diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go
index 9805d7678..880b74d53 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_balance.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeBalance) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 	if err = balanceCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	infoAboutSimulationMode(writer, *c.parallelBalancing, "-force")
+	infoAboutSimulationMode(writer, *c.applyBalancing, "-force")
 
 	if *noLock {
 		commandEnv.noLock = true