diff --git a/src/cluster_client.cpp b/src/cluster_client.cpp
index dd523166..050f55be 100644
--- a/src/cluster_client.cpp
+++ b/src/cluster_client.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ cluster_client_t::cluster_client_t(ring_loop_t *ringloop, timerfd_manager_t *tfd
     st_cli.tfd = tfd;
     st_cli.on_load_config_hook = [this](json11::Json::object & cfg) { on_load_config_hook(cfg); };
     st_cli.on_change_osd_state_hook = [this](uint64_t peer_osd) { on_change_osd_state_hook(peer_osd); };
-    st_cli.on_change_hook = [this](json11::Json::object & changes) { on_change_hook(changes); };
+    st_cli.on_change_hook = [this](std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> & changes) { on_change_hook(changes); };
     st_cli.on_load_pgs_hook = [this](bool success) { on_load_pgs_hook(success); };
 
     st_cli.parse_config(config);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void cluster_client_t::on_load_pgs_hook(bool success)
     continue_ops();
 }
 
-void cluster_client_t::on_change_hook(json11::Json::object & changes)
+void cluster_client_t::on_change_hook(std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> & changes)
 {
     for (auto pool_item: st_cli.pool_config)
     {
diff --git a/src/cluster_client.h b/src/cluster_client.h
index 70439d56..14b0d474 100644
--- a/src/cluster_client.h
+++ b/src/cluster_client.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ protected:
     void flush_buffer(const object_id & oid, cluster_buffer_t *wr);
     void on_load_config_hook(json11::Json::object & config);
     void on_load_pgs_hook(bool success);
-    void on_change_hook(json11::Json::object & changes);
+    void on_change_hook(std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> & changes);
     void on_change_osd_state_hook(uint64_t peer_osd);
     int continue_rw(cluster_op_t *op);
     void slice_rw(cluster_op_t *op);
diff --git a/src/etcd_state_client.cpp b/src/etcd_state_client.cpp
index bd9fbb79..8d9cc5d4 100644
--- a/src/etcd_state_client.cpp
+++ b/src/etcd_state_client.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ etcd_state_client_t::~etcd_state_client_t()
 }
 
 #ifndef __MOCK__
-json_kv_t etcd_state_client_t::parse_etcd_kv(const json11::Json & kv_json)
+etcd_kv_t etcd_state_client_t::parse_etcd_kv(const json11::Json & kv_json)
 {
-    json_kv_t kv;
+    etcd_kv_t kv;
     kv.key = base64_decode(kv_json["key"].string_value());
     std::string json_err, json_text = base64_decode(kv_json["value"].string_value());
     kv.value = json_text == "" ? json11::Json() : json11::Json::parse(json_text, json_err);
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ json_kv_t etcd_state_client_t::parse_etcd_kv(const json11::Json & kv_json)
         printf("Bad JSON in etcd key %s: %s (value: %s)\n", kv.key.c_str(), json_err.c_str(), json_text.c_str());
         kv.key = "";
     }
+    else
+        kv.mod_revision = kv_json["mod_revision"].uint64_value();
     return kv;
 }
 
@@ -150,22 +152,22 @@ void etcd_state_client_t::start_etcd_watcher()
                     etcd_watch_revision = data["result"]["header"]["revision"].uint64_value();
                 }
                 // First gather all changes into a hash to remove multiple overwrites
-                json11::Json::object changes;
+                std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> changes;
                 for (auto & ev: data["result"]["events"].array_items())
                 {
                     auto kv = parse_etcd_kv(ev["kv"]);
                     if (kv.key != "")
                     {
-                        changes[kv.key] = kv.value;
+                        changes[kv.key] = kv;
                     }
                 }
                 for (auto & kv: changes)
                 {
                     if (this->log_level > 3)
                     {
-                        printf("Incoming event: %s -> %s\n", kv.first.c_str(), kv.second.dump().c_str());
+                        printf("Incoming event: %s -> %s\n", kv.first.c_str(), kv.second.value.dump().c_str());
                     }
-                    parse_state(kv.first, kv.second);
+                    parse_state(kv.second);
                 }
                 // React to changes
                 if (on_change_hook != NULL)
@@ -332,7 +334,7 @@ void etcd_state_client_t::load_pgs()
             for (auto & kv_json: res["response_range"]["kvs"].array_items())
             {
                 auto kv = parse_etcd_kv(kv_json);
-                parse_state(kv.key, kv.value);
+                parse_state(kv);
             }
         }
         on_load_pgs_hook(true);
@@ -355,13 +357,10 @@ void etcd_state_client_t::load_pgs()
 }
 #endif
 
-void etcd_state_client_t::parse_state(const json_kv_t & kv)
-{
-    parse_state(kv.key, kv.value);
-}
-
-void etcd_state_client_t::parse_state(const std::string & key, const json11::Json & value)
+void etcd_state_client_t::parse_state(const etcd_kv_t & kv)
 {
+    const std::string & key = kv.key;
+    const json11::Json & value = kv.value;
     if (key == etcd_prefix+"/config/pools")
     {
         for (auto & pool_item: this->pool_config)
@@ -712,6 +711,7 @@ void etcd_state_client_t::parse_state(const std::string & key, const json11::Jso
                     .size = value["size"].uint64_value(),
                     .parent_id = parent_inode_num,
                     .readonly = value["readonly"].bool_value(),
+                    .mod_revision = kv.mod_revision,
                 };
                 this->inode_config[inode_num] = cfg;
                 if (cfg.name != "")
diff --git a/src/etcd_state_client.h b/src/etcd_state_client.h
index b554993c..7e0a9570 100644
--- a/src/etcd_state_client.h
+++ b/src/etcd_state_client.h
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE 128*1024
 
