic, p t
 	return localTopicPartition, nil
 }
 
-func (b *MessageQueueBroker) readTopicConfFromFiler(t topic.Topic) (conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse, err error) {
-
-	glog.V(0).Infof("load conf for topic %v from filer", t)
-
-	topicDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, t.Namespace, t.Name)
-	if err = b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
-		data, err := filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, topicDir, "topic.conf")
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("read topic %v partition %v conf: %v", t, err)
-		}
-		// parse into filer conf object
-		conf = &mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse{}
-		if err = jsonpb.Unmarshal(data, conf); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("unmarshal topic %v conf: %v", t, err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return conf, err
-}
-
 // duplicated from master_grpc_server.go
 func findClientAddress(ctx context.Context) string {
 	// fmt.Printf("FromContext %+v\n", ctx)
diff --git a/weed/mq/broker/broker_topic_conf_read_write.go b/weed/mq/broker/broker_topic_conf_read_write.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3294aa5cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/mq/broker/broker_topic_conf_read_write.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	jsonpb "google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) saveTopicConfToFiler(t *mq_pb.Topic, conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse) error {
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("save conf for topic %v to filer", t)
+
+	// save the topic configuration on filer
+	topicDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, t.Namespace, t.Name)
+	if err := b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		filer.ProtoToText(&buf, conf)
+		return filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, topicDir, "topic.conf", buf.Bytes())
+	}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("save topic to %s: %v", topicDir, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) readTopicConfFromFiler(t topic.Topic) (conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse, err error) {
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("load conf for topic %v from filer", t)
+
+	topicDir := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, t.Namespace, t.Name)
+	if err = b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		data, err := filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, topicDir, "topic.conf")
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("read topic %v partition %v conf: %v", t, err)
+		}
+		// parse into filer conf object
+		conf = &mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse{}
+		if err = jsonpb.Unmarshal(data, conf); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unmarshal topic %v conf: %v", t, err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return conf, err
+}