diff --git a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go
index f9973f436..5b6503a55 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/meta_cache/meta_cache_subscribe.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func SubscribeMetaEvents(mc *MetaCache, selfSignature int32, client filer_pb.Fil
 				}
 
 				if err := processEventFn(resp); err != nil {
-					glog.Fatalf("process %v: %v", resp, err)
+					return err
 				}
 				lastTsNs = resp.TsNs
 			}