diff --git a/weed/filer/filechunks_read.go b/weed/filer/filechunks_read.go
index b8768ed63..11b297a3c 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filechunks_read.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filechunks_read.go
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ func readResolvedChunks(chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk, startOffset int64, stopOff
 			return int(a.ts - b.ts)
 		}
 		if a.isStart {
-			return -1
+			return 1
 		}
 		if b.isStart {
-			return 1
+			return -1
 		}
 		return 0
 	})
diff --git a/weed/filer/filechunks_test.go b/weed/filer/filechunks_test.go
index b448950a9..7554b0080 100644
--- a/weed/filer/filechunks_test.go
+++ b/weed/filer/filechunks_test.go
@@ -553,3 +553,18 @@ func TestViewFromVisibleIntervals3(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestCompactFileChunks3(t *testing.T) {
+	chunks := []*filer_pb.FileChunk{
+		{Offset: 0, Size: 100, FileId: "abc", ModifiedTsNs: 50},
+		{Offset: 100, Size: 100, FileId: "ghi", ModifiedTsNs: 50},
+		{Offset: 200, Size: 100, FileId: "jkl", ModifiedTsNs: 100},
+		{Offset: 300, Size: 100, FileId: "def", ModifiedTsNs: 200},
+	}
+
+	compacted, _ := CompactFileChunks(nil, chunks)
+
+	if len(compacted) != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected compacted: %d", len(compacted))
+	}
+}