diff --git a/cmd/disk-cache.go b/cmd/disk-cache.go
index 084335431..5bc52277c 100644
--- a/cmd/disk-cache.go
+++ b/cmd/disk-cache.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func checkAtimeSupport(dir string) (err error) {
 func (c *cacheObjects) migrateCacheFromV1toV2(ctx context.Context) {
 	logger.StartupMessage(colorBlue("Cache migration initiated ...."))
 
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	errs := make([]error, len(c.cache))
 	for i, dc := range c.cache {
 		if dc == nil {
diff --git a/cmd/format-xl.go b/cmd/format-xl.go
index 4c6f3a998..40e7e3a47 100644
--- a/cmd/format-xl.go
+++ b/cmd/format-xl.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func quorumUnformattedDisks(errs []error) bool {
 // loadFormatXLAll - load all format config from all input disks in parallel.
 func loadFormatXLAll(storageDisks []StorageAPI) ([]*formatXLV3, []error) {
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Initialize list of errors.
 	var sErrs = make([]error, len(storageDisks))
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ func formatXLV3Check(reference *formatXLV3, format *formatXLV3) error {
 func saveFormatXLAll(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatXLV3) error {
 	var errs = make([]error, len(storageDisks))
 
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Write `format.json` to all disks.
 	for index, disk := range storageDisks {
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ func initFormatXLMetaVolume(storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatXLV3) er
 	// This happens for the first time, but keep this here since this
 	// is the only place where it can be made expensive optimizing all
 	// other calls. Create minio meta volume, if it doesn't exist yet.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Initialize errs to collect errors inside go-routine.
 	var errs = make([]error, len(storageDisks))
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
index 615276f7b..ebcc8f11a 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket, location
 	}
 
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Initialize list of errors.
 	var dErrs = make([]error, len(xl.getDisks()))
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) MakeBucketWithLocation(ctx context.Context, bucket, location
 
 func (xl xlObjects) undoDeleteBucket(bucket string) {
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// Undo previous make bucket entry on all underlying storage disks.
 	for index, disk := range xl.getDisks() {
 		if disk == nil {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) undoDeleteBucket(bucket string) {
 // undo make bucket operation upon quorum failure.
 func undoMakeBucket(storageDisks []StorageAPI, bucket string) {
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// Undo previous make bucket entry on all underlying storage disks.
 	for index, disk := range storageDisks {
 		if disk == nil {
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) DeleteBucket(ctx context.Context, bucket string) error {
 	defer bucketLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Collect if all disks report volume not found.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	var dErrs = make([]error, len(xl.getDisks()))
 
 	// Remove a volume entry on all underlying storage disks.
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go b/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
index 7fc391db1..99f8dbd9b 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-healing.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func healBucket(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, bucket string, w
 	dryRun bool) (res madmin.HealResultItem, err error) {
 
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Initialize list of errors.
 	var dErrs = make([]error, len(storageDisks))
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-metadata.go b/cmd/xl-v1-metadata.go
index b13d2eca1..4d7c10cb5 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-metadata.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-metadata.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func renameXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEnt
 
 // writeUniqueXLMetadata - writes unique `xl.json` content for each disk in order.
 func writeUniqueXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, bucket, prefix string, xlMetas []xlMetaV1, quorum int) ([]StorageAPI, error) {
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	var mErrs = make([]error, len(disks))
 
 	// Start writing `xl.json` to all disks in parallel.
@@ -461,58 +461,22 @@ func writeUniqueXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, bucket, pref
 			continue
 		}
 		wg.Add(1)
-		// Write `xl.json` in a routine.
-		go func(index int, disk StorageAPI) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-
-			// Pick one xlMeta for a disk at index.
-			xlMetas[index].Erasure.Index = index + 1
-
-			// Write unique `xl.json` for a disk at index.
-			err := writeXLMetadata(ctx, disk, bucket, prefix, xlMetas[index])
-			if err != nil {
-				mErrs[index] = err
-			}
-		}(index, disk)
-	}
-
-	// Wait for all the routines.
-	wg.Wait()
-
-	err := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, mErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, quorum)
-	return evalDisks(disks, mErrs), err
-}
 
