diff --git a/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go b/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
index 367c0d150..ab202694c 100644
--- a/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
+++ b/weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) StartLoopSubscribe(f *Filer, self string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer string) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, peer string) {
 
 	/*
 		Each filer reads the "filer.store.id", which is the store's signature when filer starts.
@@ -62,32 +62,32 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer strin
 	lastPersistTime := time.Now()
 	lastTsNs := time.Now().Add(-LogFlushInterval).UnixNano()
 
-	isSameFilerStore, err := ma.isSameFilerStore(f, filer)
+	peerSignature, err := ma.readFilerStoreSignature(peer)
 	for err != nil {
-		glog.V(0).Infof("connecting to peer filer %s: %v", filer, err)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("connecting to peer filer %s: %v", peer, err)
 		time.Sleep(1357 * time.Millisecond)
-		isSameFilerStore, err = ma.isSameFilerStore(f, filer)
+		peerSignature, err = ma.readFilerStoreSignature(peer)
 	}
 
-	if !isSameFilerStore {
-		if prevTsNs, err := ma.readOffset(f, filer); err == nil {
+	if peerSignature != f.Signature {
+		if prevTsNs, err := ma.readOffset(f, file, peerSignature); err == nil {
 			lastTsNs = prevTsNs
 		}
 
-		glog.V(0).Infof("follow filer: %v, last %v (%d)", filer, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs), lastTsNs)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("follow peer: %v, last %v (%d)", peer, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs), lastTsNs)
 		maybeReplicateMetadataChange = func(event *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse) {
 			if err := Replay(f.Store.ActualStore, event); err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("failed to reply metadata change from %v: %v", filer, err)
+				glog.Errorf("failed to reply metadata change from %v: %v", peer, err)
 				return
 			}
 			if lastPersistTime.Add(time.Minute).Before(time.Now()) {
-				if err := ma.updateOffset(f, filer, event.TsNs); err == nil {
+				if err := ma.updateOffset(f, peer, peerSignature, event.TsNs); err == nil {
 					if event.TsNs < time.Now().Add(-2*time.Minute).UnixNano() {
-						glog.V(0).Infof("sync with %s progressed to: %v", filer, time.Unix(0, event.TsNs).UTC())
+						glog.V(0).Infof("sync with %s progressed to: %v", peer, time.Unix(0, event.TsNs))
 					}
 					lastPersistTime = time.Now()
 				} else {
-					glog.V(0).Infof("failed to update offset for %v: %v", filer, err)
+					glog.V(0).Infof("failed to update offset for %v: %v", peer, err)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer strin
 	}
 
 	for {
-		err := pb.WithFilerClient(filer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := pb.WithFilerClient(peer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			stream, err := client.SubscribeLocalMetadata(context.Background(), &filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest{
 				ClientName: "filer:" + self,
 				PathPrefix: "/",
@@ -135,27 +135,34 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer strin
 			}
 		})
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("subscribing remote %s meta change: %v", filer, err)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("subscribing remote %s meta change: %v", peer, err)
 			time.Sleep(1733 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) isSameFilerStore(f *Filer, peer string) (isSame bool, err error) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) readFilerStoreSignature(peer string) (sig int32, err error) {
 	err = pb.WithFilerClient(peer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		isSame = f.Signature == resp.Signature
+		sig = resp.Signature
 		return nil
 	})
 	return
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) readOffset(f *Filer, peer string) (lastTsNs int64, err error) {
+const(
+	MetaOffsetPrefix = "Meta"
+)
+
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) readOffset(f *Filer, peer string, peerSignature int32) (lastTsNs int64, err error) {
 
-	value, err := f.Store.KvGet(context.Background(), []byte("meta"+peer))
+	key := []byte(MetaOffsetPrefix+"xxxx")
+	util.Uint32toBytes(key[len(MetaOffsetPrefix):], uint32(peerSignature))
+
+	value, err := f.Store.KvGet(context.Background(), key)
 
 	if err == ErrKvNotFound {
 		glog.Warningf("readOffset %s not found", peer)
@@ -173,12 +180,15 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) readOffset(f *Filer, peer string) (lastTsNs int64, err
 	return
 }
 
-func (ma *MetaAggregator) updateOffset(f *Filer, peer string, lastTsNs int64) (err error) {
+func (ma *MetaAggregator) updateOffset(f *Filer, peer string, peerSignature int32, lastTsNs int64) (err error) {
+
+	key := []byte(MetaOffsetPrefix+"xxxx")
+	util.Uint32toBytes(key[len(MetaOffsetPrefix):], uint32(peerSignature))
 
 	value := make([]byte, 8)
 	util.Uint64toBytes(value, uint64(lastTsNs))
 
-	err = f.Store.KvPut(context.Background(), []byte("meta"+peer), value)
+	err = f.Store.KvPut(context.Background(), key, value)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("updateOffset %s : %v", peer, err)