diff --git a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
index 4208dd4fc..4a20bba38 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	// glog.V(4).Infoln("read bytes", count, "error", err)
 	if err != nil || count < 0 {
 		glog.V(3).Infof("read %s isNormalVolume %v error: %v", r.URL.Path, hasVolume, err)
-		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		if err == storage.ErrorNotFound || err == storage.ErrorDeleted {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		} else {
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		}
 		return
 	}
 	if n.Cookie != cookie {
diff --git a/weed/util/http_util.go b/weed/util/http_util.go
index 00dac26f7..783ff2379 100644
--- a/weed/util/http_util.go
+++ b/weed/util/http_util.go
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ func ReadUrlAsStream(fileUrl string, cipherKey []byte, isContentGzipped bool, is
 	}
 	defer CloseResponse(r)
 	if r.StatusCode >= 400 {
-		retryable = r.StatusCode >= 500
+		retryable = r.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound || r.StatusCode >= 500
 		return retryable, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", fileUrl, r.Status)
 	}