diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir.go b/weed/filesys/dir.go
index d8d098df4..ae6623e07 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir.go
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
+
 	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
 
 }
@@ -359,6 +361,8 @@ func (dir *Dir) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest) e
 		return err
 	}
 
+	dir.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(dir.Path)
+
 	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
 
 }
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, resp
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return dir.saveEntry(ctx)
+	return nil
 
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/filesys/file.go b/weed/filesys/file.go
index 0dd36f350..afe78ee0f 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/file.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/file.go
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ func (file *File) Setxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SetxattrRequest) error
 		return err
 	}
 
+	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
+
 	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
 }
@@ -160,6 +162,8 @@ func (file *File) Removexattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RemovexattrRequest)
 		return err
 	}
 
+	file.wfs.listDirectoryEntriesCache.Delete(file.fullpath())
+
 	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
 
 }
@@ -176,7 +180,7 @@ func (file *File) Listxattr(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.ListxattrRequest, res
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return file.saveEntry(ctx)
+	return nil
 
 }