diff --git a/cmd/object-api-common.go b/cmd/object-api-common.go
index 4ba3603d0..0acdd2ac9 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-common.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-common.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func cleanupObjectsBulk(ctx context.Context, storage StorageAPI, volume string,
 		if errs[idx] != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		output, err := traverse(objPath)
+		output, err := traverse(retainSlash(pathJoin(objPath)))
 		if err != nil {
 			errs[idx] = err
 			continue