diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
index 18385667d..fb52c5d96 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_tier_move.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
+	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
 	"io"
 	"time"
 
@@ -80,6 +81,15 @@ func (c *commandVolumeTierMove) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 	return nil
 }
 
+func isOneOf(server string, locations []wdclient.Location) bool {
+	for _, loc := range locations {
+		if server == loc.Url {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, toDiskType types.DiskType, allLocations []location, applyChanges bool) (err error) {
 	// find volume location
 	locations, found := commandEnv.MasterClient.GetLocations(uint32(vid))
@@ -94,6 +104,9 @@ func doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection strin
 	for _, dst := range allLocations {
 		if fn(dst.dataNode) > 0 {
 			// ask the volume server to replicate the volume
+			if isOneOf(dst.dataNode.Id, locations) {
+				continue
+			}
 			sourceVolumeServer := ""
 			for _, loc := range locations {
 				if loc.Url != dst.dataNode.Id {
@@ -111,12 +124,21 @@ func doVolumeTierMove(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection strin
 			}
 
 			// mark all replicas as read only
-			err = markVolumeReadonly(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, locations)
-			if err != nil {
+			if err = markVolumeReadonly(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, locations); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("mark volume %d as readonly on %s: %v", vid, locations[0].Url, err)
 			}
-			return LiveMoveVolume(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, sourceVolumeServer, dst.dataNode.Id, 5*time.Second, toDiskType.String())
+			if err = LiveMoveVolume(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, sourceVolumeServer, dst.dataNode.Id, 5*time.Second, toDiskType.String()); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("move volume %d %s => %s : %v", vid, locations[0].Url, dst.dataNode.Id, err)
+			}
 
+			// remove the remaining replicas
+			for _, loc := range locations {
+				if loc.Url != sourceVolumeServer {
+					if err = deleteVolume(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, loc.Url); err != nil {
+						fmt.Fprintf(writer, "failed to delete volume %d on %s\n", vid, loc.Url)
+					}
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}