diff --git a/weed/server/master_grpc_server_volume.go b/weed/server/master_grpc_server_volume.go
index 3cad627db..fe89f824c 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_grpc_server_volume.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_grpc_server_volume.go
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) VacuumVolume(ctx context.Context, req *master_pb.VacuumV
 
 	resp := &master_pb.VacuumVolumeResponse{}
 
-	ms.Topo.Vacuum(ms.grpcDialOption, float64(req.GarbageThreshold), req.VolumeId, req.Collection, ms.preallocateSize)
+	ms.Topo.Vacuum(ms.grpcDialOption, float64(req.GarbageThreshold), req.VolumeId, req.Collection, ms.preallocateSize, true)
 
 	return resp, nil
 }
diff --git a/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go b/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go
index 7479b5535..fa9e77ac0 100644
--- a/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go
+++ b/weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ package weed_server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) volumeVacuumHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		}
 	}
 	// glog.Infoln("garbageThreshold =", gcThreshold)
-	ms.Topo.Vacuum(ms.grpcDialOption, gcThreshold, 0, "", ms.preallocateSize)
+	ms.Topo.Vacuum(ms.grpcDialOption, gcThreshold, 0, "", ms.preallocateSize, true)
 	ms.dirStatusHandler(w, r)
 }
 
diff --git a/weed/storage/volume_write.go b/weed/storage/volume_write.go
index 8b731e028..333ad0bd0 100644
--- a/weed/storage/volume_write.go
+++ b/weed/storage/volume_write.go
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/backend"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
 	. "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
-	"os"
 )
 
 var ErrorNotFound = errors.New("not found")
diff --git a/weed/topology/topology_event_handling.go b/weed/topology/topology_event_handling.go
index d0ecd089a..54bab4f68 100644
--- a/weed/topology/topology_event_handling.go
+++ b/weed/topology/topology_event_handling.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (t *Topology) StartRefreshWritableVolumes(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, g
 		for {
 			if t.IsLeader() {
 				if !t.isDisableVacuum {
-					t.Vacuum(grpcDialOption, garbageThreshold, 0, "", preallocate)
+					t.Vacuum(grpcDialOption, garbageThreshold, 0, "", preallocate, false)
 				}
 			} else {
 				stats.MasterReplicaPlacementMismatch.Reset()
diff --git a/weed/topology/topology_vacuum.go b/weed/topology/topology_vacuum.go
index f5b1eaaff..b560435d5 100644
--- a/weed/topology/topology_vacuum.go
+++ b/weed/topology/topology_vacuum.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (t *Topology) batchVacuumVolumeCleanup(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, vl *
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Topology) Vacuum(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, garbageThreshold float64, volumeId uint32, collection string, preallocate int64) {
+func (t *Topology) Vacuum(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, garbageThreshold float64, volumeId uint32, collection string, preallocate int64, force bool) {
 
 	// if there is vacuum going on, return immediately
 	swapped := atomic.CompareAndSwapInt64(&t.vacuumLockCounter, 0, 1)
@@ -232,6 +232,9 @@ func (t *Topology) Vacuum(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, garbageThreshold float
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, vl := range c.storageType2VolumeLayout.Items() {
+			if !force && t.isDisableVacuum {
+				return
+			}
 			if vl != nil {
 				volumeLayout := vl.(*VolumeLayout)
 				if volumeId > 0 {
@@ -243,14 +246,14 @@ func (t *Topology) Vacuum(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, garbageThreshold float
 						t.vacuumOneVolumeId(grpcDialOption, volumeLayout, c, garbageThreshold, locationList, vid, preallocate)
 					}
 				} else {
-					t.vacuumOneVolumeLayout(grpcDialOption, volumeLayout, c, garbageThreshold, preallocate)
+					t.vacuumOneVolumeLayout(grpcDialOption, volumeLayout, c, garbageThreshold, preallocate, force)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Topology) vacuumOneVolumeLayout(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeLayout *VolumeLayout, c *Collection, garbageThreshold float64, preallocate int64) {
+func (t *Topology) vacuumOneVolumeLayout(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeLayout *VolumeLayout, c *Collection, garbageThreshold float64, preallocate int64, force bool) {
 
 	volumeLayout.accessLock.RLock()
 	tmpMap := make(map[needle.VolumeId]*VolumeLocationList)
@@ -260,11 +263,16 @@ func (t *Topology) vacuumOneVolumeLayout(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeL
 	volumeLayout.accessLock.RUnlock()
 
 	for vid, locationList := range tmpMap {
+		if !force && t.isDisableVacuum {
+			return
+		}
+
 		t.vacuumOneVolumeId(grpcDialOption, volumeLayout, c, garbageThreshold, locationList, vid, preallocate)
 	}
 }
 
 func (t *Topology) vacuumOneVolumeId(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeLayout *VolumeLayout, c *Collection, garbageThreshold float64, locationList *VolumeLocationList, vid needle.VolumeId, preallocate int64) {
+
 	volumeLayout.accessLock.RLock()
 	isReadOnly := volumeLayout.readonlyVolumes.IsTrue(vid)
 	isEnoughCopies := volumeLayout.enoughCopies(vid)