diff --git a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
index 0f0471205..bccc9577a 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-handlers.go
@@ -265,12 +265,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		return
 	}
 
-	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
-	if objectAPI == nil {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, r, ErrInternalError, r.URL.Path)
-		return
-	}
-
 	var wg = &sync.WaitGroup{} // Allocate a new wait group.
 	var dErrs = make([]error, len(deleteObjects.Objects))
 
@@ -279,7 +273,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int, obj ObjectIdentifier) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			dErr := api.ObjectAPI.DeleteObject(bucket, obj.ObjectName)
+			dErr := objectAPI.DeleteObject(bucket, obj.ObjectName)
 			if dErr != nil {
 				dErrs[i] = dErr
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-policy.go b/cmd/bucket-policy.go
index 7e8d467bd..c03e90274 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-policy.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-policy.go
@@ -68,25 +68,34 @@ func loadAllBucketPolicies(objAPI ObjectLayer) (policies map[string]*bucketPolic
 	buckets, err := objAPI.ListBuckets()
 	errorIf(err, "Unable to list buckets.")
 	err = errorCause(err)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	policies = make(map[string]*bucketPolicy)
+	var pErrs []error
 	// Loads bucket policy.
 	for _, bucket := range buckets {
-		var policy *bucketPolicy
-		policy, err = readBucketPolicy(bucket.Name, objAPI)
-		if err != nil {
-			switch err.(type) {
+		policy, pErr := readBucketPolicy(bucket.Name, objAPI)
+		if pErr != nil {
+			switch pErr.(type) {
 			case BucketPolicyNotFound:
 				continue
 			}
-			return nil, err
+			pErrs = append(pErrs, pErr)
+			// Continue to load other bucket policies if possible.
+			continue
 		}
 		policies[bucket.Name] = policy
 	}
 
+	// Look for any errors occurred while reading bucket policies.
+	for _, pErr := range pErrs {
+		if pErr != nil {
+			return policies, pErr
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Success.
 	return policies, nil
 }
@@ -96,6 +105,7 @@ func initBucketPolicies(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 	if objAPI == nil {
 		return errInvalidArgument
 	}
+
 	// Read all bucket policies.
 	policies, err := loadAllBucketPolicies(objAPI)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -130,22 +140,22 @@ func readBucketPolicyJSON(bucket string, objAPI ObjectLayer) (bucketPolicyReader
 	}
 	policyPath := pathJoin(bucketConfigPrefix, bucket, policyJSON)
 	objInfo, err := objAPI.GetObjectInfo(minioMetaBucket, policyPath)
-	errorIf(err, "Unable to get policy for the bucket %s.", bucket)
 	err = errorCause(err)
 	if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(ObjectNotFound); ok {
 			return nil, BucketPolicyNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
 		}
+		errorIf(err, "Unable to load policy for the bucket %s.", bucket)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
 	err = objAPI.GetObject(minioMetaBucket, policyPath, 0, objInfo.Size, &buffer)
-	errorIf(err, "Unable to get policy for the bucket %s.", bucket)
 	err = errorCause(err)
 	if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(ObjectNotFound); ok {
 			return nil, BucketPolicyNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
 		}
+		errorIf(err, "Unable to load policy for the bucket %s.", bucket)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/event-notifier.go b/cmd/event-notifier.go
index a6d8c8665..c872d1891 100644
--- a/cmd/event-notifier.go
+++ b/cmd/event-notifier.go
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ func loadNotificationConfig(bucket string, objAPI ObjectLayer) (*notificationCon
 	// Construct the notification config path.
 	notificationConfigPath := path.Join(bucketConfigPrefix, bucket, bucketNotificationConfig)
 	objInfo, err := objAPI.GetObjectInfo(minioMetaBucket, notificationConfigPath)
-	errorIf(err, "Unable to get bucket-notification for butkcet %s", bucket)
 	err = errorCause(err)
 	if err != nil {
 		// 'notification.xml' not found return 'errNoSuchNotifications'.
@@ -236,12 +235,12 @@ func loadNotificationConfig(bucket string, objAPI ObjectLayer) (*notificationCon
 		case ObjectNotFound:
 			return nil, errNoSuchNotifications
 		}
+		errorIf(err, "Unable to load bucket-notification for bucket %s", bucket)
 		// Returns error for other errors.
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	var buffer bytes.Buffer
 	err = objAPI.GetObject(minioMetaBucket, notificationConfigPath, 0, objInfo.Size, &buffer)
-	errorIf(err, "Unable to get bucket-notification for butkcet %s", bucket)
 	err = errorCause(err)
 	if err != nil {
 		// 'notification.xml' not found return 'errNoSuchNotifications'.
@@ -250,6 +249,7 @@ func loadNotificationConfig(bucket string, objAPI ObjectLayer) (*notificationCon
 		case ObjectNotFound:
 			return nil, errNoSuchNotifications
 		}
+		errorIf(err, "Unable to load bucket-notification for bucket %s", bucket)
 		// Returns error for other errors.
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -277,13 +277,12 @@ func loadAllBucketNotifications(objAPI ObjectLayer) (map[string]*notificationCon
 
