diff --git a/ecstore/src/erasure_coding/encode.rs b/ecstore/src/erasure_coding/encode.rs
index aeee5512..a8da5a1a 100644
--- a/ecstore/src/erasure_coding/encode.rs
+++ b/ecstore/src/erasure_coding/encode.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl<'a> MultiWriter<'a> {
         }
 
         let nil_count = self.errs.iter().filter(|&e| e.is_none()).count();
-        if nil_count > self.write_quorum {
+        if nil_count >= self.write_quorum {
             return Ok(());
         }