diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go
index 5d3f2be62..6af06b90b 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_write.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) detectStorageOption(requestURI, qCollection, qReplication
 		DataCenter:        util.Nvl(dataCenter, fs.option.DataCenter),
 		Rack:              util.Nvl(rack, fs.option.Rack),
 		TtlSeconds:        ttlSeconds,
-		DiskType:        diskType,
+		DiskType:          util.Nvl(diskType, rule.DiskType),
 		Fsync:             fsync || rule.Fsync,
 		VolumeGrowthCount: rule.VolumeGrowthCount,
 	}
diff --git a/weed/storage/store.go b/weed/storage/store.go
index 8351ecf3b..699350392 100644
--- a/weed/storage/store.go
+++ b/weed/storage/store.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func (s *Store) addVolume(vid needle.VolumeId, collection string, needleMapKind
 				ReplicaPlacement: uint32(replicaPlacement.Byte()),
 				Version:          uint32(volume.Version()),
 				Ttl:              ttl.ToUint32(),
+				DiskType:         string(diskType),
 			}
 			return nil
 		} else {
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@ func (s *Store) MountVolume(i needle.VolumeId) error {
 				ReplicaPlacement: uint32(v.ReplicaPlacement.Byte()),
 				Version:          uint32(v.Version()),
 				Ttl:              v.Ttl.ToUint32(),
+				DiskType:         string(v.location.DiskType),
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -400,6 +402,7 @@ func (s *Store) UnmountVolume(i needle.VolumeId) error {
 		ReplicaPlacement: uint32(v.ReplicaPlacement.Byte()),
 		Version:          uint32(v.Version()),
 		Ttl:              v.Ttl.ToUint32(),
+		DiskType:         string(v.location.DiskType),
 	}
 
 	for _, location := range s.Locations {
@@ -424,6 +427,7 @@ func (s *Store) DeleteVolume(i needle.VolumeId) error {
 		ReplicaPlacement: uint32(v.ReplicaPlacement.Byte()),
 		Version:          uint32(v.Version()),
 		Ttl:              v.Ttl.ToUint32(),
+		DiskType:         string(v.location.DiskType),
 	}
 	for _, location := range s.Locations {
 		if err := location.DeleteVolume(i); err == nil {
diff --git a/weed/storage/volume_info.go b/weed/storage/volume_info.go
index 24577618e..e9ecb500a 100644
--- a/weed/storage/volume_info.go
+++ b/weed/storage/volume_info.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func NewVolumeInfoFromShort(m *master_pb.VolumeShortInformationMessage) (vi Volu
 	}
 	vi.ReplicaPlacement = rp
 	vi.Ttl = needle.LoadTTLFromUint32(m.Ttl)
+	vi.DiskType = m.DiskType
 	return vi, nil
 }