diff --git a/weed/storage/needle_map_memory.go b/weed/storage/needle_map_memory.go
index c75514a31..c00c75010 100644
--- a/weed/storage/needle_map_memory.go
+++ b/weed/storage/needle_map_memory.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func LoadCompactNeedleMap(file *os.File) (*NeedleMap, error) {
 func doLoading(file *os.File, nm *NeedleMap) (*NeedleMap, error) {
 	e := idx.WalkIndexFile(file, 0, func(key NeedleId, offset Offset, size Size) error {
 		nm.MaybeSetMaxFileKey(key)
-		if !offset.IsZero() && size.IsValid() {
+		if !offset.IsZero() && !size.IsDeleted() {
 			nm.FileCounter++
 			nm.FileByteCounter = nm.FileByteCounter + uint64(size)
 			oldOffset, oldSize := nm.m.Set(NeedleId(key), offset, size)
diff --git a/weed/storage/volume_write.go b/weed/storage/volume_write.go
index 2dc94851c..8cb00bc15 100644
--- a/weed/storage/volume_write.go
+++ b/weed/storage/volume_write.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (v *Volume) doDeleteRequest(n *needle.Needle) (Size, error) {
 	glog.V(4).Infof("delete needle %s", needle.NewFileIdFromNeedle(v.Id, n).String())
 	nv, ok := v.nm.Get(n.Id)
 	// fmt.Println("key", n.Id, "volume offset", nv.Offset, "data_size", n.Size, "cached size", nv.Size)
-	if ok && nv.Size.IsValid() {
+	if ok && !nv.Size.IsDeleted() {
 		var offset uint64
 		var err error
 		size := nv.Size