diff --git a/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go b/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go
index 7e80991f4..20d529239 100644
--- a/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go
+++ b/weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_subscribe.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) Subscribe(stream messaging_pb.SeaweedMessaging_Subs
 			lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, processedTsNs)
 		}
 
-		lastReadTime, err = lock.logBuffer.LoopProcessLogData("broker", lastReadTime, func() bool {
+		lastReadTime, _, err = lock.logBuffer.LoopProcessLogData("broker", lastReadTime, 0, func() bool {
 			lock.Mutex.Lock()
 			lock.cond.Wait()
 			lock.Mutex.Unlock()
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
index 3688ae047..0540400a3 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_grpc_server_sub_meta.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest,
 
 		glog.V(4).Infof("read in memory %v aggregated subscribe %s from %+v", clientName, req.PathPrefix, lastReadTime)
 
-		lastReadTime, readInMemoryLogErr = fs.filer.MetaAggregator.MetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData("aggMeta:"+clientName, lastReadTime, func() bool {
+		lastReadTime, isDone, readInMemoryLogErr = fs.filer.MetaAggregator.MetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData("aggMeta:"+clientName, lastReadTime, req.UntilNs, func() bool {
 			fs.filer.MetaAggregator.ListenersLock.Lock()
 			fs.filer.MetaAggregator.ListenersCond.Wait()
 			fs.filer.MetaAggregator.ListenersLock.Unlock()
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest,
 				break
 			}
 		}
+		if isDone {
+			return nil
+		}
 
 		time.Sleep(1127 * time.Millisecond)
 	}
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeLocalMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataReq
 
 		glog.V(0).Infof("read in memory %v local subscribe %s from %+v", clientName, req.PathPrefix, lastReadTime)
 
-		lastReadTime, readInMemoryLogErr = fs.filer.LocalMetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData("localMeta:"+clientName, lastReadTime, func() bool {
+		lastReadTime, isDone, readInMemoryLogErr = fs.filer.LocalMetaLogBuffer.LoopProcessLogData("localMeta:"+clientName, lastReadTime, req.UntilNs, func() bool {
 			fs.listenersLock.Lock()
 			fs.listenersCond.Wait()
 			fs.listenersLock.Unlock()
@@ -142,6 +145,9 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) SubscribeLocalMetadata(req *filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataReq
 				break
 			}
 		}
+		if isDone {
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	return readInMemoryLogErr
diff --git a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go
index 7dcfe5f52..915b93bf4 100644
--- a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go
+++ b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_buffer_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestNewLogBufferFirstBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	receivedmessageCount := 0
-	lb.LoopProcessLogData("test", startTime, func() bool {
+	lb.LoopProcessLogData("test", startTime, 0, func() bool {
 		// stop if no more messages
 		return false
 	}, func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) error {
diff --git a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read.go b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read.go
index 5a8e47070..36854cb74 100644
--- a/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read.go
+++ b/weed/util/log_buffer/log_read.go
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ var (
 	ResumeFromDiskError = fmt.Errorf("resumeFromDisk")
 )
 
-func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) LoopProcessLogData(readerName string, startTreadTime time.Time, waitForDataFn func() bool, eachLogDataFn func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) error) (lastReadTime time.Time, err error) {
+func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) LoopProcessLogData(readerName string, startReadTime time.Time, stopTsNs int64,
+	waitForDataFn func() bool, eachLogDataFn func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) error) (lastReadTime time.Time, isDone bool, err error) {
 	// loop through all messages
 	var bytesBuf *bytes.Buffer
-	lastReadTime = startTreadTime
+	lastReadTime = startReadTime
 	defer func() {
 		if bytesBuf != nil {
 			logBuffer.ReleaseMemory(bytesBuf)
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) LoopProcessLogData(readerName string, startTreadTime
 		bytesBuf, err = logBuffer.ReadFromBuffer(lastReadTime)
 		if err == ResumeFromDiskError {
 			time.Sleep(1127 * time.Millisecond)
-			return lastReadTime, ResumeFromDiskError
+			return lastReadTime, isDone, ResumeFromDiskError
 		}
 		// glog.V(4).Infof("%s ReadFromBuffer by %v", readerName, lastReadTime)
 		if bytesBuf == nil {
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) LoopProcessLogData(readerName string, startTreadTime
 		// fmt.Printf("ReadFromBuffer %s by %v size %d\n", readerName, lastReadTime, len(buf))
 
 		batchSize := 0
-		var startReadTime time.Time
 
 		for pos := 0; pos+4 < len(buf); {
 
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ func (logBuffer *LogBuffer) LoopProcessLogData(readerName string, startTreadTime
 				pos += 4 + int(size)
 				continue
 			}
-			lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, logEntry.TsNs)
-			if startReadTime.IsZero() {
-				startReadTime = lastReadTime
+			if stopTsNs != 0 && logEntry.TsNs > stopTsNs {
+				isDone = true
+				return
 			}
+			lastReadTime = time.Unix(0, logEntry.TsNs)
 
 			if err = eachLogDataFn(logEntry); err != nil {
 				return