diff --git a/weed/command/filer_backup.go b/weed/command/filer_backup.go
index 4aeab60f2..43b7c6256 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_backup.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_backup.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func doFilerBackup(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, backupOption *FilerBackupOpti
 		DirectoriesToWatch:     nil,
 		StartTsNs:              startFrom.UnixNano(),
 		StopTsNs:               0,
-		EventErrorType:         pb.TrivialOnError,
+		EventErrorType:         pb.RetryForeverOnError,
 	}
 
 	return pb.FollowMetadata(sourceFiler, grpcDialOption, metadataFollowOption, processEventFnWithOffset)
diff --git a/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go b/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go
index ff4a61e41..87623cf4e 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (metaBackup *FilerMetaBackupOptions) streamMetadataBackup() error {
 		DirectoriesToWatch:     nil,
 		StartTsNs:              startTime.UnixNano(),
 		StopTsNs:               0,
-		EventErrorType:         pb.TrivialOnError,
+		EventErrorType:         pb.RetryForeverOnError,
 	}
 
 	return pb.FollowMetadata(pb.ServerAddress(*metaBackup.filerAddress), metaBackup.grpcDialOption, metadataFollowOption, processEventFnWithOffset)
diff --git a/weed/command/filer_remote_gateway_buckets.go b/weed/command/filer_remote_gateway_buckets.go
index 9bb59dabb..8ca109282 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_remote_gateway_buckets.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_remote_gateway_buckets.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (option *RemoteGatewayOptions) followBucketUpdatesAndUploadToRemote(filerSo
 		DirectoriesToWatch:     nil,
 		StartTsNs:              lastOffsetTs.UnixNano(),
 		StopTsNs:               0,
-		EventErrorType:         pb.TrivialOnError,
+		EventErrorType:         pb.RetryForeverOnError,
 	}
 
 	return pb.FollowMetadata(pb.ServerAddress(*option.filerAddress), option.grpcDialOption, metadataFollowOption, processEventFnWithOffset)
diff --git a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go
index 76f7e46d5..42dc9ff28 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func followUpdatesAndUploadToRemote(option *RemoteSyncOptions, filerSource *sour
 		DirectoriesToWatch:     nil,
 		StartTsNs:              lastOffsetTs.UnixNano(),
 		StopTsNs:               0,
-		EventErrorType:         pb.TrivialOnError,
+		EventErrorType:         pb.RetryForeverOnError,
 	}
 
 	return pb.FollowMetadata(pb.ServerAddress(*option.filerAddress), option.grpcDialOption, metadataFollowOption, processEventFnWithOffset)