diff --git a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
index 305c3ddb3..4e4d97c9e 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
@@ -340,13 +340,14 @@ func transitionObject(ctx context.Context, objectAPI ObjectLayer, objInfo Object
 		return err
 	}
 	oi := gr.ObjInfo
-
 	if oi.TransitionStatus == lifecycle.TransitionComplete {
+		gr.Close() // make sure to avoid leaks.
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	putOpts := putTransitionOpts(oi)
 	if _, err = tgt.PutObject(ctx, arn.Bucket, oi.Name, gr, oi.Size, "", "", putOpts); err != nil {
+		gr.Close() // make sure to avoid leaks.
 		return err
 	}
 	gr.Close()
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index c3f6e428a..59ae32ae4 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -441,37 +441,42 @@ func replicateObject(ctx context.Context, objInfo ObjectInfo, objectAPI ObjectLa
 		}
 	}
 
-	target, err := globalBucketMetadataSys.GetBucketTarget(bucket, cfg.RoleArn)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("failed to get target for replication bucket:%s cfg:%s err:%s", bucket, cfg.RoleArn, err))
-		return
-	}
-	putOpts := putReplicationOpts(ctx, dest, objInfo)
 	replicationStatus := replication.Complete
+	if rtype != replicateAll {
+		gr.Close()
 
-	// Setup bandwidth throttling
-	peers, _ := globalEndpoints.peers()
-	totalNodesCount := len(peers)
-	if totalNodesCount == 0 {
-		totalNodesCount = 1 // For standalone erasure coding
-	}
-	b := target.BandwidthLimit / int64(totalNodesCount)
-	var headerSize int
-	for k, v := range putOpts.Header() {
-		headerSize += len(k) + len(v)
-	}
-	r := bandwidth.NewMonitoredReader(ctx, globalBucketMonitor, objInfo.Bucket, objInfo.Name, gr, headerSize, b, target.BandwidthLimit)
-	if rtype == replicateAll {
-		_, err = tgt.PutObject(ctx, dest.Bucket, object, r, size, "", "", putOpts)
-	} else {
 		// replicate metadata for object tagging/copy with metadata replacement
 		dstOpts := miniogo.PutObjectOptions{Internal: miniogo.AdvancedPutOptions{SourceVersionID: objInfo.VersionID}}
 		_, err = tgt.CopyObject(ctx, dest.Bucket, object, dest.Bucket, object, getCopyObjMetadata(objInfo, dest), dstOpts)
-	}
+		if err != nil {
+			replicationStatus = replication.Failed
+		}
+	} else {
+		target, err := globalBucketMetadataSys.GetBucketTarget(bucket, cfg.RoleArn)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("failed to get target for replication bucket:%s cfg:%s err:%s", bucket, cfg.RoleArn, err))
+			gr.Close()
+			return
+		}
 
-	r.Close()
-	if err != nil {
-		replicationStatus = replication.Failed
+		putOpts := putReplicationOpts(ctx, dest, objInfo)
+		// Setup bandwidth throttling
+		peers, _ := globalEndpoints.peers()
+		totalNodesCount := len(peers)
+		if totalNodesCount == 0 {
+			totalNodesCount = 1 // For standalone erasure coding
+		}
+		b := target.BandwidthLimit / int64(totalNodesCount)
+		var headerSize int
+		for k, v := range putOpts.Header() {
+			headerSize += len(k) + len(v)
+		}
+		r := bandwidth.NewMonitoredReader(ctx, globalBucketMonitor, objInfo.Bucket, objInfo.Name, gr, headerSize, b, target.BandwidthLimit)
+		_, err = tgt.PutObject(ctx, dest.Bucket, object, r, size, "", "", putOpts)
+		if err != nil {
+			replicationStatus = replication.Failed
+		}
+		r.Close()
 	}
 	objInfo.UserDefined[xhttp.AmzBucketReplicationStatus] = replicationStatus.String()
 	if objInfo.UserTags != "" {
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-targets.go b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
index f52546564..36d7d8009 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-targets.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) ListTargets(ctx context.Context, bucket, arnType str
 
 // ListBucketTargets - gets list of bucket targets for this bucket.
 func (sys *BucketTargetSys) ListBucketTargets(ctx context.Context, bucket string) (*madmin.BucketTargets, error) {
-
 	sys.RLock()
 	defer sys.RUnlock()
 
@@ -130,9 +129,13 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) SetTarget(ctx context.Context, bucket string, tgt *m
 	sys.Lock()
 	defer sys.Unlock()
 
-	tgts := sys.targetsMap[bucket]
+	tgts, ok := sys.targetsMap[bucket]
+	if !ok {
+		return BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
+	}
+
 	newtgts := make([]madmin.BucketTarget, len(tgts))
-	labels := make(map[string]struct{})
+	labels := make(map[string]struct{}, len(tgts))
 	found := false
 	for idx, t := range tgts {
 		labels[t.Label] = struct{}{}
@@ -198,9 +201,12 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) RemoveTarget(ctx context.Context, bucket, arnStr str
 	// delete ARN type from list of matching targets
 	sys.Lock()
 	defer sys.Unlock()
-	targets := make([]madmin.BucketTarget, 0)
 	found := false
-	tgts := sys.targetsMap[bucket]
+	tgts, ok := sys.targetsMap[bucket]
+	if !ok {
+		return BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
+	}
+	targets := make([]madmin.BucketTarget, 0, len(tgts))
 	for _, tgt := range tgts {
 		if tgt.Arn != arnStr {
 			targets = append(targets, tgt)