diff --git a/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go b/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go
index 18cea0504..3483156cb 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go
@@ -208,6 +208,18 @@ func collectEcShards(commandEnv *CommandEnv, nodeToEcIndexBits map[pb.ServerAddr
 
 }
 
+func LookupVolumeIds(commandEnv *CommandEnv, volumeIds []string) (err error, volumeIdLocations []*master_pb.LookupVolumeResponse_VolumeIdLocation) {
+	var resp *master_pb.LookupVolumeResponse
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+		resp, err = client.LookupVolume(context.Background(), &master_pb.LookupVolumeRequest{VolumeOrFileIds: volumeIds})
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err, nil
+	}
+	return nil, resp.VolumeIdLocations
+}
+
 func collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (topoInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, err error) {
 
 	var resp *master_pb.VolumeListResponse
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go
index 21b3ead6b..f03cd550e 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv,
 
 	underReplicatedVolumeIdsCount := 1
 	for underReplicatedVolumeIdsCount > 0 {
+		fixedVolumeReplicas := map[string]int{}
+
 		// collect topology information
 		topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -106,7 +110,8 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv,
 		underReplicatedVolumeIdsCount = len(underReplicatedVolumeIds)
 		if underReplicatedVolumeIdsCount > 0 {
 			// find the most under populated data nodes
-			if err := c.fixUnderReplicatedVolumes(commandEnv, writer, takeAction, underReplicatedVolumeIds, volumeReplicas, allLocations, *retryCount, *volumesPerStep); err != nil {
+			err, fixedVolumeReplicas = c.fixUnderReplicatedVolumes(commandEnv, writer, takeAction, underReplicatedVolumeIds, volumeReplicas, allLocations, *retryCount, *volumesPerStep)
+			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -114,6 +119,36 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv,
 		if *skipChange {
 			break
 		}
+
+		// check that the topology has been updated
+		if len(fixedVolumeReplicas) > 0 {
+			fixedVolumes := make([]string, 0, len(fixedVolumeReplicas))
+			for k, _ := range fixedVolumeReplicas {
+				fixedVolumes = append(fixedVolumes, k)
+			}
+			err, volumeIdLocations := LookupVolumeIds(commandEnv, fixedVolumes)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			for _, volumeIdLocation := range volumeIdLocations {
+				volumeId := volumeIdLocation.VolumeOrFileId
+				volumeIdLocationCount := len(volumeIdLocation.Locations)
+				i := 0
+				for fixedVolumeReplicas[volumeId] >= volumeIdLocationCount {
+					fmt.Fprintf(writer, "the number of locations for volume %s has not increased yet, let's wait\n", volumeId)
+					time.Sleep(time.Duration(i+1) * time.Second * 7)
+					err, volumeLocIds := LookupVolumeIds(commandEnv, []string{volumeId})
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					volumeIdLocationCount = len(volumeLocIds[0].Locations)
+					if *retryCount > i {
+						return fmt.Errorf("replicas volume %s mismatch in topology", volumeId)
+					}
+					i += 1
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -168,18 +203,22 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) fixOverReplicatedVolumes(commandEnv *Comma
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) fixUnderReplicatedVolumes(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, takeAction bool, underReplicatedVolumeIds []uint32, volumeReplicas map[uint32][]*VolumeReplica, allLocations []location, retryCount int, volumesPerStep int) (err error) {
+func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) fixUnderReplicatedVolumes(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, takeAction bool, underReplicatedVolumeIds []uint32, volumeReplicas map[uint32][]*VolumeReplica, allLocations []location, retryCount int, volumesPerStep int) (err error, fixedVolumes map[string]int) {
+	fixedVolumes = map[string]int{}
 	if len(underReplicatedVolumeIds) > volumesPerStep && volumesPerStep > 0 {
 		underReplicatedVolumeIds = underReplicatedVolumeIds[0:volumesPerStep]
 	}
 	for _, vid := range underReplicatedVolumeIds {
 		for i := 0; i < retryCount+1; i++ {
 			if err = c.fixOneUnderReplicatedVolume(commandEnv, writer, takeAction, volumeReplicas, vid, allLocations); err == nil {
+				if takeAction {
+					fixedVolumes[strconv.FormatUint(uint64(vid), 10)] = len(volumeReplicas[vid])
+				}
 				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return
+	return nil, fixedVolumes
 }
 
 func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) fixOneUnderReplicatedVolume(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, takeAction bool, volumeReplicas map[uint32][]*VolumeReplica, vid uint32, allLocations []location) error {