diff --git a/fs-v1-multipart.go b/fs-v1-multipart.go
index cebe2b77c..166809d6a 100644
--- a/fs-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/fs-v1-multipart.go
@@ -262,11 +262,33 @@ func (fs fsObjects) NewMultipartUpload(bucket, object string, meta map[string]st
 	return fs.newMultipartUpload(bucket, object, meta)
 }
 
-// putObjectPart - reads incoming data until EOF for the part file on
+// PutObjectPart - reads incoming data until EOF for the part file on
 // an ongoing multipart transaction. Internally incoming data is
 // written to '.minio/tmp' location and safely renamed to
 // '.minio/multipart' for reach parts.
-func (fs fsObjects) putObjectPart(bucket string, object string, uploadID string, partID int, size int64, data io.Reader, md5Hex string) (string, error) {
+func (fs fsObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, size int64, data io.Reader, md5Hex string) (string, error) {
+	// Verify if bucket is valid.
+	if !IsValidBucketName(bucket) {
+		return "", BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}
+	}
+	// Verify whether the bucket exists.
+	if !fs.isBucketExist(bucket) {
+		return "", BucketNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
+	}
+	if !IsValidObjectName(object) {
+		return "", ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
+	}
+
+	uploadIDPath := path.Join(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID)
+
+	nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	// Just check if the uploadID exists to avoid copy if it doesn't.
+	uploadIDExists := fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID)
+	nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	if !uploadIDExists {
+		return "", InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID}
+	}
+
 	// Hold write lock on the part so that there is no parallel upload on the part.
 	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID, strconv.Itoa(partID)))
 	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID, strconv.Itoa(partID)))
@@ -304,7 +326,15 @@ func (fs fsObjects) putObjectPart(bucket string, object string, uploadID string,
 		}
 	}
 
-	uploadIDPath := path.Join(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID)
+	// Hold write lock as we are updating fs.json
+	nsMutex.Lock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+	defer nsMutex.Unlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
+
+	// Just check if the uploadID exists to avoid copy if it doesn't.
+	if !fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
+		return "", InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID}
+	}
+
 	fsMeta, err := fs.readFSMetadata(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
@@ -334,35 +364,6 @@ func (fs fsObjects) putObjectPart(bucket string, object string, uploadID string,
 	return newMD5Hex, nil
 }
 
-// PutObjectPart - reads incoming stream and internally erasure codes
-// them. This call is similar to single put operation but it is part
-// of the multipart transcation.
-//
-// Implements S3 compatible Upload Part API.
-func (fs fsObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, size int64, data io.Reader, md5Hex string) (string, error) {
-	// Verify if bucket is valid.
-	if !IsValidBucketName(bucket) {
-		return "", BucketNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket}
-	}
-	// Verify whether the bucket exists.
-	if !fs.isBucketExist(bucket) {
-		return "", BucketNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
-	}
-	if !IsValidObjectName(object) {
-		return "", ObjectNameInvalid{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
-	}
-
-	// Hold read lock on the uploadID so that no one aborts it.
-	nsMutex.RLock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
-	defer nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(mpartMetaPrefix, bucket, object, uploadID))
-
-	if !fs.isUploadIDExists(bucket, object, uploadID) {
-		return "", InvalidUploadID{UploadID: uploadID}
-	}
-	md5Sum, err := fs.putObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID, partID, size, data, md5Hex)
-	return md5Sum, err
-}
-
 // listObjectParts - wrapper scanning through
 // '.minio/multipart/bucket/object/UPLOADID'. Lists all the parts
 // saved inside '.minio/multipart/bucket/object/UPLOADID'.