diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
index 454148e66..54ddfb8b2 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers.go
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) filerHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	isReadHttpCall := r.Method == "GET" || r.Method == "HEAD"
-	if !fs.maybeCheckJwtAuthorization(r, !isReadHttpCall) {
-		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("wrong jwt"))
-		return
-	}
-
 	// proxy to volume servers
 	var fileId string
 	if strings.HasPrefix(r.RequestURI, "/?proxyChunkId=") {
@@ -48,6 +42,12 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) filerHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	isReadHttpCall := r.Method == "GET" || r.Method == "HEAD"
+	if !fs.maybeCheckJwtAuthorization(r, !isReadHttpCall) {
+		writeJsonError(w, r, http.StatusUnauthorized, errors.New("wrong jwt"))
+		return
+	}
+
 	stats.FilerRequestCounter.WithLabelValues(r.Method).Inc()
 	defer func() {
 		stats.FilerRequestHistogram.WithLabelValues(r.Method).Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds())
diff --git a/weed/storage/store_ec_delete.go b/weed/storage/store_ec_delete.go
index 4b24cae79..a3e028bbb 100644
--- a/weed/storage/store_ec_delete.go
+++ b/weed/storage/store_ec_delete.go
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ func (s *Store) DeleteEcShardNeedle(ecVolume *erasure_coding.EcVolume, n *needle
 func (s *Store) doDeleteNeedleFromAtLeastOneRemoteEcShards(ecVolume *erasure_coding.EcVolume, needleId types.NeedleId) error {
 
 	_, _, intervals, err := ecVolume.LocateEcShardNeedle(needleId, ecVolume.Version)
-
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if len(intervals) == 0 {
 		return erasure_coding.NotFoundError
 	}