diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go
index a58f04283..acbc252bc 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeBalance) Help() string {
 			}
 			pick the volume server A with the lowest number of writable volumes x
 			pick the volume server B with the highest number of writable volumes y
-			if y > idealWritableVolumes and x +1 < idealWritableVolumes {
+			if y > idealWritableVolumes and x +1 <= idealWritableVolumes {
 				if B has a writable volume id v that A does not have {
 					move writable volume v from A to B
 				}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeBalance) Help() string {
 func (c *commandVolumeBalance) Do(args []string, commandEnv *commandEnv, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
 
 	balanceCommand := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
-	collection := balanceCommand.String("c", "", "collection name. use \"ALL\" for all collections")
+	collection := balanceCommand.String("c", "ALL", "collection name. use \"ALL\" for all collections")
 	applyBalancing := balanceCommand.Bool("f", false, "apply the balancing plan.")
 	if err = balanceCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -81,9 +81,25 @@ func (c *commandVolumeBalance) Do(args []string, commandEnv *commandEnv, writer
 		if len(volumeServers) < 2 {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err = balanceVolumeServers(commandEnv, volumeServers, resp.VolumeSizeLimitMb*1024*1024, *collection, *applyBalancing); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if *collection == "ALL" {
+			collections, err := ListCollectionNames(commandEnv)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, c := range collections {
+				if err = balanceVolumeServers(commandEnv, volumeServers, resp.VolumeSizeLimitMb*1024*1024, c, *applyBalancing); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			if err = balanceVolumeServers(commandEnv, volumeServers, resp.VolumeSizeLimitMb*1024*1024, "ALL", *applyBalancing); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if err = balanceVolumeServers(commandEnv, volumeServers, resp.VolumeSizeLimitMb*1024*1024, *collection, *applyBalancing); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
+
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -98,7 +114,7 @@ func balanceVolumeServers(commandEnv *commandEnv, dataNodeInfos []*master_pb.Dat
 
 	// balance writable volumes
 	for _, n := range nodes {
-		n.prepareVolumes(func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
+		n.selectVolumes(func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
 			if collection != "ALL" {
 				if v.Collection != collection {
 					return false
@@ -113,7 +129,7 @@ func balanceVolumeServers(commandEnv *commandEnv, dataNodeInfos []*master_pb.Dat
 
 	// balance readable volumes
 	for _, n := range nodes {
-		n.prepareVolumes(func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
+		n.selectVolumes(func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool {
 			if collection != "ALL" {
 				if v.Collection != collection {
 					return false
@@ -213,7 +229,7 @@ func moveVolume(commandEnv *commandEnv, v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage, f
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (node *Node) prepareVolumes(fn func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool) {
+func (node *Node) selectVolumes(fn func(v *master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage) bool) {
 	node.selectedVolumes = make(map[uint32]*master_pb.VolumeInformationMessage)
 	for _, v := range node.info.VolumeInfos {
 		if fn(v) {