diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
index 7d0d76ea4..2f535d0d0 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
@@ -485,6 +485,13 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteBucketLifecycleHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 // GetBucketLocationHandler Get bucket location
 // https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_GetBucketLocation.html
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) GetBucketLocationHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	bucket, _ := s3_constants.GetBucketAndObject(r)
+
+	if err := s3a.checkBucket(r, bucket); err != s3err.ErrNone {
+		s3err.WriteErrorResponse(w, r, err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	writeSuccessResponseXML(w, r, CreateBucketConfiguration{})
 }