 	// Loads all bucket notifications.
 	for _, bucket := range buckets {
-		var nCfg *notificationConfig
-		nCfg, err = loadNotificationConfig(bucket.Name, objAPI)
-		if err != nil {
-			if err == errNoSuchNotifications {
+		nCfg, nErr := loadNotificationConfig(bucket.Name, objAPI)
+		if nErr != nil {
+			if nErr == errNoSuchNotifications {
 				continue
 			}
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, nErr
 		}
 		configs[bucket.Name] = nCfg
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/format-config-v1.go b/cmd/format-config-v1.go
index 502fe3b1a..079684d58 100644
--- a/cmd/format-config-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/format-config-v1.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func loadAllFormats(bootstrapDisks []StorageAPI) ([]*formatConfigV1, []error) {
 		}
 	}
 	// Return all formats and nil
-	return formatConfigs, nil
+	return formatConfigs, sErrs
 }
 
 // genericFormatCheck - validates and returns error.
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index 649c29e8b..364e2d149 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (fs fsObjects) getObjectInfo(bucket, object string) (ObjectInfo, error) {
 	}
 	fsMeta, err := readFSMetadata(fs.storage, minioMetaBucket, path.Join(bucketMetaPrefix, bucket, object, fsMetaJSONFile))
 	// Ignore error if the metadata file is not found, other errors must be returned.
-	if errorCause(err) != errFileNotFound {
+	if err != nil && errorCause(err) != errFileNotFound {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
 
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ func (fs fsObjects) ListObjects(bucket, prefix, marker, delimiter string, maxKey
 			return FileInfo{}, traceError(err)
 		}
 		fsMeta, mErr := readFSMetadata(fs.storage, minioMetaBucket, path.Join(bucketMetaPrefix, bucket, entry, fsMetaJSONFile))
-		if errorCause(mErr) != errFileNotFound {
+		if mErr != nil && errorCause(mErr) != errFileNotFound {
 			return FileInfo{}, traceError(mErr)
 		}
 		if len(fsMeta.Meta) == 0 {
diff --git a/cmd/prepare-storage.go b/cmd/prepare-storage.go
index e479e02b7..c4dd08629 100644
--- a/cmd/prepare-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/prepare-storage.go
@@ -104,13 +104,8 @@ const (
 func prepForInit(disks []string, sErrs []error, diskCount int) InitActions {
 	// Count errors by error value.
 	errMap := make(map[error]int)
-	// If loadAllFormats returned successfully
-	if sErrs == nil {
-		errMap[nil] = diskCount
-	} else {
-		for _, err := range sErrs {
-			errMap[err]++
-		}
+	for _, err := range sErrs {
+		errMap[err]++
 	}
 
 	quorum := diskCount/2 + 1
diff --git a/cmd/routers.go b/cmd/routers.go
index 4917ece8f..7890657b6 100644
--- a/cmd/routers.go
+++ b/cmd/routers.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -33,16 +32,19 @@ func newObjectLayerFn() ObjectLayer {
 
 // newObjectLayer - initialize any object layer depending on the number of disks.
 func newObjectLayer(disks, ignoredDisks []string) (ObjectLayer, error) {
+	var objAPI ObjectLayer
+	var err error
 	if len(disks) == 1 {
-		exportPath := disks[0]
 		// Initialize FS object layer.
-		return newFSObjects(exportPath)
+		objAPI, err = newFSObjects(disks[0])
+	} else {
+		// Initialize XL object layer.
+		objAPI, err = newXLObjects(disks, ignoredDisks)
 	}
-	// Initialize XL object layer.
-	objAPI, err := newXLObjects(disks, ignoredDisks)
-	if err == errXLWriteQuorum {
-		return objAPI, errors.New("Disks are different with last minio server run.")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	// Migrate bucket policy from configDir to .minio.sys/buckets/
 	err = migrateBucketPolicyConfig(objAPI)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -58,8 +60,10 @@ func newObjectLayer(disks, ignoredDisks []string) (ObjectLayer, error) {
 
 	// Register the callback that should be called when the process shuts down.
 	globalShutdownCBs.AddObjectLayerCB(func() errCode {
-		if sErr := objAPI.Shutdown(); sErr != nil {
-			return exitFailure
+		if objAPI != nil {
+			if sErr := objAPI.Shutdown(); sErr != nil {
+				return exitFailure
+			}
 		}
 		return exitSuccess
 	})
@@ -68,14 +72,12 @@ func newObjectLayer(disks, ignoredDisks []string) (ObjectLayer, error) {
 	err = initEventNotifier(objAPI)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err, "Unable to initialize event notification.")
-		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Initialize and load bucket policies.
 	err = initBucketPolicies(objAPI)
 	if err != nil {
 		errorIf(err, "Unable to load all bucket policies.")
-		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	// Success.