diff --git a/src/core/index.rs b/src/core/index.rs
index 12ef5e37f..4f93650ba 100644
--- a/src/core/index.rs
+++ b/src/core/index.rs
@@ -35,12 +35,21 @@ fn load_metas(
     inventory: &SegmentMetaInventory,
 ) -> crate::Result<IndexMeta> {
     let meta_data = directory.atomic_read(&META_FILEPATH)?;
-    let meta_string = String::from_utf8_lossy(&meta_data);
+    let meta_string = String::from_utf8(meta_data).map_err(|_utf8_err| {
+        error!("Meta data is not valid utf8.");
+        DataCorruption::new(
+            META_FILEPATH.to_path_buf(),
+            format!("Meta file does not contain valid utf8 file."),
+        )
+    })?;
     IndexMeta::deserialize(&meta_string, &inventory)
         .map_err(|e| {
             DataCorruption::new(
                 META_FILEPATH.to_path_buf(),
-                format!("Meta file cannot be deserialized. {:?}.", e),
+                format!(
+                    "Meta file cannot be deserialized. {:?}. Content: {:?}",
+                    e, meta_string
+                ),
             )
         })
         .map_err(From::from)
diff --git a/src/directory/ram_directory.rs b/src/directory/ram_directory.rs
index b3c4d05e5..f5ddcd955 100644
--- a/src/directory/ram_directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory/ram_directory.rs
@@ -226,13 +226,9 @@ impl Directory for RAMDirectory {
         )));
         let path_buf = PathBuf::from(path);
 
-        // Reserve the path to prevent calls to .write() to succeed.
-        self.fs.write().unwrap().write(path_buf.clone(), &[]);
+        self.fs.write().unwrap().write(path_buf, data);
 
-        let mut vec_writer = VecWriter::new(path_buf, self.clone());
-        vec_writer.write_all(data)?;
-        vec_writer.flush()?;
-        if path == Path::new(&*META_FILEPATH) {
+        if path == *META_FILEPATH {
             let _ = self.fs.write().unwrap().watch_router.broadcast();
         }
         Ok(())