diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go
index 574579c34..ee3cf5fcd 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv,
 
 	handleDeprecatedForceFlag(writer, volFixReplicationCommand, applyChangesAlias, applyChanges)
 	infoAboutSimulationMode(writer, *applyChanges, "-apply")
-	commandEnv.noLock = !*applyChanges
+	commandEnv.noLock = commandEnv.noLock || !*applyChanges
 
 	if err = commandEnv.confirmIsLocked(args); *applyChanges && err != nil {
 		return