diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_io.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_io.go
index 8ecf5039f..7039b14ec 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_io.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_io.go
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ import (
 	 * @param fi file information
 */
 func (wfs *WFS) Open(cancel <-chan struct{}, in *fuse.OpenIn, out *fuse.OpenOut) (status fuse.Status) {
-	fileHandle, code := wfs.AcquireHandle(in.NodeId, in.Uid, in.Gid)
-	if code == fuse.OK {
+	var fileHandle *FileHandle
+	fileHandle, status = wfs.AcquireHandle(in.NodeId, in.Uid, in.Gid)
+	if status == fuse.OK {
 		out.Fh = uint64(fileHandle.fh)
 		// TODO https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/blob/master/include/fuse_common.h#L64
 	}
-	return code
+	return status
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
index 3e085df37..18bfe07f2 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_filehandle.go
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 package mount
 
-import "github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2/fuse"
+import (
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/hanwen/go-fuse/v2/fuse"
+)
 
-func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(inode uint64, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHandle, code fuse.Status) {
-	_, _, entry, status := wfs.maybeReadEntry(inode)
+func (wfs *WFS) AcquireHandle(inode uint64, uid, gid uint32) (fileHandle *FileHandle, status fuse.Status) {
+	var entry *filer_pb.Entry
+	_, _, entry, status = wfs.maybeReadEntry(inode)
 	if status == fuse.OK {
 		fileHandle = wfs.fhmap.AcquireFileHandle(wfs, inode, entry)
 		fileHandle.entry = entry