diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
index 5a94251ad..5a4369d65 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -739,6 +739,11 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket string,
 	}
 
 	if xl.isObject(bucket, object) {
+		// Deny if WORM is enabled
+		if globalWORMEnabled {
+			return ObjectInfo{}, ObjectAlreadyExists{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
+		}
+
 		// Rename if an object already exists to temporary location.
 		newUniqueID := mustGetUUID()
 
@@ -767,13 +772,6 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket string,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Deny if WORM is enabled
-	if globalWORMEnabled {
-		if xl.isObject(bucket, object) {
-			return ObjectInfo{}, ObjectAlreadyExists{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Rename the multipart object to final location.
 	if _, err = renameObject(ctx, onlineDisks, minioMetaMultipartBucket, uploadIDPath, bucket, object, writeQuorum); err != nil {
 		return oi, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
index f1de5cf76..33a6e7cf1 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -788,6 +788,11 @@ func (xl xlObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object string,
 	}
 
 	if xl.isObject(bucket, object) {
+		// Deny if WORM is enabled
+		if globalWORMEnabled {
+			return ObjectInfo{}, ObjectAlreadyExists{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
+		}
+
 		// Rename if an object already exists to temporary location.
 		newUniqueID := mustGetUUID()
 
@@ -816,13 +821,6 @@ func (xl xlObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object string,
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
 
-	// Deny if WORM is enabled
-	if globalWORMEnabled {
-		if xl.isObject(bucket, object) {
-			return ObjectInfo{}, ObjectAlreadyExists{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Rename the successfully written temporary object to final location.
 	if _, err = renameObject(ctx, onlineDisks, minioMetaTmpBucket, tempObj, bucket, object, writeQuorum); err != nil {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)