diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go
index 0595ef308..7d50b7f81 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_server_evacuate.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type commandVolumeServerEvacuate struct {
 	topologyInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo
 	targetServer string
 	volumeRack   string
+	otherNodes   []*Node
 }
 
 func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) Name() string {
@@ -97,22 +98,27 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) volumeServerEvacuate(commandEnv *CommandEn
 		return err
 	}
 
-	stopchan := make(chan struct{})
-	go func() {
-		for {
-			select {
-			default:
-				if topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, topologyInfoUpdateInterval); err != nil {
-					fmt.Fprintf(writer, "update topologyInfo %v", err)
-				} else {
-					c.topologyInfo = topologyInfo
+	if applyChange {
+		stopchan := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				default:
+					if topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, topologyInfoUpdateInterval); err != nil {
+						fmt.Fprintf(writer, "update topologyInfo %v", err)
+					} else {
+						c.topologyInfo = topologyInfo
+						_, c.otherNodes = c.nodesOtherThan(
+							collectVolumeServersByDc(c.topologyInfo, ""), volumeServer)
+						fmt.Fprintf(writer, "topologyInfo updated %v\n", len(c.otherNodes))
+					}
+				case <-stopchan:
+					return
 				}
-			case <-stopchan:
-				return
 			}
-		}
-	}()
-	defer close(stopchan)
+		}()
+		defer close(stopchan)
+	}
 
 	if err := c.evacuateNormalVolumes(commandEnv, volumeServer, skipNonMoveable, applyChange, writer); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -128,7 +134,8 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) volumeServerEvacuate(commandEnv *CommandEn
 func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) evacuateNormalVolumes(commandEnv *CommandEnv, volumeServer string, skipNonMoveable, applyChange bool, writer io.Writer) error {
 	// find this volume server
 	volumeServers := collectVolumeServersByDc(c.topologyInfo, "")
-	thisNodes, otherNodes := c.nodesOtherThan(volumeServers, volumeServer)
+	var thisNodes []*Node
+	thisNodes, c.otherNodes = c.nodesOtherThan(volumeServers, volumeServer)
 	if len(thisNodes) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s is not found in this cluster", volumeServer)
 	}
@@ -138,7 +145,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) evacuateNormalVolumes(commandEnv *CommandE
 		for _, diskInfo := range thisNode.info.DiskInfos {
 			volumeReplicas, _ := collectVolumeReplicaLocations(c.topologyInfo)
 			for _, vol := range diskInfo.VolumeInfos {
-				hasMoved, err := moveAwayOneNormalVolume(commandEnv, volumeReplicas, vol, thisNode, otherNodes, applyChange)
+				hasMoved, err := moveAwayOneNormalVolume(commandEnv, volumeReplicas, vol, thisNode, c.otherNodes, applyChange)
 				if err != nil {
 					fmt.Fprintf(writer, "move away volume %d from %s: %v", vol.Id, volumeServer, err)
 				}
@@ -152,7 +159,6 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerEvacuate) evacuateNormalVolumes(commandEnv *CommandE
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
 	}
 	return nil
 }