diff --git a/weed/operation/assign_file_id.go b/weed/operation/assign_file_id.go
index cc1359961..ffd3e4938 100644
--- a/weed/operation/assign_file_id.go
+++ b/weed/operation/assign_file_id.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func Assign(masterFn GetMasterFn, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, primaryRequest
 			continue
 		}
 
+		break
 	}
 
 	return ret, lastError