diff --git a/weed/storage/disk_location.go b/weed/storage/disk_location.go
index b7fa82197..9f61ad872 100644
--- a/weed/storage/disk_location.go
+++ b/weed/storage/disk_location.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (l *DiskLocation) loadExistingVolume(dirEntry os.DirEntry, needleMapKind Ne
 
 	// skip if ec volumes exists
 	if skipIfEcVolumesExists {
-		if util.FileExists(l.Directory + "/" + volumeName + ".ecx") {
+		if util.FileExists(l.IdxDirectory + "/" + volumeName + ".ecx") {
 			return false
 		}
 	}