diff --git a/cmd/namespace-lock.go b/cmd/namespace-lock.go
index 968014c98..df1772e58 100644
--- a/cmd/namespace-lock.go
+++ b/cmd/namespace-lock.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/config/storageclass"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/dsync"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/lsync"
@@ -147,7 +148,18 @@ func (di *distLockInstance) GetLock(timeout *dynamicTimeout) (timedOutErr error)
 	lockSource := getSource(2)
 	start := UTCNow()
 
-	if !di.rwMutex.GetLock(di.ctx, di.opsID, lockSource, timeout.Timeout()) {
+	// Lockers default to standard storage class always, why because
+	// we always dictate storage tolerance in terms of standard
+	// storage class be it number of drives or a multiplicative
+	// of number of nodes, defaulting lockers to this value
+	// simply means that locking is always similar in behavior
+	// and effect with erasure coded drive tolerance.
+	tolerance := globalStorageClass.GetParityForSC(storageclass.STANDARD)
+
+	if !di.rwMutex.GetLock(di.ctx, di.opsID, lockSource, dsync.Options{
+		Timeout:   timeout.Timeout(),
+		Tolerance: tolerance,
+	}) {
 		timeout.LogFailure()
 		return OperationTimedOut{}
 	}
@@ -164,7 +176,14 @@ func (di *distLockInstance) Unlock() {
 func (di *distLockInstance) GetRLock(timeout *dynamicTimeout) (timedOutErr error) {
 	lockSource := getSource(2)
 	start := UTCNow()
-	if !di.rwMutex.GetRLock(di.ctx, di.opsID, lockSource, timeout.Timeout()) {
+
+	// Lockers default to standard storage class always.
+	tolerance := globalStorageClass.GetParityForSC(storageclass.STANDARD)
+
+	if !di.rwMutex.GetRLock(di.ctx, di.opsID, lockSource, dsync.Options{
+		Timeout:   timeout.Timeout(),
+		Tolerance: tolerance,
+	}) {
 		timeout.LogFailure()
 		return OperationTimedOut{}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 60078d382..431258782 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ func initSafeMode(ctx context.Context, newObject ObjectLayer) (err error) {
 		initAutoHeal(ctx, newObject)
 	}
 