-// writeSameXLMetadata - write `xl.json` on all disks in order.
-func writeSameXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, bucket, prefix string, xlMeta xlMetaV1, writeQuorum int) ([]StorageAPI, error) {
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	var mErrs = make([]error, len(disks))
+		// Pick one xlMeta for a disk at index.
+		xlMetas[index].Erasure.Index = index + 1
 
-	// Start writing `xl.json` to all disks in parallel.
-	for index, disk := range disks {
-		if disk == nil {
-			mErrs[index] = errDiskNotFound
-			continue
-		}
-		wg.Add(1)
 		// Write `xl.json` in a routine.
-		go func(index int, disk StorageAPI, metadata xlMetaV1) {
+		go func(index int, disk StorageAPI, xlMeta xlMetaV1) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
-			// Save the disk order index.
-			metadata.Erasure.Index = index + 1
-
-			// Write xl metadata.
-			err := writeXLMetadata(ctx, disk, bucket, prefix, metadata)
-			if err != nil {
-				mErrs[index] = err
-			}
-		}(index, disk, xlMeta)
+			// Write unique `xl.json` for a disk at index.
+			mErrs[index] = writeXLMetadata(ctx, disk, bucket, prefix, xlMeta)
+		}(index, disk, xlMetas[index])
 	}
 
 	// Wait for all the routines.
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	err := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, mErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorum)
+	err := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, mErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, quorum)
 	return evalDisks(disks, mErrs), err
 }
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
index 8d167760c..437c9475c 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) checkUploadIDExists(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, upl
 // Removes part given by partName belonging to a mulitpart upload from minioMetaBucket
 func (xl xlObjects) removeObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID, partName string) {
 	curpartPath := path.Join(bucket, object, uploadID, partName)
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for i, disk := range xl.getDisks() {
 		if disk == nil {
 			continue
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) statPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID, part
 
 // commitXLMetadata - commit `xl.json` from source prefix to destination prefix in the given slice of disks.
 func commitXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcPrefix, dstBucket, dstPrefix string, quorum int) ([]StorageAPI, error) {
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	var mErrs = make([]error, len(disks))
 
 	srcJSONFile := path.Join(srcPrefix, xlMetaJSONFile)
@@ -123,13 +123,7 @@ func commitXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcPre
 			defer disk.DeleteFile(srcBucket, srcPrefix)
 
 			// Renames `xl.json` from source prefix to destination prefix.
-			rErr := disk.RenameFile(srcBucket, srcJSONFile, dstBucket, dstJSONFile)
-			if rErr != nil {
-				logger.LogIf(ctx, rErr)
-				mErrs[index] = rErr
-				return
-			}
-			mErrs[index] = nil
+			mErrs[index] = disk.RenameFile(srcBucket, srcJSONFile, dstBucket, dstJSONFile)
 		}(index, disk)
 	}
 	// Wait for all the routines.
@@ -218,16 +212,23 @@ func (xl xlObjects) newMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket string, objec
 	// success.
 	defer xl.deleteObject(ctx, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempUploadIDPath, writeQuorum, false)
 
+	onlineDisks := xl.getDisks()
+	var partsMetadata = make([]xlMetaV1, len(onlineDisks))
+	for i := range onlineDisks {
+		partsMetadata[i] = xlMeta
+	}
+
+	var err error
 	// Write updated `xl.json` to all disks.
-	disks, err := writeSameXLMetadata(ctx, xl.getDisks(), minioMetaTmpBucket, tempUploadIDPath, xlMeta, writeQuorum)
+	onlineDisks, err = writeUniqueXLMetadata(ctx, onlineDisks, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempUploadIDPath, partsMetadata, writeQuorum)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempUploadIDPath)
 	}
 
 	// Attempt to rename temp upload object to actual upload path object
-	_, rErr := rename(ctx, disks, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempUploadIDPath, minioMetaMultipartBucket, uploadIDPath, true, writeQuorum, nil)
-	if rErr != nil {
-		return "", toObjectErr(rErr, minioMetaMultipartBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	_, err = rename(ctx, onlineDisks, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempUploadIDPath, minioMetaMultipartBucket, uploadIDPath, true, writeQuorum, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaMultipartBucket, uploadIDPath)
 	}
 
