From 4237c08a04a71ea11d693807aafc1a2d4f4df11e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chrislu <chris.lu@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:42:52 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] nil check

---
 weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go b/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go
index c7c4627c1..3b2c63cc7 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ func (erb *ecRebuilder) rebuildOneEcVolume(collection string, volumeId needle.Vo
 
 	// TODO: fix this logic so it supports concurrent executions
 	rebuilder := erb.ecNodeWithMoreFreeSlots()
+	if rebuilder == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no EC nodes available for rebuild")
+	}
 	if rebuilder.freeEcSlot < erasure_coding.TotalShardsCount {
 		return fmt.Errorf("disk space is not enough")
 	}