diff --git a/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs b/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
index 26e2a89ec..ab4577acc 100644
--- a/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
+++ b/seaweed-volume/src/server/grpc_server.rs
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ impl VolumeServer for VolumeGrpcService {
             }
         }
         store
-            .delete_volume(vid, false)
+            .delete_volume(vid, req.only_empty)
             .map_err(|e| Status::internal(e.to_string()))?;
         Ok(Response::new(volume_server_pb::VolumeDeleteResponse {}))
     }