diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index 1dc26da05..53e08845c 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var (
 	serverDisableHttp         = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("disableHttp", false, "disable http requests, only gRPC operations are allowed.")
 	volumeDataFolders         = cmdServer.Flag.String("dir", os.TempDir(), "directories to store data files. dir[,dir]...")
 	volumeMaxDataVolumeCounts = cmdServer.Flag.String("volume.max", "8", "maximum numbers of volumes, count[,count]... If set to zero, the limit will be auto configured.")
-	volumeMinFreeSpacePercent = cmdServer.Flag.String("volume.minFreeSpacePercent", "0", "minimum free disk space(in percents). Low disk space will mark all volumes as ReadOnly.")
+	volumeMinFreeSpacePercent = cmdServer.Flag.String("volume.minFreeSpacePercent", "1", "minimum free disk space (default to 1%). Low disk space will mark all volumes as ReadOnly.")
 
 	// pulseSeconds              = cmdServer.Flag.Int("pulseSeconds", 5, "number of seconds between heartbeats")
 	isStartingFiler           = cmdServer.Flag.Bool("filer", false, "whether to start filer")