diff --git a/weed/storage/disk_location_ec.go b/weed/storage/disk_location_ec.go
index 72d3e2b3e..07fab96d9 100644
--- a/weed/storage/disk_location_ec.go
+++ b/weed/storage/disk_location_ec.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ func (l *DiskLocation) LoadEcShard(collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, shard
 
 	ecVolumeShard, err := erasure_coding.NewEcVolumeShard(l.Directory, collection, vid, shardId)
 	if err != nil {
+		if err == os.ErrNotExist {
+			return os.ErrNotExist
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create ec shard %d.%d: %v", vid, shardId, err)
 	}
 	l.ecVolumesLock.Lock()
diff --git a/weed/storage/erasure_coding/ec_shard.go b/weed/storage/erasure_coding/ec_shard.go
index 0c1746f42..74ed99198 100644
--- a/weed/storage/erasure_coding/ec_shard.go
+++ b/weed/storage/erasure_coding/ec_shard.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/stats"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ func NewEcVolumeShard(dirname string, collection string, id needle.VolumeId, sha
 
 	// open ecd file
 	if v.ecdFile, e = os.OpenFile(baseFileName+ToExt(int(shardId)), os.O_RDONLY, 0644); e != nil {
+		if e == os.ErrNotExist || strings.Contains(e.Error(), "no such file or directory") {
+			return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read ec volume shard %s%s: %v", baseFileName, ToExt(int(shardId)), e)
 	}
 	ecdFi, statErr := v.ecdFile.Stat()
diff --git a/weed/storage/store_ec.go b/weed/storage/store_ec.go
index 8b4388519..bd7bdacbd 100644
--- a/weed/storage/store_ec.go
+++ b/weed/storage/store_ec.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ func (s *Store) MountEcShards(collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, shardId er
 				EcIndexBits: uint32(shardBits.AddShardId(shardId)),
 			}
 			return nil
+		} else if err == os.ErrNotExist {
+			continue
 		} else {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s load ec shard %d.%d: %v", location.Directory, vid, shardId, err)
 		}