diff --git a/cmd/generic-handlers.go b/cmd/generic-handlers.go
index 0032457c2..0c4aef3c2 100644
--- a/cmd/generic-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/generic-handlers.go
@@ -625,7 +625,9 @@ type bucketForwardingHandler struct {
 }
 
 func (f bucketForwardingHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	if globalDNSConfig == nil || globalDomainName == "" || guessIsBrowserReq(r) || guessIsHealthCheckReq(r) || guessIsMetricsReq(r) || guessIsRPCReq(r) {
+	if globalDNSConfig == nil || globalDomainName == "" ||
+		guessIsBrowserReq(r) || guessIsHealthCheckReq(r) ||
+		guessIsMetricsReq(r) || guessIsRPCReq(r) || isAdminReq(r) {
 		f.handler.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/handler-utils.go b/cmd/handler-utils.go
index 3fb915015..f6cf7dcf1 100644
--- a/cmd/handler-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/handler-utils.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/auth"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/handlers"
 	httptracer "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/handlers"
 )
@@ -176,13 +177,13 @@ func getRedirectPostRawQuery(objInfo ObjectInfo) string {
 	return redirectValues.Encode()
 }
 
-// Returns access key in the request Authorization header.
-func getReqAccessKey(r *http.Request, region string) (accessKey string) {
-	cred, _, _ := getReqAccessKeyV4(r, region)
+// Returns access credentials in the request Authorization header.
+func getReqAccessCred(r *http.Request, region string) (cred auth.Credentials) {
+	cred, _, _ = getReqAccessKeyV4(r, region)
 	if cred.AccessKey == "" {
 		cred, _, _ = getReqAccessKeyV2(r)
 	}
-	return cred.AccessKey
+	return cred
 }
 
 // Extract request params to be sent with event notifiation.
@@ -192,10 +193,11 @@ func extractReqParams(r *http.Request) map[string]string {
 	}
 
 	region := globalServerConfig.GetRegion()
+	cred := getReqAccessCred(r, region)
 	// Success.
 	return map[string]string{
 		"region":          region,
-		"accessKey":       getReqAccessKey(r, region),
+		"accessKey":       cred.AccessKey,
 		"sourceIPAddress": handlers.GetSourceIP(r),
 		// Add more fields here.
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 6f188fc85..bbf60c782 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -644,6 +644,15 @@ func getCpObjMetadataFromHeader(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request, userMeta m
 	return defaultMeta, nil
 }
 
+// Returns a minio-go Client configured to access remote host described by destDNSRecord
+// Applicable only in a federated deployment
+var getRemoteInstanceClient = func(r *http.Request, host string, port int) (*miniogo.Core, error) {
+	// In a federated deployment, all the instances share config files and hence expected to have same
+	// credentials, make sure to send the same credentials for which the request came in.
+	cred := getReqAccessCred(r, globalServerConfig.GetRegion())
+	return miniogo.NewCore(net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(port)), cred.AccessKey, cred.SecretKey, globalIsSSL)
+}
+
 // CopyObjectHandler - Copy Object
 // ----------
 // This implementation of the PUT operation adds an object to a bucket
@@ -949,17 +958,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 
 	var objInfo ObjectInfo
 
-	// Returns a minio-go Client configured to access remote host described by destDNSRecord
-	// Applicable only in a federated deployment
-	var getRemoteInstanceClient = func(host string, port int) (*miniogo.Core, error) {
-		// In a federated deployment, all the instances share config files and hence expected to have same
-		// credentials. So, access current instances creds and use it to create client for remote instance
-		endpoint := net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(port))
-		accessKey := globalServerConfig.Credential.AccessKey
-		secretKey := globalServerConfig.Credential.SecretKey
-		return miniogo.NewCore(endpoint, accessKey, secretKey, globalIsSSL)
-	}
-
 	if isRemoteCallRequired(ctx, srcBucket, dstBucket, objectAPI) {
 		if globalDNSConfig == nil {
 			writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNoSuchBucket, r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
@@ -969,14 +967,15 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		if dstRecords, err = globalDNSConfig.Get(dstBucket); err == nil {
 			// Send PutObject request to appropriate instance (in federated deployment)
 			host, port := getRandomHostPort(dstRecords)
-			client, rerr := getRemoteInstanceClient(host, port)
+			client, rerr := getRemoteInstanceClient(r, host, port)
 			if rerr != nil {
-				writeErrorResponse(w, ErrInternalError, r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+				writeErrorResponse(w, toAPIErrorCode(ctx, rerr), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
 				return
 			}
-			remoteObjInfo, rerr := client.PutObject(dstBucket, dstObject, srcInfo.Reader, srcInfo.Size, "", "", srcInfo.UserDefined, dstOpts.ServerSideEncryption)
+			remoteObjInfo, rerr := client.PutObject(dstBucket, dstObject, srcInfo.Reader,
+				srcInfo.Size, "", "", srcInfo.UserDefined, dstOpts.ServerSideEncryption)
 			if rerr != nil {
-				writeErrorResponse(w, ErrInternalError, r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
+				writeErrorResponse(w, toAPIErrorCode(ctx, rerr), r.URL, guessIsBrowserReq(r))
 				return
 			}
 			objInfo.ETag = remoteObjInfo.ETag