diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go
index ef5225181..cd555f2c2 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go
@@ -153,7 +153,12 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) CreateEntry(ctx context.Context, req *filer_pb.CreateEntr
 	}
 	newEntry := filer.FromPbEntry(req.Directory, req.Entry)
 	newEntry.Chunks = chunks
-	newEntry.TtlSec = so.TtlSeconds
+	// Don't apply TTL to remote entries - they're managed by remote storage
+	if newEntry.Remote == nil {
+		newEntry.TtlSec = so.TtlSeconds
+	} else {
+		newEntry.TtlSec = 0
+	}
 
 	createErr := fs.filer.CreateEntry(ctx, newEntry, req.OExcl, req.IsFromOtherCluster, req.Signatures, req.SkipCheckParentDirectory, so.MaxFileNameLength)
 
@@ -185,6 +190,11 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) UpdateEntry(ctx context.Context, req *filer_pb.UpdateEntr
 	newEntry := filer.FromPbEntry(req.Directory, req.Entry)
 	newEntry.Chunks = chunks
 
+	// Don't apply TTL to remote entries - they're managed by remote storage
+	if newEntry.Remote != nil {
+		newEntry.TtlSec = 0
+	}
+
 	if filer.EqualEntry(entry, newEntry) {
 		return &filer_pb.UpdateEntryResponse{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_remote_meta_sync.go b/weed/shell/command_remote_meta_sync.go
index d71ba1608..dc9cb9c68 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_remote_meta_sync.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_remote_meta_sync.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func pullMetadata(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, localMountedDir util
 							FileSize: uint64(remoteEntry.RemoteSize),
 							Mtime:    remoteEntry.RemoteMtime,
 							FileMode: uint32(0644),
+							TtlSec:   0, // Remote entries should not have TTL
 						},
 						RemoteEntry: remoteEntry,
 					},
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go b/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go
index 144aa079a..e9237866c 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ func doSaveRemoteEntry(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient, localDir string, exis
 	existingEntry.Attributes.FileSize = uint64(remoteEntry.RemoteSize)
 	existingEntry.Attributes.Mtime = remoteEntry.RemoteMtime
 	existingEntry.Attributes.Md5 = nil
+	existingEntry.Attributes.TtlSec = 0 // Remote entries should not have TTL
 	existingEntry.Chunks = nil
 	existingEntry.Content = nil
 	_, updateErr := client.UpdateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{