-struct json_kv_t
+struct etcd_kv_t
 {
     std::string key;
     json11::Json value;
+    uint64_t mod_revision;
 };
 
 struct pg_config_t
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ struct inode_config_t
     uint64_t size;
     inode_t parent_id;
     bool readonly;
+    // Change revision of the metadata in etcd
+    uint64_t mod_revision;
 };
 
 struct inode_watch_t
@@ -89,21 +92,20 @@ public:
     std::map<inode_t, inode_config_t> inode_config;
     std::map<std::string, inode_t> inode_by_name;
 
-    std::function<void(json11::Json::object &)> on_change_hook;
+    std::function<void(std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> &)> on_change_hook;
     std::function<void(json11::Json::object &)> on_load_config_hook;
     std::function<json11::Json()> load_pgs_checks_hook;
     std::function<void(bool)> on_load_pgs_hook;
     std::function<void(pool_id_t, pg_num_t)> on_change_pg_history_hook;
     std::function<void(osd_num_t)> on_change_osd_state_hook;
 
-    json_kv_t parse_etcd_kv(const json11::Json & kv_json);
+    etcd_kv_t parse_etcd_kv(const json11::Json & kv_json);
     void etcd_call(std::string api, json11::Json payload, int timeout, std::function<void(std::string, json11::Json)> callback);
     void etcd_txn(json11::Json txn, int timeout, std::function<void(std::string, json11::Json)> callback);
     void start_etcd_watcher();
     void load_global_config();
     void load_pgs();
-    void parse_state(const json_kv_t & kv);
-    void parse_state(const std::string & key, const json11::Json & value);
+    void parse_state(const etcd_kv_t & kv);
     void parse_config(json11::Json & config);
     inode_watch_t* watch_inode(std::string name);
     void close_watch(inode_watch_t* watch);
diff --git a/src/osd.h b/src/osd.h
index 817b721e..749ab0cd 100644
--- a/src/osd.h
+++ b/src/osd.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ class osd_t
     void init_cluster();
     void on_change_osd_state_hook(osd_num_t peer_osd);
     void on_change_pg_history_hook(pool_id_t pool_id, pg_num_t pg_num);
-    void on_change_etcd_state_hook(json11::Json::object & changes);
+    void on_change_etcd_state_hook(std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> & changes);
     void on_load_config_hook(json11::Json::object & changes);
     json11::Json on_load_pgs_checks_hook();
     void on_load_pgs_hook(bool success);
diff --git a/src/osd_cluster.cpp b/src/osd_cluster.cpp
index ec8c0140..a2fc4c8f 100644
--- a/src/osd_cluster.cpp
+++ b/src/osd_cluster.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void osd_t::init_cluster()
         st_cli.log_level = log_level;
         st_cli.on_change_osd_state_hook = [this](osd_num_t peer_osd) { on_change_osd_state_hook(peer_osd); };
         st_cli.on_change_pg_history_hook = [this](pool_id_t pool_id, pg_num_t pg_num) { on_change_pg_history_hook(pool_id, pg_num); };
-        st_cli.on_change_hook = [this](json11::Json::object & changes) { on_change_etcd_state_hook(changes); };
+        st_cli.on_change_hook = [this](std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> & changes) { on_change_etcd_state_hook(changes); };
         st_cli.on_load_config_hook = [this](json11::Json::object & cfg) { on_load_config_hook(cfg); };
         st_cli.load_pgs_checks_hook = [this]() { return on_load_pgs_checks_hook(); };
         st_cli.on_load_pgs_hook = [this](bool success) { on_load_pgs_hook(success); };
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void osd_t::on_change_osd_state_hook(osd_num_t peer_osd)
     }
 }
 
-void osd_t::on_change_etcd_state_hook(json11::Json::object & changes)
+void osd_t::on_change_etcd_state_hook(std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> & changes)
 {
     // FIXME apply config changes in runtime (maybe, some)
     if (run_primary)
diff --git a/src/test_cluster_client.cpp b/src/test_cluster_client.cpp
index 5541634c..61ab20dc 100644
--- a/src/test_cluster_client.cpp
+++ b/src/test_cluster_client.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 void configure_single_pg_pool(cluster_client_t *cli)
 {
     cli->st_cli.on_load_pgs_hook(true);
-    cli->st_cli.parse_state((json_kv_t){
+    cli->st_cli.parse_state((etcd_kv_t){
         .key = "/config/pools",
         .value = json11::Json::object {
             { "1", json11::Json::object {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void configure_single_pg_pool(cluster_client_t *cli)
             } }
         },
     });
-    cli->st_cli.parse_state((json_kv_t){
+    cli->st_cli.parse_state((etcd_kv_t){
         .key = "/config/pgs",
         .value = json11::Json::object {
             { "items", json11::Json::object {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void configure_single_pg_pool(cluster_client_t *cli)
             } }
         },
     });
-    cli->st_cli.parse_state((json_kv_t){
+    cli->st_cli.parse_state((etcd_kv_t){
         .key = "/pg/state/1/1",
         .value = json11::Json::object {
             { "peers", json11::Json::array { 1, 2 } },
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void configure_single_pg_pool(cluster_client_t *cli)
             { "state", json11::Json::array { "active" } },
         },
     });
-    json11::Json::object changes;
+    std::map<std::string, etcd_kv_t> changes;
     cli->st_cli.on_change_hook(changes);
 }