diff --git a/weed/shell/command_fs_merge_volumes.go b/weed/shell/command_fs_merge_volumes.go
index 3037480c1..e14a1e670 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_fs_merge_volumes.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_fs_merge_volumes.go
@@ -112,15 +112,15 @@ func (c *commandFsMergeVolumes) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 				return
 			}
 			for _, chunk := range entry.Chunks {
-				if chunk.IsChunkManifest {
-					fmt.Printf("Change volume id for large file is not implemented yet: %s/%s\n", parentPath, entry.Name)
-					continue
-				}
 				chunkVolumeId := needle.VolumeId(chunk.Fid.VolumeId)
 				toVolumeId, found := plan[chunkVolumeId]
 				if !found {
 					continue
 				}
+				if chunk.IsChunkManifest {
+					fmt.Printf("Change volume id for large file is not implemented yet: %s/%s\n", parentPath, entry.Name)
+					continue
+				}
 				path := parentPath.Child(entry.Name)
 
 				fmt.Printf("move %s(%s)\n", path, chunk.GetFileIdString())