diff --git a/pkg/api/api_bucket_handlers.go b/pkg/api/api_bucket_handlers.go
index 3fbba0303..df2834cf4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_bucket_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_bucket_handlers.go
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ func (server *minioAPI) isValidOp(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, acce
 	switch iodine.ToError(err).(type) {
 	case drivers.BucketNotFound:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchBucket, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchBucket, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 			return false
 		}
 	case drivers.BucketNameInvalid:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidBucketName, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidBucketName, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 			return false
 		}
 	case nil:
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) isValidOp(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, acce
 func (server *minioAPI) listObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 	// verify if bucket allows this operation
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ func (server *minioAPI) listObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 		}
 	case drivers.ObjectNotFound:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.ObjectNameInvalid:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	default:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) listObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 func (server *minioAPI) listBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) listBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 	default:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ func (server *minioAPI) listBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Requ
 func (server *minioAPI) putBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
 	// read from 'x-amz-acl'
 	aclType := getACLType(req)
 	if aclType == unsupportedACLType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotImplemented, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotImplemented, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ func (server *minioAPI) putBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 		}
 	case drivers.BucketNameInvalid:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidBucketName, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidBucketName, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.BucketExists:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, BucketAlreadyExists, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, BucketAlreadyExists, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	default:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) putBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 func (server *minioAPI) headBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go b/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go
index f7707cd61..f4561d995 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func validateHandler(conf config.Config, h http.Handler) http.Handler {
 func (h vHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(r)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, r, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, r.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, r, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, r.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 	// success
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go b/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
index 0c0900429..d3d23ea71 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 func (server *minioAPI) getObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) getObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 		{
 			httpRange, err := getRequestedRange(req, metadata.Size)
 			if err != nil {
-				writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidRange, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+				WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidRange, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 				return
 			}
 			switch httpRange.start == 0 && httpRange.length == 0 {
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ func (server *minioAPI) getObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 		}
 	case drivers.ObjectNotFound:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.ObjectNameInvalid:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	default:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) getObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 func (server *minioAPI) headObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -115,16 +115,16 @@ func (server *minioAPI) headObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 		}
 	case drivers.ObjectNotFound:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.ObjectNameInvalid:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NoSuchKey, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	default:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(iodine.New(err, nil))
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) headObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reque
 func (server *minioAPI) putObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 	acceptsContentType := getContentType(req)
 	if acceptsContentType == unknownContentType {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotAcceptable, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (server *minioAPI) putObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 	// get Content-MD5 sent by client and verify if valid
 	md5 := req.Header.Get("Content-MD5")
 	if !isValidMD5(md5) {
-		writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidDigest, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+		WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidDigest, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		return
 	}
 	err := server.driver.CreateObject(bucket, object, "", md5, req.Body)
@@ -163,29 +163,29 @@ func (server *minioAPI) putObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	case drivers.ObjectExists:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, NotImplemented, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, NotImplemented, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.BadDigest:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, BadDigest, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, BadDigest, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.EntityTooLarge:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, EntityTooLarge, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, EntityTooLarge, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.InvalidDigest:
 		{
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidDigest, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InvalidDigest, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	case drivers.ImplementationError:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(err)
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	default:
 		{
 			log.Error.Println(err)
-			writeErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
+			WriteErrorResponse(w, req, InternalError, acceptsContentType, req.URL.Path)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_response.go b/pkg/api/api_response.go
index a7b2c9065..f34647ac6 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_response.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_response.go
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ func generateObjectsListResult(bucket string, objects []drivers.ObjectMetadata,
 	return data
 }
 
-func writeErrorResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, errorType int, acceptsContentType contentType, resource string) {
+// WriteErrorResponse writes a formatted error to the user
+func WriteErrorResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, errorType int, acceptsContentType contentType, resource string) {
 	error := getErrorCode(errorType)
 	errorResponse := getErrorResponse(error, resource)
 	// set headers