diff --git a/src/cluster_client.cpp b/src/cluster_client.cpp
index 7cf6419a..9dc098da 100644
--- a/src/cluster_client.cpp
+++ b/src/cluster_client.cpp
@@ -695,13 +695,16 @@ resume_3:
             // Check parent inode
             auto ino_it = st_cli.inode_config.find(op->cur_inode);
             while (ino_it != st_cli.inode_config.end() && ino_it->second.parent_id &&
-                INODE_POOL(ino_it->second.parent_id) == INODE_POOL(op->cur_inode))
+                INODE_POOL(ino_it->second.parent_id) == INODE_POOL(op->cur_inode) &&
+                // Check for loops
+                ino_it->second.parent_id != op->inode)
             {
                 // Skip parents from the same pool
                 ino_it = st_cli.inode_config.find(ino_it->second.parent_id);
             }
             if (ino_it != st_cli.inode_config.end() &&
-                ino_it->second.parent_id)
+                ino_it->second.parent_id &&
+                ino_it->second.parent_id != op->inode)
             {
                 // Continue reading from the parent inode
                 op->cur_inode = ino_it->second.parent_id;
diff --git a/src/osd_primary.cpp b/src/osd_primary.cpp
index 52c463bb..edc7c387 100644
--- a/src/osd_primary.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_primary.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ bool osd_t::prepare_primary_rw(osd_op_t *cur_op)
         }
         // Find parents from the same pool. Optimized reads only work within pools
         while (inode_it != st_cli.inode_config.end() && inode_it->second.parent_id &&
-            INODE_POOL(inode_it->second.parent_id) == pg_it->second.pool_id)
+            INODE_POOL(inode_it->second.parent_id) == pg_it->second.pool_id &&
+            // Check for loops
+            inode_it->second.parent_id != cur_op->req.rw.inode)
         {
             chain_size++;
             inode_it = st_cli.inode_config.find(inode_it->second.parent_id);
@@ -123,7 +125,10 @@ bool osd_t::prepare_primary_rw(osd_op_t *cur_op)
         int chain_num = 0;
         op_data->read_chain[chain_num++] = cur_op->req.rw.inode;
         auto inode_it = st_cli.inode_config.find(cur_op->req.rw.inode);
-        while (inode_it != st_cli.inode_config.end() && inode_it->second.parent_id)
+        while (inode_it != st_cli.inode_config.end() && inode_it->second.parent_id &&
+            INODE_POOL(inode_it->second.parent_id) == pg_it->second.pool_id &&
+            // Check for loops
+            inode_it->second.parent_id != cur_op->req.rw.inode)
         {
             op_data->read_chain[chain_num++] = inode_it->second.parent_id;
             inode_it = st_cli.inode_config.find(inode_it->second.parent_id);