diff --git a/weed/filesys/dirty_page_interval.go b/weed/filesys/dirty_page_interval.go
index afa2755ed..f143fe3e4 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dirty_page_interval.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dirty_page_interval.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package filesys
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
+
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
 type IntervalNode struct {
@@ -200,10 +202,13 @@ func (c *ContinuousIntervals) ReadDataAt(data []byte, startOffset int64) (maxSto
 func (l *IntervalLinkedList) ToReader() io.Reader {
 	var readers []io.Reader
 	t := l.Head
-	readers = append(readers, bytes.NewReader(t.Data))
+	readers = append(readers, util.NewBytesReader(t.Data))
 	for t.Next != nil {
 		t = t.Next
 		readers = append(readers, bytes.NewReader(t.Data))
 	}
+	if len(readers) == 1 {
+		return readers[0]
+	}
 	return io.MultiReader(readers...)
 }
diff --git a/weed/operation/upload_content.go b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
index e9002d09d..9eb05f6e1 100644
--- a/weed/operation/upload_content.go
+++ b/weed/operation/upload_content.go
@@ -76,10 +76,15 @@ func Upload(uploadUrl string, filename string, cipher bool, reader io.Reader, is
 }
 
 func doUpload(uploadUrl string, filename string, cipher bool, reader io.Reader, isInputCompressed bool, mtype string, pairMap map[string]string, jwt security.EncodedJwt) (uploadResult *UploadResult, err error, data []byte) {
-	data, err = ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("read input: %v", err)
-		return
+	bytesReader, ok := reader.(*util.BytesReader)
+	if ok {
+		data = bytesReader.Bytes
+	} else {
+		data, err = ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("read input: %v", err)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	uploadResult, uploadErr := retriedUploadData(uploadUrl, filename, cipher, data, isInputCompressed, mtype, pairMap, jwt)
 	return uploadResult, uploadErr, data
diff --git a/weed/util/bytes.go b/weed/util/bytes.go
index 67e6876fa..c2a4df108 100644
--- a/weed/util/bytes.go
+++ b/weed/util/bytes.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package util
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
@@ -148,3 +149,15 @@ func RandomBytes(byteCount int) []byte {
 	rand.Read(buf)
 	return buf
 }
+
+type BytesReader struct {
+	Bytes []byte
+	*bytes.Reader
+}
+
+func NewBytesReader(b []byte) *BytesReader {
+	return &BytesReader{
+		Bytes:  b,
+		Reader: bytes.NewReader(b),
+	}
+}