diff --git a/weed/filer2/filer.go b/weed/filer2/filer.go
index d8929f88f..4c3caec7e 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filer.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filer.go
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
 )
 
-const PaginationSize = 1024 * 256
+const (
+	LogFlushInterval = time.Minute
+	PaginationSize = 1024 * 256
+)
 
 var (
 	OS_UID = uint32(os.Getuid())
@@ -47,7 +50,7 @@ func NewFiler(masters []string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption,
 		GrpcDialOption:      grpcDialOption,
 		Signature:           util.RandomInt32(),
 	}
-	f.LocalMetaLogBuffer = log_buffer.NewLogBuffer(time.Minute, f.logFlushFunc, notifyFn)
+	f.LocalMetaLogBuffer = log_buffer.NewLogBuffer(LogFlushInterval, f.logFlushFunc, notifyFn)
 	f.metaLogCollection = collection
 	f.metaLogReplication = replication
 
diff --git a/weed/filer2/filer_notify.go b/weed/filer2/filer_notify.go
index 5e6d625e0..19a7e70f0 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/filer_notify.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/filer_notify.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (f *Filer) logMetaEvent(ctx context.Context, fullpath string, eventNotifica
 		return
 	}
 
-	f.LocalMetaLogBuffer.AddToBuffer([]byte(dir), data)
+	f.LocalMetaLogBuffer.AddToBuffer([]byte(dir), data, event.TsNs)
 
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (f *Filer) ReadPersistedLogBuffer(startTime time.Time, eachLogEntryFn func(
 			if lastTsNs, err = ReadEachLogEntry(chunkedFileReader, sizeBuf, startTsNs, eachLogEntryFn); err != nil {
 				chunkedFileReader.Close()
 				if err == io.EOF {
-					break
+					continue
 				}
 				return lastTsNs, fmt.Errorf("reading %s: %v", hourMinuteEntry.FullPath, err)
 			}
diff --git a/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go b/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
index 00fcf27d1..f2792bd26 100644
--- a/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
+++ b/weed/filer2/meta_aggregator.go
@@ -25,13 +25,15 @@ type MetaAggregator struct {
 	ListenersCond *sync.Cond
 }
 
+// MetaAggregator only aggregates data "on the fly". The logs are not re-persisted to disk.
+// The old data comes from what each LocalMetadata persisted on disk.
 func NewMetaAggregator(filers []string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption) *MetaAggregator {
 	t := &MetaAggregator{
 		filers:         filers,
 		grpcDialOption: grpcDialOption,
 	}
 	t.ListenersCond = sync.NewCond(&t.ListenersLock)
-	t.MetaLogBuffer = log_buffer.NewLogBuffer(time.Minute, nil, func() {
+	t.MetaLogBuffer = log_buffer.NewLogBuffer(LogFlushInterval, nil, func() {
 		t.ListenersCond.Broadcast()
 	})
 	return t
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer strin
 	var maybeReplicateMetadataChange func(*filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataResponse)
 	lastPersistTime := time.Now()
 	changesSinceLastPersist := 0
-	lastTsNs := int64(0)
+	lastTsNs := time.Now().Add(-LogFlushInterval).UnixNano()
 
 	MaxChangeLimit := 100
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self string, filer strin
 		}
 		dir := event.Directory
 		// println("received meta change", dir, "size", len(data))
-		ma.MetaLogBuffer.AddToBuffer([]byte(dir), data)
+		ma.MetaLogBuffer.AddToBuffer([]byte(dir), data, event.TsNs)
 		if maybeReplicateMetadataChange != nil {
 			maybeReplicateMetadataChange(event)
 		}
diff --git a/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_publish.go b/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_publish.go
index dc11061af..154bf8a44 100644
--- a/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_publish.go
+++ b/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_publish.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) Publish(stream messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_Publis
 			continue
 		}
 
-		tl.logBuffer.AddToBuffer(in.Data.Key, data)
+		tl.logBuffer.AddToBuffer(in.Data.Key, data, in.Data.EventTimeNs)
 
 		if in.Data.IsClose {
 			// println("server received closing")
diff --git a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer.go b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer.go
index d066014d1..e4310b5c5 100644
--- a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer.go
+++ b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewLogBuffer(flushInterval time.Duration, flushFn func(startTime, stopTime
 	return lb
 }
 
-func (m *LogBuffer) AddToBuffer(partitionKey, data []byte) {
+func (m *LogBuffer) AddToBuffer(partitionKey, data []byte, eventTsNs int64) {
 
 	m.Lock()
 	defer func() {
@@ -64,16 +64,21 @@ func (m *LogBuffer) AddToBuffer(partitionKey, data []byte) {
 	}()
 
 	// need to put the timestamp inside the lock
-	ts := time.Now()
-	tsNs := ts.UnixNano()
-	if m.lastTsNs >= tsNs {
-		// this is unlikely to happen, but just in case
-		tsNs = m.lastTsNs + 1
-		ts = time.Unix(0, tsNs)
+	var ts time.Time
+	if eventTsNs == 0 {
+		ts = time.Now()
+		eventTsNs = ts.UnixNano()
+	} else {
+		ts = time.Unix(0, eventTsNs)
 	}
-	m.lastTsNs = tsNs
+	if m.lastTsNs >= eventTsNs {
+		// this is unlikely to happen, but just in case
+		eventTsNs = m.lastTsNs + 1
+		ts = time.Unix(0, eventTsNs)
+	}
+	m.lastTsNs = eventTsNs
 	logEntry := &filer_pb.LogEntry{
-		TsNs:             tsNs,
+		TsNs:             eventTsNs,
 		PartitionKeyHash: util.HashToInt32(partitionKey),
 		Data:             data,
 	}
diff --git a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go
index f9ccc95c2..3d77afb18 100644
--- a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go
+++ b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestNewLogBufferFirstBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 	var buf = make([]byte, messageSize)
 	for i := 0; i < messageCount; i++ {
 		rand.Read(buf)
-		lb.AddToBuffer(nil, buf)
+		lb.AddToBuffer(nil, buf, 0)
 	}
 
 	receivedmessageCount := 0