diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go
index 6e3a813cf..72babdb6d 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/idx"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle_map"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -35,8 +37,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 const (
-	readbufferSize      = 16
-	verifyProbeBlobSize = 16
+	readbufferSize = 16
 )
 
 type commandVolumeFsck struct {
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFsck) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.
 	purgeAbsent := fsckCommand.Bool("reallyDeleteFilerEntries", false, "<expert only!> delete missing file entries from filer if the corresponding volume is missing for any reason, please ensure all still existing/expected volumes are connected! used together with findMissingChunksInFiler")
 	tempPath := fsckCommand.String("tempPath", path.Join(os.TempDir()), "path for temporary idx files")
 	cutoffTimeAgo := fsckCommand.Duration("cutoffTimeAgo", 5*time.Minute, "only include entries  on volume servers before this cutoff time to check orphan chunks")
-	c.verifyNeedle = fsckCommand.Bool("verifyNeedles", false, "try get head needle blob from volume server")
+	c.verifyNeedle = fsckCommand.Bool("verifyNeedles", false, "check needles status from volume server")
 
 	if err = fsckCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFsck) findExtraChunksInVolumeServers(dataNodeVolumeIdToVIn
 	serverReplicas := make(map[uint32][]pb.ServerAddress)
 	for dataNodeId, volumeIdToVInfo := range dataNodeVolumeIdToVInfo {
 		for volumeId, vinfo := range volumeIdToVInfo {
-			inUseCount, orphanFileIds, orphanDataSize, checkErr := c.oneVolumeFileIdsSubtractFilerFileIds(dataNodeId, volumeId, vinfo.collection)
+			inUseCount, orphanFileIds, orphanDataSize, checkErr := c.oneVolumeFileIdsSubtractFilerFileIds(dataNodeId, volumeId, &vinfo)
 			if checkErr != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("failed to collect file ids from volume %d on %s: %v", volumeId, vinfo.server, checkErr)
 			}
@@ -533,36 +534,35 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFsck) httpDelete(path util.FullPath) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *commandVolumeFsck) oneVolumeFileIdsSubtractFilerFileIds(dataNodeId string, volumeId uint32, collection string) (inUseCount uint64, orphanFileIds []string, orphanDataSize uint64, err error) {
+func (c *commandVolumeFsck) oneVolumeFileIdsSubtractFilerFileIds(dataNodeId string, volumeId uint32, vinfo *VInfo) (inUseCount uint64, orphanFileIds []string, orphanDataSize uint64, err error) {
 
-	db := needle_map.NewMemDb()
-	defer db.Close()
+	volumeFileIdDb := needle_map.NewMemDb()
+	defer volumeFileIdDb.Close()
 
-	if err = db.LoadFromIdx(getVolumeFileIdFile(c.tempFolder, dataNodeId, volumeId)); err != nil {
+	if err = volumeFileIdDb.LoadFromIdx(getVolumeFileIdFile(c.tempFolder, dataNodeId, volumeId)); err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to LoadFromIdx %+v", err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	volumeAddr := pb.NewServerAddressWithGrpcPort(dataNodeId, 0)
-	if err = c.readFilerFileIdFile(volumeId, func(nId types.NeedleId, itemPath util.FullPath) {
+	if err = c.readFilerFileIdFile(volumeId, func(filerNeedleId types.NeedleId, itemPath util.FullPath) {
 		inUseCount++
 		if *c.verifyNeedle {
-			if v, ok := db.Get(nId); ok && v.Size.IsValid() {
-				newSize := types.Size(verifyProbeBlobSize)
-				if v.Size > newSize {
-					v.Size = newSize
-				}
-				if _, err := readSourceNeedleBlob(c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, volumeAddr, volumeId, *v); err != nil {
-					fmt.Fprintf(c.writer, "failed to read file %s NeedleBlob %+v: %+v", itemPath, nId, err)
-					if *c.forcePurging {
-						return
+			if needleValue, ok := volumeFileIdDb.Get(filerNeedleId); ok && !needleValue.Size.IsDeleted() {
+				if _, err := readNeedleStatus(c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, vinfo.server, volumeId, *needleValue); err != nil {
+					// files may be deleted during copying filesIds
+					if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), storage.ErrorDeleted.Error()) {
+						fmt.Fprintf(c.writer, "failed to read %d:%s needle status of file %s: %+v\n",
+							volumeId, filerNeedleId.String(), itemPath, err)
+						if *c.forcePurging {
+							return
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err = db.Delete(nId); err != nil && *c.verbose {
-			fmt.Fprintf(c.writer, "failed to nm.delete %s(%+v): %+v", itemPath, nId, err)
+		if err = volumeFileIdDb.Delete(filerNeedleId); err != nil && *c.verbose {
+			fmt.Fprintf(c.writer, "failed to nm.delete %s(%+v): %+v", itemPath, filerNeedleId, err)
 		}
 	}); err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("failed to readFilerFileIdFile %+v", err)
@@ -570,8 +570,8 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFsck) oneVolumeFileIdsSubtractFilerFileIds(dataNodeId stri
 	}
 
 	var orphanFileCount uint64
-	if err = db.AscendingVisit(func(n needle_map.NeedleValue) error {
-		if !n.Size.IsValid() {
+	if err = volumeFileIdDb.AscendingVisit(func(n needle_map.NeedleValue) error {
+		if n.Size.IsDeleted() {
 			return nil
 		}
 		orphanFileIds = append(orphanFileIds, n.Key.FileId(volumeId))
diff --git a/weed/shell/commands.go b/weed/shell/commands.go
index 66fdcb6bd..af6888458 100644
--- a/weed/shell/commands.go
+++ b/weed/shell/commands.go
@@ -169,3 +169,18 @@ func readNeedleMeta(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeServer pb.ServerAddres
 	)
 	return
 }
+
+func readNeedleStatus(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress, volumeId uint32, needleValue needle_map.NeedleValue) (resp *volume_server_pb.VolumeNeedleStatusResponse, err error) {
+	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption,
+		func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+			if resp, err = client.VolumeNeedleStatus(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeNeedleStatusRequest{
+				VolumeId: volumeId,
+				NeedleId: uint64(needleValue.Key),
+			}); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+	)
+	return
+}