diff --git a/docker/compose/master-cloud.toml b/docker/compose/master-cloud.toml
index ef7796f04..74c22d26e 100644
--- a/docker/compose/master-cloud.toml
+++ b/docker/compose/master-cloud.toml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 scripts = """
   lock
   ec.encode -fullPercent=95 -quietFor=1h
-  ec.rebuild -force
-  ec.balance -force
-  volume.balance -force
-  volume.fix.replication -force
+  ec.rebuild -apply
+  ec.balance -apply
+  volume.balance -apply
+  volume.fix.replication -apply
   unlock
 """
 sleep_minutes = 17          # sleep minutes between each script execution
diff --git a/weed/command/scaffold/master.toml b/weed/command/scaffold/master.toml
index 5b58992c8..711359b11 100644
--- a/weed/command/scaffold/master.toml
+++ b/weed/command/scaffold/master.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 scripts = """
   lock
   ec.encode -fullPercent=95 -quietFor=1h
-  ec.rebuild -force
-  ec.balance -force
-  volume.deleteEmpty -quietFor=24h -force
-  volume.balance -force
-  volume.fix.replication -force
+  ec.rebuild -apply
+  ec.balance -apply
+  volume.deleteEmpty -quietFor=24h -apply
+  volume.balance -apply
+  volume.fix.replication -apply
   s3.clean.uploads -timeAgo=24h
   unlock
 """