diff --git a/weed/filer/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go b/weed/filer/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
index 48b5795c2..7c95ffb57 100644
--- a/weed/filer/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/abstract_sql/abstract_sql_store.go
@@ -72,14 +72,16 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) InsertEntry(ctx context.Context, entry *filer.Ent
 	}
 
 	res, err := store.getTxOrDB(ctx).ExecContext(ctx, store.SqlInsert, util.HashStringToLong(dir), name, dir, meta)
-	if err != nil {
-		if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "duplicate") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("kv insert: %s", err)
-		}
+	if err == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(err.Error()), "duplicate") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("kv insert: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// now the insert failed possibly due to duplication constraints
-	glog.V(1).Infof("insert %s falls back to update: %s", entry.FullPath, err)
+	glog.V(1).Infof("insert %s falls back to update: %v", entry.FullPath, err)
 
 	res, err = store.getTxOrDB(ctx).ExecContext(ctx, store.SqlUpdate, meta, util.HashStringToLong(dir), name, dir)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func (store *AbstractSqlStore) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context,
 		sqlText = store.SqlListInclusive
 	}
 
-	rows, err := store.getTxOrDB(ctx).QueryContext(ctx, sqlText, util.HashStringToLong(string(fullpath)), startFileName, string(fullpath), prefix, limit)
+	rows, err := store.getTxOrDB(ctx).QueryContext(ctx, sqlText, util.HashStringToLong(string(fullpath)), startFileName, string(fullpath), prefix+"%", limit)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list %s : %v", fullpath, err)
 	}
diff --git a/weed/filer/mysql/mysql_store.go b/weed/filer/mysql/mysql_store.go
index 708a67cc3..5bc132980 100644
--- a/weed/filer/mysql/mysql_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/mysql/mysql_store.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func (store *MysqlStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int, d
 	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name=? AND directory=?"
 	store.SqlDeleteFolderChildren = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND directory=?"
-	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? AND name like CONCAT(?,'%') ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
-	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? AND name like CONCAT(?,'%') ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>? AND directory=? AND name like ? ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=? AND name>=? AND directory=? AND name like ? ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT ?"
 
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, user, password, hostname, port, database)
 	if interpolateParams {
diff --git a/weed/filer/postgres/postgres_store.go b/weed/filer/postgres/postgres_store.go
index 4544c8416..c41700d17 100644
--- a/weed/filer/postgres/postgres_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/postgres/postgres_store.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ func (store *PostgresStore) initialize(user, password, hostname string, port int
 	store.SqlFind = "SELECT meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
 	store.SqlDelete = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name=$2 AND directory=$3"
 	store.SqlDeleteFolderChildren = "DELETE FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND directory=$2"
-	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 AND name like CONCAT($4,'%')ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $5"
-	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 AND name like CONCAT($4,'%') ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $5"
+	store.SqlListExclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>$2 AND directory=$3 AND name like $4 ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $5"
+	store.SqlListInclusive = "SELECT NAME, meta FROM filemeta WHERE dirhash=$1 AND name>=$2 AND directory=$3 AND name like $4 ORDER BY NAME ASC LIMIT $5"
 
 	sqlUrl := fmt.Sprintf(CONNECTION_URL_PATTERN, hostname, port, user, sslmode)
 	if password != "" {