diff --git a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go
index 4fcdf06dc..ce776974a 100644
--- a/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go
+++ b/weed-fs/src/cmd/weed/volume.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func GetHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.Write(n.Data)
 }
 func PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-  r.ParseForm()
+	r.ParseForm()
 	vid, _, _ := parseURLPath(r.URL.Path)
 	volumeId, e := storage.NewVolumeId(vid)
 	if e != nil {
@@ -139,11 +139,9 @@ func PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			writeJson(w, r, ne)
 		} else {
 			ret := store.Write(volumeId, needle)
-			if ret > 0 || !store.HasVolume(volumeId){ //send to other replica locations
+			if ret > 0 || !store.HasVolume(volumeId) { //send to other replica locations
 				if r.FormValue("type") != "standard" {
-					waitTime, err := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("wait"))
-					lookupResult, lookupErr := operation.Lookup(*server, volumeId)
-					if lookupErr == nil {
+					if lookupResult, lookupErr := operation.Lookup(*server, volumeId); lookupErr == nil {
 						sendFunc := func(background bool) {
 							postContentFunc := func(location operation.Location) bool {
 								operation.Upload("http://"+location.PublicUrl+r.URL.Path+"?type=standard", filename, bytes.NewReader(needle.Data))
@@ -159,6 +157,7 @@ func PostHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 								}
 							}
 						}
+						waitTime, err := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("wait"))
 						sendFunc(err == nil && waitTime > 0)
 					} else {
 						log.Println("Failed to lookup for", volumeId, lookupErr.Error())