diff --git a/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go b/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go
index 83b122bcc..c9f49745b 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (c *commandEcDecode) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Wr
 	encodeCommand := flag.NewFlagSet(c.Name(), flag.ContinueOnError)
 	volumeId := encodeCommand.Int("volumeId", 0, "the volume id")
 	collection := encodeCommand.String("collection", "", "the collection name")
-	applyChanges := encodeCommand.Bool("force", false, "force the encoding even if the cluster has less than recommended 4 nodes")
+	forceChanges := encodeCommand.Bool("force", false, "force the encoding even if the cluster has less than recommended 4 nodes")
 	if err = encodeCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (c *commandEcDecode) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Wr
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !*applyChanges {
+	if !*forceChanges {
 		var nodeCount int
 		eachDataNode(topologyInfo, func(dc string, rack RackId, dn *master_pb.DataNodeInfo) {
 			nodeCount++