diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_upload.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_upload.go
index f53256c37..cef2198aa 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_upload.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_upload.go
@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -110,9 +114,33 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierUpload) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writ
 
 func doVolumeTierUpload(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, dest string, keepLocalDatFile bool) (err error) {
 	// find volume location
-	existingLocations, found := commandEnv.MasterClient.GetLocationsClone(uint32(vid))
-	if !found {
-		return fmt.Errorf("volume %d not found", vid)
+	topoInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("collect topology info: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var existingLocations []wdclient.Location
+	eachDataNode(topoInfo, func(dc DataCenterId, rack RackId, dn *master_pb.DataNodeInfo) {
+		for _, disk := range dn.DiskInfos {
+			for _, vi := range disk.VolumeInfos {
+				if needle.VolumeId(vi.Id) == vid && (collection == "" || vi.Collection == collection) {
+					fmt.Printf("find volume %d from Url:%s, GrpcPort:%d, DC:%s\n", vid, dn.Id, dn.GrpcPort, string(dc))
+					existingLocations = append(existingLocations, wdclient.Location{
+						Url:        dn.Id,
+						PublicUrl:  dn.Id,
+						GrpcPort:   int(dn.GrpcPort),
+						DataCenter: string(dc),
+					})
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	if len(existingLocations) == 0 {
+		if collection == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("volume %d not found", vid)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("volume %d not found in collection %s", vid, collection)
 	}
 
 	err = markVolumeReplicasWritable(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, existingLocations, false, false)
@@ -135,7 +163,7 @@ func doVolumeTierUpload(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection str
 		if i == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("delete volume %d from %s\n", vid, location.Url)
+		fmt.Printf("delete volume %d from Url:%s\n", vid, location.Url)
 		err = deleteVolume(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, location.ServerAddress(), false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("deleteVolume %s volume %d: %v", location.Url, vid, err)