diff --git a/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go b/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go
index 2c0b7203e..9992f1c22 100644
--- a/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go
+++ b/weed/mount/inode_to_path.go
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ func (i *InodeToPath) AllocateInode(path util.FullPath, unixTime int64) uint64 {
 	return inode
 }
 
-func (i *InodeToPath) GetInode(path util.FullPath) uint64 {
+func (i *InodeToPath) GetInode(path util.FullPath) (uint64, bool) {
 	if path == "/" {
-		return 1
+		return 1, true
 	}
 	i.Lock()
 	defer i.Unlock()
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (i *InodeToPath) GetInode(path util.FullPath) uint64 {
 		// glog.Fatalf("GetInode unknown inode for %s", path)
 		// this could be the parent for mount point
 	}
-	return inode
+	return inode, found
 }
 
 func (i *InodeToPath) GetPath(inode uint64) (util.FullPath, fuse.Status) {
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index de7502688..c5a1d2755 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -105,6 +105,29 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 		}, func(path util.FullPath) bool {
 			return wfs.inodeToPath.IsChildrenCached(path)
 		}, func(filePath util.FullPath, entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
+			// Find inode if it is not a deleted path
+			if inode, inode_found := wfs.inodeToPath.GetInode(filePath); inode_found {
+				// Find open file handle
+				if fh, fh_found := wfs.fhmap.FindFileHandle(inode); fh_found {
+					fhActiveLock := fh.wfs.fhLockTable.AcquireLock("invalidateFunc", fh.fh, util.ExclusiveLock)
+					defer fh.wfs.fhLockTable.ReleaseLock(fh.fh, fhActiveLock)
+
+					fh.entryLock.Lock()
+					defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()
+
+					// Recreate dirty pages
+					fh.dirtyPages.Destroy()
+					fh.dirtyPages = newPageWriter(fh, wfs.option.ChunkSizeLimit)
+
+					// Update handle entry
+					newentry, status := wfs.maybeLoadEntry(filePath)
+					if status == fuse.OK {
+						if fh.GetEntry() != newentry {
+							fh.SetEntry(newentry)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		})
 	grace.OnInterrupt(func() {
 		wfs.metaCache.Shutdown()
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go
index 74e16d43f..762a9b8de 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_file_sync.go
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ func (wfs *WFS) doFlush(fh *FileHandle, uid, gid uint32) fuse.Status {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fhActiveLock := fh.wfs.fhLockTable.AcquireLock("doFlush", fh.fh, util.ExclusiveLock)
-	defer fh.wfs.fhLockTable.ReleaseLock(fh.fh, fhActiveLock)
-
 	if !fh.dirtyMetadata {
 		return fuse.OK
 	}
@@ -115,6 +112,9 @@ func (wfs *WFS) doFlush(fh *FileHandle, uid, gid uint32) fuse.Status {
 		return fuse.Status(syscall.ENOSPC)
 	}
 
+	fhActiveLock := fh.wfs.fhLockTable.AcquireLock("doFlush", fh.fh, util.ExclusiveLock)
+	defer fh.wfs.fhLockTable.ReleaseLock(fh.fh, fhActiveLock)
+
 	err := wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		fh.entryLock.Lock()
 		defer fh.entryLock.Unlock()