diff --git a/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go b/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go
index ff20f06c2..8cae55d90 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filer_client_util.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func ReadDirAllEntries(ctx context.Context, filerClient FilerClient, fullDirPath
 
 	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
-		paginationLimit := 1024
+		paginationLimit := 1024 * 256
 
 		lastEntryName := ""
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index 7c86473cd..7c19cbe1d 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) ReadDirAll(ctx context.Context) (ret []fuse.Dirent, err error) {
 
 	err = dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(ctx, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
-		paginationLimit := 1024
+		paginationLimit := 1024 * 256
 		remaining := dir.wfs.option.DirListingLimit
 
 		lastEntryName := ""
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go
index feab11c79..b0163ea10 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) ListEntries(ctx context.Context, req *filer_pb.ListEntrie
 		limit = fs.option.DirListingLimit
 	}
 
-	paginationLimit := 1024
+	paginationLimit := 1024 * 256
 	if limit < paginationLimit {
 		paginationLimit = limit
 	}