diff --git a/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go b/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go
index 2131c5649..a4dfac67c 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func prepareDataToRecover(commandEnv *CommandEnv, rebuilder *EcNode, collection
 					Collection:     collection,
 					ShardIds:       []uint32{uint32(shardId)},
 					CopyEcxFile:    needEcxFile,
-					CopyEcjFile:    needEcxFile,
+					CopyEcjFile:    true,
 					CopyVifFile:    needEcxFile,
 					SourceDataNode: ecNodes[0].info.Id,
 				})