diff --git a/cmd/erasure-decode.go b/cmd/erasure-decode.go
index ed8abbb16..68055979f 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-decode.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-decode.go
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ func (p *parallelReader) Read(dst [][]byte) ([][]byte, error) {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			disk := p.readers[i]
-			if disk == nil {
-				// Since disk is nil, trigger another read.
+			rr := p.readers[i]
+			if rr == nil {
+				// Since reader is nil, trigger another read.
 				readTriggerCh <- true
 				return
 			}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (p *parallelReader) Read(dst [][]byte) ([][]byte, error) {
 			// For the last shard, the shardsize might be less than previous shard sizes.
 			// Hence the following statement ensures that the buffer size is reset to the right size.
 			p.buf[bufIdx] = p.buf[bufIdx][:p.shardSize]
-			_, err := disk.ReadAt(p.buf[bufIdx], p.offset)
+			_, err := rr.ReadAt(p.buf[bufIdx], p.offset)
 			if err != nil {
 				if _, ok := err.(*errHashMismatch); ok {
 					atomic.StoreInt32(&healRequired, 1)
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-zones.go b/cmd/erasure-zones.go
index 3fe5dd7ac..173ff60c2 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-zones.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-zones.go
@@ -928,9 +928,18 @@ func (z *erasureZones) listObjects(ctx context.Context, bucket, prefix, marker,
 // N times until this boolean is 'false'.
 func lexicallySortedEntryZone(zoneEntryChs [][]FileInfoCh, zoneEntries [][]FileInfo, zoneEntriesValid [][]bool) (FileInfo, int, int, bool) {
 	for i, entryChs := range zoneEntryChs {
+		i := i
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		for j := range entryChs {
-			zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			j := j
+			wg.Add(1)
+			// Pop() entries in parallel for large drive setups.
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			}()
 		}
+		wg.Wait()
 	}
 
 	var isTruncated = false
@@ -1008,9 +1017,18 @@ func lexicallySortedEntryZone(zoneEntryChs [][]FileInfoCh, zoneEntries [][]FileI
 // N times until this boolean is 'false'.
 func lexicallySortedEntryZoneVersions(zoneEntryChs [][]FileInfoVersionsCh, zoneEntries [][]FileInfoVersions, zoneEntriesValid [][]bool) (FileInfoVersions, int, int, bool) {
 	for i, entryChs := range zoneEntryChs {
+		i := i
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		for j := range entryChs {
-			zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			j := j
+			wg.Add(1)
+			// Pop() entries in parallel for large drive setups.
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			}()
 		}
+		wg.Wait()
 	}
 
 	var isTruncated = false
@@ -1141,9 +1159,18 @@ func mergeZonesEntriesCh(zonesEntryChs [][]FileInfoCh, maxKeys int, ndisks int)
 
 func isTruncatedZones(zoneEntryChs [][]FileInfoCh, zoneEntries [][]FileInfo, zoneEntriesValid [][]bool) bool {
 	for i, entryChs := range zoneEntryChs {
+		i := i
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		for j := range entryChs {
-			zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			j := j
+			wg.Add(1)
+			// Pop() entries in parallel for large drive setups.
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			}()
 		}
+		wg.Wait()
 	}
 
 	var isTruncated = false
@@ -1170,9 +1197,18 @@ func isTruncatedZones(zoneEntryChs [][]FileInfoCh, zoneEntries [][]FileInfo, zon
 
 func isTruncatedZonesVersions(zoneEntryChs [][]FileInfoVersionsCh, zoneEntries [][]FileInfoVersions, zoneEntriesValid [][]bool) bool {
 	for i, entryChs := range zoneEntryChs {
+		i := i
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		for j := range entryChs {
-			zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			j := j
+			wg.Add(1)
+			// Pop() entries in parallel for large drive setups.
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				zoneEntries[i][j], zoneEntriesValid[i][j] = entryChs[j].Pop()
+			}()
 		}
+		wg.Wait()
 	}
 
 	var isTruncated = false
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go b/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
index c60966249..561774084 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-listobjects_test.go
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func testListObjects(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType string, t1 TestErrHandler) {
 
 	for i, testCase := range testCases {
 		testCase := testCase
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Test%d-%s", i+1, instanceType), func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s-Test%d", instanceType, i+1), func(t *testing.T) {
 			result, err := obj.ListObjects(context.Background(), testCase.bucketName,
 				testCase.prefix, testCase.marker, testCase.delimeter, int(testCase.maxKeys))
 			if err != nil && testCase.shouldPass {