diff --git a/weed/filer/elastic/v7/elastic_store.go b/weed/filer/elastic/v7/elastic_store.go
index b0eff7c5d..c7c510205 100644
--- a/weed/filer/elastic/v7/elastic_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/elastic/v7/elastic_store.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func (store *ElasticStore) listDirectoryEntries(
 				}
 
 				if !resEachEntryFunc {
-					break
+					return lastFileName, nil
 				}
 
 				lastFileName = fileName