diff --git a/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go b/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go
index 8deb96a80..db67ae9f5 100644
--- a/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go
+++ b/weed/server/volume_grpc_batch_delete.go
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) BatchDelete(ctx context.Context, req *volume_server_pb.B
 					Status: http.StatusInternalServerError,
 					Error:  err.Error()},
 				)
+			} else if size == 0 {
+				resp.Results = append(resp.Results, &volume_server_pb.DeleteResult{
+					FileId: fid,
+					Status: http.StatusNotModified},
+				)
 			} else {
 				resp.Results = append(resp.Results, &volume_server_pb.DeleteResult{
 					FileId: fid,
diff --git a/weed/shell/command_volume_check_disk.go b/weed/shell/command_volume_check_disk.go
index ae790a418..3e2512bdd 100644
--- a/weed/shell/command_volume_check_disk.go
+++ b/weed/shell/command_volume_check_disk.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func doVolumeCheckDisk(minuend, subtrahend *needle_map.MemDb, source, target *Vo
 
 	}
 
-	if doSyncDeletions && len(partiallyDeletedNeedles) > 0 {
+	if doSyncDeletions && applyChanges && len(partiallyDeletedNeedles) > 0 {
 		var fidList []string
 		for _, needleValue := range partiallyDeletedNeedles {
 			fidList = append(fidList, needleValue.Key.FileId(source.info.Id))
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func doVolumeCheckDisk(minuend, subtrahend *needle_map.MemDb, source, target *Vo
 			return hasChanges, deleteErr
 		}
 		for _, deleteResult := range deleteResults {
-			if deleteResult.Status == http.StatusAccepted {
+			if deleteResult.Status == http.StatusAccepted && deleteResult.Size > 0 {
 				hasChanges = true
 				return
 			}