diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 35ee09f2d..9f23a1132 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fus
 		dir.attributes.Mtime = req.Mtime.Unix()
 	}
 
+	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
+
 	parentDir, name := filer2.FullPath(dir.Path).DirAndName()
 	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -355,8 +357,6 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *fus
 			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
-		dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
-
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index 0a0090e3d..2d4be3c80 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ func (file *File) Setattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetattrRequest, resp *f
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
+
 	return file.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{