diff --git a/cmd/lock-rest-client.go b/cmd/lock-rest-client.go
index cf81825d3..897afcdab 100644
--- a/cmd/lock-rest-client.go
+++ b/cmd/lock-rest-client.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	xhttp "github.com/minio/minio/cmd/http"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/rest"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/dsync"
-	xnet "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/net"
 )
 
 // lockRESTClient is authenticable lock REST client
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ func newlockRESTClient(endpoint Endpoint) *lockRESTClient {
 		defer cancel()
 		respBody, err := healthClient.Call(ctx, lockRESTMethodHealth, nil, nil, -1)
 		xhttp.DrainBody(respBody)
-		return !xnet.IsNetworkOrHostDown(err, false)
+		return !isNetworkError(err)
 	}
 
 	return &lockRESTClient{endpoint: endpoint, restClient: restClient}
diff --git a/cmd/peer-rest-client.go b/cmd/peer-rest-client.go
index 4ac1c85e3..e3ae152bf 100644
--- a/cmd/peer-rest-client.go
+++ b/cmd/peer-rest-client.go
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ func newPeerRESTClient(peer *xnet.Host) *peerRESTClient {
 		defer cancel()
 		respBody, err := healthClient.Call(ctx, peerRESTMethodHealth, nil, nil, -1)
 		xhttp.DrainBody(respBody)
-		return !xnet.IsNetworkOrHostDown(err, false)
+		return !isNetworkError(err)
 	}
 
 	return &peerRESTClient{host: peer, restClient: restClient}
diff --git a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
index a101c2297..2ce19eccf 100644
--- a/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
+++ b/cmd/storage-rest-client.go
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ func newStorageRESTClient(endpoint Endpoint, healthcheck bool) *storageRESTClien
 			respBody, err := healthClient.Call(ctx, storageRESTMethodHealth, nil, nil, -1)
 			xhttp.DrainBody(respBody)
 			cancel()
-			return !xnet.IsNetworkOrHostDown(err, false) && toStorageErr(err) != errDiskNotFound
+			return toStorageErr(err) != errDiskNotFound
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/net/url.go b/pkg/net/url.go
index 8aa3208e4..39de2fae1 100644
--- a/pkg/net/url.go
+++ b/pkg/net/url.go
@@ -147,12 +147,15 @@ func IsNetworkOrHostDown(err error, expectTimeouts bool) bool {
 	if err == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	if expectTimeouts && errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	// We need to figure if the error either a timeout
 	// or a non-temporary error.
 	e, ok := err.(net.Error)