diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index b3d230cb3..1fa7dffa6 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
 	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
 	dstObject := vars["object"]
-	cpDestPath := "/" + path.Join(dstBucket, dstObject)
 
 	objectAPI := api.ObjectAPI()
 	if objectAPI == nil {
@@ -302,7 +300,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		return
 	}
 
-	cpSrcDstSame := cpSrcPath == cpDestPath
+	cpSrcDstSame := srcBucket == dstBucket && srcObject == dstObject
 	// Hold write lock on destination since in both cases
 	// - if source and destination are same
 	// - if source and destination are different
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers_test.go b/cmd/object-handlers_test.go
index cc75c5bfa..eed7d2cb1 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers_test.go
@@ -1523,6 +1523,19 @@ func testAPICopyObjectHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string,
 		},
 
 		// Test case - 4.
+		// Test case with new object name is same as object to be copied.
+		// But source copy is without leading slash
+		{
+			bucketName:       bucketName,
+			newObjectName:    objectName,
+			copySourceHeader: url.QueryEscape(bucketName + "/" + objectName),
+			accessKey:        credentials.AccessKey,
+			secretKey:        credentials.SecretKey,
+
+			expectedRespStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
+		},
+
+		// Test case - 5.
 		// Test case with new object name is same as object to be copied
 		// but metadata is updated.
 		{
@@ -1539,7 +1552,7 @@ func testAPICopyObjectHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string,
 			expectedRespStatus: http.StatusOK,
 		},
 
-		// Test case - 5.
+		// Test case - 6.
 		// Test case with invalid metadata-directive.
 		{
 			bucketName:       bucketName,
@@ -1555,7 +1568,7 @@ func testAPICopyObjectHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string,
 			expectedRespStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
 		},
 
-		// Test case - 6.
+		// Test case - 7.
 		// Test case with new object name is same as object to be copied
 		// fail with BadRequest.
 		{
@@ -1572,7 +1585,7 @@ func testAPICopyObjectHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string,
 			expectedRespStatus: http.StatusBadRequest,
 		},
 
-		// Test case - 7.
+		// Test case - 8.
 		// Test case with non-existent source file.
 		// Case for the purpose of failing `api.ObjectAPI.GetObjectInfo`.
 		// Expecting the response status code to http.StatusNotFound (404).
@@ -1586,7 +1599,7 @@ func testAPICopyObjectHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string,
 			expectedRespStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
 		},
 
-		// Test case - 8.
+		// Test case - 9.
 		// Test case with non-existent source file.
 		// Case for the purpose of failing `api.ObjectAPI.PutObject`.
 		// Expecting the response status code to http.StatusNotFound (404).
@@ -1600,7 +1613,7 @@ func testAPICopyObjectHandler(obj ObjectLayer, instanceType, bucketName string,
 			expectedRespStatus: http.StatusNotFound,
 		},
 
-		// Test case - 9.
+		// Test case - 10.
 		// Case with invalid AccessKey.
 		{
 			bucketName:       bucketName,