diff --git a/pkg/quick/quick.go b/pkg/quick/quick.go
index 18a97cec3..ff170863e 100644
--- a/pkg/quick/quick.go
+++ b/pkg/quick/quick.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type Config interface {
 
 // config - implements quick.Config interface
 type config struct {
-	data *interface{}
+	data interface{}
 	lock *sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ func New(data interface{}) (Config, *probe.Error) {
 	}
 
 	d := new(config)
-	d.data = &data
+	d.data = data
 	d.lock = new(sync.RWMutex)
 	return d, nil
 }
 
 // Version returns the current config file format version
 func (d config) Version() string {
-	st := structs.New(*d.data)
+	st := structs.New(d.data)
 
 	f, ok := st.FieldOk("Version")
 	if !ok {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (d config) Version() string {
 
 // String converts JSON config to printable string
 func (d config) String() string {
-	configBytes, _ := json.MarshalIndent(*d.data, "", "\t")
+	configBytes, _ := json.MarshalIndent(d.data, "", "\t")
 	return string(configBytes)
 }
 
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ func (d config) Save(filename string) *probe.Error {
 
 // Load - loads JSON config from file and merge with currently set values
 func (d *config) Load(filename string) *probe.Error {
-	(*d).lock.Lock()
-	defer (*d).lock.Unlock()
+	d.lock.Lock()
+	defer d.lock.Unlock()
 
 	_, err := os.Stat(filename)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -145,16 +145,16 @@ func (d *config) Load(filename string) *probe.Error {
 		fileData = []byte(strings.Replace(string(fileData), "\r\n", "\n", -1))
 	}
 
-	err = json.Unmarshal(fileData, (*d).data)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(fileData, d.data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return probe.NewError(err)
 	}
 
-	if err := CheckData(*(*d).data); err != nil {
+	if err := CheckData(d.data); err != nil {
 		return err.Trace()
 	}
 
-	st := structs.New(*(*d).data)
+	st := structs.New(d.data)
 	f, ok := st.FieldOk("Version")
 	if !ok {
 		return probe.NewError(fmt.Errorf("Argument struct [%s] does not contain field \"Version\".", st.Name()))
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (d *config) Load(filename string) *probe.Error {
 
 // Data - grab internal data map for reading
 func (d config) Data() interface{} {
-	return *d.data
+	return d.data
 }
 
 //Diff  - list fields that are in A but not in B
diff --git a/pkg/quick/quick_test.go b/pkg/quick/quick_test.go
index 663bee290..d67833c34 100644
--- a/pkg/quick/quick_test.go
+++ b/pkg/quick/quick_test.go
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package quick
+package quick_test
 
 import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	. "github.com/minio/minio/internal/gopkg.in/check.v1"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/quick"
 )
 
 func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type MySuite struct{}
 var _ = Suite(&MySuite{})
 
 func (s *MySuite) TestCheckData(c *C) {
-	err := CheckData(nil)
+	err := quick.CheckData(nil)
 	c.Assert(err, Not(IsNil))
 
 	type myStructBad struct {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestCheckData(c *C) {
 		Folders  []string
 	}
 	saveMeBad := myStructBad{"guest", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "Documents", "Music"}}
-	err = CheckData(&saveMeBad)
+	err = quick.CheckData(&saveMeBad)
 	c.Assert(err, Not(IsNil))
 
 	type myStructGood struct {
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestCheckData(c *C) {
 	}
 
 	saveMeGood := myStructGood{"1", "guest", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "Documents", "Music"}}
-	err = CheckData(&saveMeGood)
+	err = quick.CheckData(&saveMeGood)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 }
 
@@ -65,13 +66,13 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestSaveLoad(c *C) {
 		Folders  []string
 	}
 	saveMe := myStruct{"1", "guest", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "Documents", "Music"}}
-	config, err := New(&saveMe)
+	config, err := quick.New(&saveMe)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(config, Not(IsNil))
 	config.Save("test.json")
 
 	loadMe := myStruct{Version: "1"}
-	newConfig, err := New(&loadMe)
+	newConfig, err := quick.New(&loadMe)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(newConfig, Not(IsNil))
 	newConfig.Load("test.json")
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestDiff(c *C) {
 		Folders  []string
 	}
 	saveMe := myStruct{"1", "guest", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "Documents", "Music"}}
-	config, err := New(&saveMe)
+	config, err := quick.New(&saveMe)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(config, Not(IsNil))
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestDiff(c *C) {
 	}
 
 	mismatch := myNewStruct{"1", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "documents", "Music"}}
-	newConfig, err := New(&mismatch)
+	newConfig, err := quick.New(&mismatch)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(newConfig, Not(IsNil))
 
@@ -125,12 +126,12 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestDeepDiff(c *C) {
 		Folders  []string
 	}
 	saveMe := myStruct{"1", "guest", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "Documents", "Music"}}
-	config, err := New(&saveMe)
+	config, err := quick.New(&saveMe)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(config, Not(IsNil))
 
 	mismatch := myStruct{"1", "Guest", "nopassword", []string{"Work", "documents", "Music"}}
-	newConfig, err := New(&mismatch)
+	newConfig, err := quick.New(&mismatch)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	c.Assert(newConfig, Not(IsNil))