diff --git a/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go b/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go
index 7db23fae1..5c7d5572c 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) VolumeCopy(ctx context.Context, req *volume_server_pb.Vo
 		return nil
 	})
 
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if volumeFileName == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not found volume %d file", req.VolumeId)
+	}
+
 	idxFileName = volumeFileName + ".idx"
 	datFileName = volumeFileName + ".dat"
 
@@ -93,10 +100,6 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) VolumeCopy(ctx context.Context, req *volume_server_pb.Vo
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if err != nil && volumeFileName != "" {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	if err = checkCopyFiles(volFileInfoResp, idxFileName, datFileName); err != nil { // added by panyc16
 		return nil, err
 	}