diff --git a/weed/filer/hbase/hbase_store.go b/weed/filer/hbase/hbase_store.go
index 2e4491515..e0d878ca7 100644
--- a/weed/filer/hbase/hbase_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/hbase/hbase_store.go
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ func (store *HbaseStore) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, dirPa
 			continue
 		}
 
-		lastFileName = fileName
-
 		value := cell.Value
 
 		if fileName == startFileName && !includeStartFile {
@@ -197,6 +195,9 @@ func (store *HbaseStore) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, dirPa
 		if limit < 0 {
 			break
 		}
+
+		lastFileName = fileName
+
 		entry := &filer.Entry{
 			FullPath: fullpath,
 		}
diff --git a/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go b/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go
index f0ae64769..ac0ad4ba6 100644
--- a/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/leveldb/leveldb_store.go
@@ -187,11 +187,11 @@ func (store *LevelDBStore) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, dir
 		if fileName == startFileName && !includeStartFile {
 			continue
 		}
-		lastFileName = fileName
 		limit--
 		if limit < 0 {
 			break
 		}
+		lastFileName = fileName
 		entry := &filer.Entry{
 			FullPath: weed_util.NewFullPath(string(dirPath), fileName),
 		}
diff --git a/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_store.go b/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_store.go
index 965721460..c76340da4 100644
--- a/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/leveldb2/leveldb2_store.go
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ func (store *LevelDB2Store) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, di
 		if fileName == startFileName && !includeStartFile {
 			continue
 		}
-		lastFileName = fileName
 		limit--
 		if limit < 0 {
 			break
 		}
+		lastFileName = fileName
 		entry := &filer.Entry{
 			FullPath: weed_util.NewFullPath(string(dirPath), fileName),
 		}
diff --git a/weed/filer/leveldb3/leveldb3_store.go b/weed/filer/leveldb3/leveldb3_store.go
index 24e00edc7..c81ea7bbe 100644
--- a/weed/filer/leveldb3/leveldb3_store.go
+++ b/weed/filer/leveldb3/leveldb3_store.go
@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ func (store *LevelDB3Store) ListDirectoryPrefixedEntries(ctx context.Context, di
 		if fileName == startFileName && !includeStartFile {
 			continue
 		}
-		lastFileName = fileName
 		limit--
 		if limit < 0 {
 			break
 		}
+		lastFileName = fileName
 		entry := &filer.Entry{
 			FullPath: weed_util.NewFullPath(string(dirPath), fileName),
 		}