+	timeout := newDynamicTimeout(3*time.Second, 3*time.Second)
+
 	// ****  WARNING ****
 	// Migrating to encrypted backend should happen before initialization of any
 	// sub-systems, make sure that we do not move the above codeblock elsewhere.
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ func initSafeMode(ctx context.Context, newObject ObjectLayer) (err error) {
 	for range retry.NewTimer(retryCtx) {
 		// let one of the server acquire the lock, if not let them timeout.
 		// which shall be retried again by this loop.
-		if err = txnLk.GetLock(newDynamicTimeout(3*time.Second, 3*time.Second)); err != nil {
+		if err = txnLk.GetLock(timeout); err != nil {
 			logger.Info("Waiting for all MinIO sub-systems to be initialized.. trying to acquire lock")
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 33dd4d184..5eb800cd7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200709230013-948cd5f35899
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200625212154-ddb9806d33ae
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200814172026-c4923e618c08 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/api v0.5.0
 	gopkg.in/jcmturner/gokrb5.v7 v7.3.0
 	gopkg.in/ldap.v3 v3.0.3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5b676d7b0..3905686f0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ github.com/xdg/stringprep v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Jhud4/sHMO4oL310DaZAKk9ZaJ08SJfe+sJh0
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2 h1:eY9dn8+vbi4tKz5Qo6v2eYzo7kUS51QINcR5jNpbZS8=
 github.com/xiang90/probing v0.0.0-20190116061207-43a291ad63a2/go.mod h1:UETIi67q53MR2AWcXfiuqkDkRtnGDLqkBTpCHuJHxtU=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.27/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
+github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.1.32/go.mod h1:3hX8gzYuyVAZsxl0MRgGTJEmQBFcNTphYh9decYSb74=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5 h1:XAzx9gjCb0Rxj7EoqcClPD1d5ZBxZJk0jbuoPHenBt0=
 go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.5/go.mod h1:G5EMThwa9y8QZGBClrRx5EY+Yw9kAhnjy3bSjsnlVTQ=
 go.etcd.io/etcd/v3 v3.3.0-rc.0.0.20200707003333-58bb8ae09f8e h1:HZQLoe71Q24wVyDrGBRcVuogx32U+cPlcm/WoSLUI6c=
@@ -487,6 +488,8 @@ golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20190930215403-16217165b5de/go.mod h1:6SW0HCj/g11FgYtHl
 golang.org/x/mod v0.0.0-20190513183733-4bf6d317e70e/go.mod h1:mXi4GBBbnImb6dmsKGUJ2LatrhH/nqhxcFungHvyanc=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0 h1:KU7oHjnv3XNWfa5COkzUifxZmxp1TyI7ImMXqFxLwvQ=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0 h1:RM4zey1++hCTbCVQfnWeKs9/IEsaBLA8vTkd0WVtmH4=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.3.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180826012351-8a410e7b638d/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20181114220301-adae6a3d119a/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
@@ -500,6 +503,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190813141303-74dc4d7220e7/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20191112182307-2180aed22343/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381 h1:VXak5I6aEWmAXeQjA+QSZzlgNrpq9mjcfDemuexIKsU=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
@@ -512,6 +516,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190227155943-e225da77a7e6/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e h1:vcxGaoTs7kV8m5Np9uUNQin4BrLOthgV7252N8V+FwY=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200625203802-6e8e738ad208 h1:qwRHBd0NqMbJxfbotnDhm2ByMI1Shq4Y6oRJo21SGJA=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20200625203802-6e8e738ad208/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180823144017-11551d06cbcc/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180905080454-ebe1bf3edb33/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
@@ -560,6 +566,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191029190741-b9c20aec41a5/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200425043458-8463f397d07c h1:iHhCR0b26amDCiiO+kBguKZom9aMF+NrFxh9zeKR/XU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200425043458-8463f397d07c/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200814172026-c4923e618c08 h1:sfBQLM20fzeXhOixVQirwEbuW4PGStP773EXQpsBB6E=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200814172026-c4923e618c08/go.mod h1:njjCfa9FT2d7l9Bc6FUM5FLjQPp3cFF28FI3qnDFljA=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543 h1:E7g+9GITq07hpfrRu66IVDexMakfv52eLZ2CXBWiKr4=
diff --git a/pkg/dsync/drwmutex.go b/pkg/dsync/drwmutex.go
index 15bbec525..8ef1f1747 100644
--- a/pkg/dsync/drwmutex.go
+++ b/pkg/dsync/drwmutex.go
@@ -86,7 +86,15 @@ func NewDRWMutex(clnt *Dsync, names ...string) *DRWMutex {
 func (dm *DRWMutex) Lock(id, source string) {
 
 	isReadLock := false
-	dm.lockBlocking(context.Background(), drwMutexInfinite, id, source, isReadLock)
+	dm.lockBlocking(context.Background(), id, source, isReadLock, Options{
+		Timeout: drwMutexInfinite,
+	})
+}
+
+// Options lock options.
+type Options struct {
+	Timeout   time.Duration
+	Tolerance int
 }
 
 // GetLock tries to get a write lock on dm before the timeout elapses.
@@ -94,10 +102,10 @@ func (dm *DRWMutex) Lock(id, source string) {
 // If the lock is already in use, the calling go routine
 // blocks until either the mutex becomes available and return success or
 // more time has passed than the timeout value and return false.
-func (dm *DRWMutex) GetLock(ctx context.Context, id, source string, timeout time.Duration) (locked bool) {
+func (dm *DRWMutex) GetLock(ctx context.Context, id, source string, opts Options) (locked bool) {
 
 	isReadLock := false
-	return dm.lockBlocking(ctx, timeout, id, source, isReadLock)
+	return dm.lockBlocking(ctx, id, source, isReadLock, opts)
 }
 
 // RLock holds a read lock on dm.
@@ -107,7 +115,9 @@ func (dm *DRWMutex) GetLock(ctx context.Context, id, source string, timeout time
 func (dm *DRWMutex) RLock(id, source string) {
 
 	isReadLock := true
-	dm.lockBlocking(context.Background(), drwMutexInfinite, id, source, isReadLock)
+	dm.lockBlocking(context.Background(), id, source, isReadLock, Options{
+		Timeout: drwMutexInfinite,
+	})
 }
 
 // GetRLock tries to get a read lock on dm before the timeout elapses.
@@ -116,10 +126,10 @@ func (dm *DRWMutex) RLock(id, source string) {
 // Otherwise the calling go routine blocks until either the mutex becomes
 // available and return success or more time has passed than the timeout
 // value and return false.
-func (dm *DRWMutex) GetRLock(ctx context.Context, id, source string, timeout time.Duration) (locked bool) {
+func (dm *DRWMutex) GetRLock(ctx context.Context, id, source string, opts Options) (locked bool) {
 
 	isReadLock := true
-	return dm.lockBlocking(ctx, timeout, id, source, isReadLock)
+	return dm.lockBlocking(ctx, id, source, isReadLock, opts)
 }
 