 	// Return success.
@@ -456,7 +457,8 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID
 	defer xl.deleteObject(ctx, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempXLMetaPath, writeQuorum, false)
 
 	// Writes a unique `xl.json` each disk carrying new checksum related information.
-	if onlineDisks, err = writeUniqueXLMetadata(ctx, onlineDisks, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempXLMetaPath, partsMetadata, writeQuorum); err != nil {
+	onlineDisks, err = writeUniqueXLMetadata(ctx, onlineDisks, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempXLMetaPath, partsMetadata, writeQuorum)
+	if err != nil {
 		return pi, toObjectErr(err, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempXLMetaPath)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
index 85fadfda4..ca7d7abe9 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var objectOpIgnoredErrs = append(baseIgnoredErrs, errDiskAccessDenied)
 
 // putObjectDir hints the bottom layer to create a new directory.
 func (xl xlObjects) putObjectDir(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, writeQuorum int) error {
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	errs := make([]error, len(xl.getDisks()))
 	// Prepare object creation in all disks
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) getObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, startO
 
 // getObjectInfoDir - This getObjectInfo is specific to object directory lookup.
 func (xl xlObjects) getObjectInfoDir(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string) (oi ObjectInfo, err error) {
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	errs := make([]error, len(xl.getDisks()))
 	// Prepare object creation in a all disks
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) getObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string) (o
 }
 
 func undoRename(disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEntry, dstBucket, dstEntry string, isDir bool, errs []error) {
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// Undo rename object on disks where RenameFile succeeded.
 
 	// If srcEntry/dstEntry are objects then add a trailing slash to copy
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func undoRename(disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEntry, dstBucket, dstEntry str
 // the respective underlying storage layer representations.
 func rename(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEntry, dstBucket, dstEntry string, isDir bool, writeQuorum int, ignoredErr []error) ([]StorageAPI, error) {
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Initialize list of errors.
 	var errs = make([]error, len(disks))
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) deleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, wri
 	}
 
 	// Initialize sync waitgroup.
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	// Initialize list of errors.
 	var dErrs = make([]error, len(disks))
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go b/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go
index a3a33d060..d2b4de462 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go
@@ -174,14 +174,8 @@ func readXLMeta(ctx context.Context, disk StorageAPI, bucket string, object stri
 	if len(xlMetaBuf) == 0 {
 		return xlMetaV1{}, errFileNotFound
 	}
-	xlMeta, err = xlMetaV1UnmarshalJSON(ctx, xlMetaBuf)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.GetReqInfo(ctx).AppendTags("disk", disk.String())
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
-		return xlMetaV1{}, err
-	}
-	// Return structured `xl.json`.
-	return xlMeta, nil
+	logger.GetReqInfo(ctx).AppendTags("disk", disk.String())
+	return xlMetaV1UnmarshalJSON(ctx, xlMetaBuf)
 }
 
 // Reads all `xl.json` metadata as a xlMetaV1 slice.
@@ -189,7 +183,7 @@ func readXLMeta(ctx context.Context, disk StorageAPI, bucket string, object stri
 func readAllXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, bucket, object string) ([]xlMetaV1, []error) {
 	errs := make([]error, len(disks))
 	metadataArray := make([]xlMetaV1, len(disks))
-	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	// Read `xl.json` parallelly across disks.
 	for index, disk := range disks {
 		if disk == nil {
@@ -200,12 +194,7 @@ func readAllXLMetadata(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, bucket, object s
 		// Read `xl.json` in routine.
 		go func(index int, disk StorageAPI) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			var err error
-			metadataArray[index], err = readXLMeta(ctx, disk, bucket, object)
-			if err != nil {
-				errs[index] = err
-				return
-			}
+			metadataArray[index], errs[index] = readXLMeta(ctx, disk, bucket, object)
 		}(index, disk)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cpu/cpu.go b/pkg/cpu/cpu.go
index a3a042139..b46717030 100644
--- a/pkg/cpu/cpu.go
+++ b/pkg/cpu/cpu.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func GetHistoricLoad() Load {
 // for the process currently
 func GetLoad() Load {
 	vals := make(chan time.Duration, 3)
-	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for i := 0; i < cpuLoadSampleSize; i++ {
 		cpuCounter, err := newCounter()
 		if err != nil {