diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index fb3f152..9264c7e 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -653,22 +653,31 @@ out:
 
 static int hyper_cmd_write_file(char *json, int length)
 {
-	struct hyper_writter writter;
+	struct file_command cmd;
 	struct hyper_container *c;
 	struct hyper_pod *pod = &global_pod;
 	int pipe[2] = {-1, -1};
 	int pid, mntns = -1, fd;
-	int len = 0, size, ret = -1;
+	int datalen, len = 0, size, ret = -1;
+	char *data = NULL;
 
 	fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", __func__);
 
-	if (hyper_parse_write_file(&writter, json, length) < 0) {
+	// TODO: send the data via hyperstream rather than append it at the end of the command
+	data = strchr(json, '}');
+	if (data == NULL) {
+		goto out;
+	}
+	data++;
+	datalen = length - (data - json);
+	length = data - json;
+	if (hyper_parse_file_command(&cmd, json, length) < 0) {
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	c = hyper_find_container(pod, writter.id);
+	c = hyper_find_container(pod, cmd.id);
 	if (c == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "can not find container whose id is %s\n", writter.id);
+		fprintf(stderr, "can not find container whose id is %s\n", cmd.id);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -705,16 +714,16 @@ static int hyper_cmd_write_file(char *json, int length)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	fprintf(stdout, "write file %s, data len %d\n", writter.file, writter.len);
+	fprintf(stdout, "write file %s, data len %d\n", cmd.file, datalen);
 
-	fd = open(writter.file, O_CREAT| O_TRUNC| O_WRONLY, 0644);
+	fd = open(cmd.file, O_CREAT| O_TRUNC| O_WRONLY, 0644);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		perror("fail to open target file");
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	while(len < writter.len) {
-		size = write(fd, writter.data + len, writter.len - len);
+	while(len < datalen) {
+		size = write(fd, data + len, datalen - len);
 
 		if (size < 0) {
 			if (errno == EINTR)
@@ -733,9 +742,8 @@ exit:
 out:
 	close(pipe[0]);
 	close(pipe[1]);
-	free(writter.id);
-	free(writter.file);
-	free(writter.data);
+	free(cmd.id);
+	free(cmd.file);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index f2e2a62..64d614a 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -1333,79 +1333,6 @@ fail:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-int hyper_parse_write_file(struct hyper_writter *writter, char *json, int length)
-{
-	int i, n, ret = -1;
-
-	jsmn_parser p;
-	int toks_num = 10;
-	jsmntok_t *toks = NULL;
-
-	memset(writter, 0, sizeof(*writter));
-
-	toks = calloc(toks_num, sizeof(jsmntok_t));
-	if (toks == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "fail to allocate tokens for write file cmd\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	jsmn_init(&p);
-	n = jsmn_parse(&p, json, length,  toks, toks_num);
-	/* Must be json first */
-	if (n <= 0) {
-		fprintf(stdout, "jsmn parse failed, n is %d\n", n);
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	writter->len = length - toks[0].end;
-	writter->data = malloc(writter->len);
-
-	if (writter->data == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "fail to allocate memory for writter data\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	memcpy(writter->data, json + toks[0].end, writter->len);
-	fprintf(stdout, "writefile get data len %d %s\n", writter->len, writter->data);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		jsmntok_t *t = &toks[i];
-
-		if (t->type != JSMN_STRING)
-			continue;
-
-		if (i++ == n)
-			goto fail;
-
-		if (json_token_streq(json, t, "container")) {
-			writter->id = (json_token_str(json, &toks[i]));
-			fprintf(stdout, "writefile get container %s\n", writter->id);
-		} else if (json_token_streq(json, t, "file")) {
-			writter->file = (json_token_str(json, &toks[i]));
-			fprintf(stdout, "writefile get file %s\n", writter->file);
-		} else {
-			fprintf(stderr, "get unknown section %s in writefile\n",
-				json_token_str(json, t));
-			goto fail;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (writter->id == NULL || writter->file == NULL) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "writefile format incorrect\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	ret = 0;
-out:
-	free(toks);
-	return ret;
-fail:
-	free(writter->id);
-	free(writter->file);
-	free(writter->data);
-	goto out;
-}
-
 int hyper_parse_file_command(struct file_command *cmd, char *json, int length)
 {
 	int i, n, ret = -1;
diff --git a/src/parse.h b/src/parse.h
index 345e5d5..381d5da 100644
--- a/src/parse.h
+++ b/src/parse.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ struct hyper_exec *hyper_parse_execcmd(char *json, int length);
 char *json_token_str(char *js, jsmntok_t *t);
 int json_token_streq(char *js, jsmntok_t *t, char *s);
 int hyper_parse_winsize(struct hyper_win_size *ws, char *json, int length);
-int hyper_parse_write_file(struct hyper_writter *writter, char *json, int length);
 int hyper_parse_file_command(struct file_command *cmd, char *json, int length);
 struct hyper_container *hyper_parse_new_container(struct hyper_pod *pod, char *json, int length);
 void hyper_free_container(struct hyper_container *c);