 // lockBlocking will try to acquire either a read or a write lock
@@ -127,10 +137,10 @@ func (dm *DRWMutex) GetRLock(ctx context.Context, id, source string, timeout tim
 // The function will loop using a built-in timing randomized back-off
 // algorithm until either the lock is acquired successfully or more
 // time has elapsed than the timeout value.
-func (dm *DRWMutex) lockBlocking(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, id, source string, isReadLock bool) (locked bool) {
+func (dm *DRWMutex) lockBlocking(ctx context.Context, id, source string, isReadLock bool, opts Options) (locked bool) {
 	restClnts := dm.clnt.GetLockersFn()
 
-	retryCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	retryCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, opts.Timeout)
 
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -140,7 +150,7 @@ func (dm *DRWMutex) lockBlocking(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, id,
 		locks := make([]string, len(restClnts))
 
 		// Try to acquire the lock.
-		locked = lock(retryCtx, dm.clnt, &locks, id, source, isReadLock, dm.Names...)
+		locked = lock(retryCtx, dm.clnt, &locks, id, source, isReadLock, opts.Tolerance, dm.Names...)
 		if !locked {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -167,10 +177,29 @@ func (dm *DRWMutex) lockBlocking(ctx context.Context, timeout time.Duration, id,
 }
 
 // lock tries to acquire the distributed lock, returning true or false.
-func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, isReadLock bool, lockNames ...string) bool {
+func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, isReadLock bool, tolerance int, lockNames ...string) bool {
 
 	restClnts := ds.GetLockersFn()
 
+	// Tolerance is not set, defaults to half of the locker clients.
+	if tolerance == 0 {
+		tolerance = len(restClnts) / 2
+	}
+
+	// Quorum is effectively = total clients subtracted with tolerance limit
+	quorum := len(restClnts) - tolerance
+	if !isReadLock {
+		// In situations for write locks, as a special case
+		// to avoid split brains we make sure to acquire
+		// quorum + 1 when tolerance is exactly half of the
+		// total locker clients.
+		if quorum == tolerance {
+			quorum++
+		}
+	}
+
+	tolerance = len(restClnts) - quorum
+
 	// Create buffered channel of size equal to total number of nodes.
 	ch := make(chan Granted, len(restClnts))
 	defer close(ch)
@@ -217,7 +246,7 @@ func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, is
 		}(index, isReadLock, c)
 	}
 
-	quorum := false
+	quorumMet := false
 
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func(isReadLock bool) {
@@ -232,9 +261,6 @@ func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, is
 		done := false
 		timeout := time.After(DRWMutexAcquireTimeout)
 
-		dquorumReads := (len(restClnts) + 1) / 2
-		dquorum := dquorumReads + 1
-
 		for ; i < len(restClnts); i++ { // Loop until we acquired all locks
 
 			select {
@@ -244,8 +270,7 @@ func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, is
 					(*locks)[grant.index] = grant.lockUID
 				} else {
 					locksFailed++
-					if !isReadLock && locksFailed > len(restClnts)-dquorum ||
-						isReadLock && locksFailed > len(restClnts)-dquorumReads {
+					if locksFailed > tolerance {
 						// We know that we are not going to get the lock anymore,
 						// so exit out and release any locks that did get acquired
 						done = true
@@ -258,7 +283,7 @@ func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, is
 				done = true
 				// timeout happened, maybe one of the nodes is slow, count
 				// number of locks to check whether we have quorum or not
-				if !quorumMet(locks, isReadLock, dquorum, dquorumReads) {
+				if !checkQuorumMet(locks, quorum) {
 					log("Quorum not met after timeout\n")
 					releaseAll(ds, locks, isReadLock, restClnts, lockNames...)
 				} else {
@@ -272,7 +297,7 @@ func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, is
 		}
 
 		// Count locks in order to determine whether we have quorum or not
-		quorum = quorumMet(locks, isReadLock, dquorum, dquorumReads)
+		quorumMet = checkQuorumMet(locks, quorum)
 
 		// Signal that we have the quorum
 		wg.Done()
@@ -292,12 +317,11 @@ func lock(ctx context.Context, ds *Dsync, locks *[]string, id, source string, is
 
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	return quorum
+	return quorumMet
 }
 
