diff --git a/weed-fs/src/pkg/replication/volume_growth.go b/weed-fs/src/pkg/replication/volume_growth.go
index 49afc741c..5747330ea 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/pkg/replication/volume_growth.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/pkg/replication/volume_growth.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type VolumeGrowth struct {
 func (vg *VolumeGrowth) GrowVolumeCopy(copyLevel int, topo topology.Topology) {
 	if copyLevel == 1 {
 		for i := 0; i <vg.copy1factor; i++ {
-			topo.RandomlyCreateOneVolume()
+			topo.RandomlyReserveOneVolume()
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/weed-fs/src/pkg/storage/volume_id.go b/weed-fs/src/pkg/storage/volume_id.go
index 952663a81..bf7396673 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/pkg/storage/volume_id.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/pkg/storage/volume_id.go
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ func NewVolumeId(vid string) (VolumeId,error) {
 func (vid *VolumeId) String() string{
   return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(*vid), 10)
 }
+func (vid *VolumeId) Next() VolumeId{
+  return VolumeId(uint32(*vid)+1)
+}
diff --git a/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/node.go b/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/node.go
index 15075e0ca..401826e04 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/node.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/node.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Node struct {
 	maxVolumeCount      int
 	parent              *Node
 	children            map[NodeId]*Node
-	isLeaf              bool
+	maxVolumeId         storage.VolumeId
 }
 
 func (n *Node) ReserveOneVolume(r int, vid storage.VolumeId) bool {
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func (n *Node) ReserveOneVolume(r int, vid storage.VolumeId) bool {
 }
 
 func (n *Node) AddVolume(v *storage.VolumeInfo) {
+  if n.maxVolumeId < v.Id {
+    n.maxVolumeId = v.Id
+  }
 	n.countVolumeCount++
 	if n.reservedVolumeCount > 0 { //if reserved
 		n.reservedVolumeCount--
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ func (n *Node) AddVolume(v *storage.VolumeInfo) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (n *Node) GetMaxVolumeId() storage.VolumeId {
+  return n.maxVolumeId
+}
+
 func (n *Node) AddNode(node *Node) {
 	n.children[node.id] = node
 	n.countVolumeCount += node.countVolumeCount
diff --git a/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/topology.go b/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/topology.go
index 05f603af3..7afa19803 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/topology.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/pkg/topology/topology.go
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ type Topology struct {
   Node
 }
 
-func (t *Topology) RandomlyCreateOneVolume() (bool,storage.VolumeId) {
+func (t *Topology) RandomlyReserveOneVolume() (bool,storage.VolumeId) {
   r := rand.Intn(t.Node.maxVolumeCount-t.Node.countVolumeCount-t.Node.reservedVolumeCount)
   vid := t.nextVolumeId()
   return t.Node.ReserveOneVolume(r,vid), vid
 }
 
 func (t *Topology) nextVolumeId() storage.VolumeId {
-	return storage.VolumeId(0)
+  vid := t.Node.GetMaxVolumeId()
+	return vid.Next()
 }