-// quorumMet determines whether we have acquired the required quorum of underlying locks or not
-func quorumMet(locks *[]string, isReadLock bool, quorum, quorumReads int) bool {
-
+// checkQuorumMet determines whether we have acquired the required quorum of underlying locks or not
+func checkQuorumMet(locks *[]string, quorum int) bool {
 	count := 0
 	for _, uid := range *locks {
 		if isLocked(uid) {
@@ -305,14 +329,7 @@ func quorumMet(locks *[]string, isReadLock bool, quorum, quorumReads int) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var metQuorum bool
-	if isReadLock {
-		metQuorum = count >= quorumReads
-	} else {
-		metQuorum = count >= quorum
-	}
-
-	return metQuorum
+	return count >= quorum
 }
 
 // releaseAll releases all locks that are marked as locked
diff --git a/pkg/dsync/drwmutex_test.go b/pkg/dsync/drwmutex_test.go
index 422b966aa..7a20bd451 100644
--- a/pkg/dsync/drwmutex_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dsync/drwmutex_test.go
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ func testSimpleWriteLock(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration) (locked bool) {
 
 	drwm := NewDRWMutex(ds, "simplelock")
 
-	if !drwm.GetRLock(context.Background(), id, source, time.Second) {
+	if !drwm.GetRLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: time.Second}) {
 		panic("Failed to acquire read lock")
 	}
 	// fmt.Println("1st read lock acquired, waiting...")
 
-	if !drwm.GetRLock(context.Background(), id, source, time.Second) {
+	if !drwm.GetRLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: time.Second}) {
 		panic("Failed to acquire read lock")
 	}
 	// fmt.Println("2nd read lock acquired, waiting...")
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func testSimpleWriteLock(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration) (locked bool) {
 	}()
 
 	// fmt.Println("Trying to acquire write lock, waiting...")
-	locked = drwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, duration)
+	locked = drwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: duration})
 	if locked {
 		// fmt.Println("Write lock acquired, waiting...")
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func testDualWriteLock(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration) (locked bool) {
 	drwm := NewDRWMutex(ds, "duallock")
 
 	// fmt.Println("Getting initial write lock")
-	if !drwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, time.Second) {
+	if !drwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: time.Second}) {
 		panic("Failed to acquire initial write lock")
 	}
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func testDualWriteLock(t *testing.T, duration time.Duration) (locked bool) {
 	}()
 
 	// fmt.Println("Trying to acquire 2nd write lock, waiting...")
-	locked = drwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, duration)
+	locked = drwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: duration})
 	if locked {
 		// fmt.Println("2nd write lock acquired, waiting...")
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestDualWriteLockTimedOut(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Borrowed from rwmutex_test.go
 func parallelReader(ctx context.Context, m *DRWMutex, clocked, cunlock, cdone chan bool) {
-	if m.GetRLock(ctx, id, source, time.Second) {
+	if m.GetRLock(ctx, id, source, Options{Timeout: time.Second}) {
 		clocked <- true
 		<-cunlock
 		m.RUnlock()
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func TestParallelReaders(t *testing.T) {
 // Borrowed from rwmutex_test.go
 func reader(rwm *DRWMutex, numIterations int, activity *int32, cdone chan bool) {
 	for i := 0; i < numIterations; i++ {
-		if rwm.GetRLock(context.Background(), id, source, time.Second) {
+		if rwm.GetRLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: time.Second}) {
 			n := atomic.AddInt32(activity, 1)
 			if n < 1 || n >= 10000 {
 				panic(fmt.Sprintf("wlock(%d)\n", n))
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func reader(rwm *DRWMutex, numIterations int, activity *int32, cdone chan bool)
 // Borrowed from rwmutex_test.go
 func writer(rwm *DRWMutex, numIterations int, activity *int32, cdone chan bool) {
 	for i := 0; i < numIterations; i++ {
-		if rwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, time.Second) {
+		if rwm.GetLock(context.Background(), id, source, Options{Timeout: time.Second}) {
 			n := atomic.AddInt32(activity, 10000)
 			if n != 10000 {
 				panic(fmt.Sprintf("wlock(%d)\n", n))
diff --git a/pkg/dsync/dsync_test.go b/pkg/dsync/dsync_test.go
index a5788d5b8..7d61b4f6c 100644
--- a/pkg/dsync/dsync_test.go
+++ b/pkg/dsync/dsync_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 
-	nodes := make([]string, 4) // list of node IP addrs or hostname with ports.
+	nodes := make([]string, 5) // list of node IP addrs or hostname with ports.
 	for i := range nodes {
 		nodes[i] = fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", i+12345)
 	}