diff --git a/cmd/erasure-sets.go b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
index 61964f1b4..e3f85e2d3 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
@@ -485,7 +485,9 @@ func newErasureSets(ctx context.Context, endpoints PoolEndpoints, storageDisks [
 	go s.cleanupDeletedObjects(ctx)
 
 	// Start the disk monitoring and connect routine.
-	go s.monitorAndConnectEndpoints(ctx, defaultMonitorConnectEndpointInterval)
+	if !globalIsTesting {
+		go s.monitorAndConnectEndpoints(ctx, defaultMonitorConnectEndpointInterval)
+	}
 
 	return s, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/globals.go b/cmd/globals.go
index 66062644a..715600cbb 100644
--- a/cmd/globals.go
+++ b/cmd/globals.go
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ var (
 	// Indicates if the running minio is in gateway mode.
 	globalIsGateway = false
 
+	// Indicates if server code should go through testing path.
+	globalIsTesting = false
+
 	// Name of gateway server, e.g S3, NAS etc
 	globalGatewayName = ""
 
diff --git a/cmd/test-utils_test.go b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
index 6a6bc7324..b3d40b627 100644
--- a/cmd/test-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ import (
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	// set to 'true' when testing is invoked
+	globalIsTesting = true
+
 	globalActiveCred = auth.Credentials{
 		AccessKey: auth.DefaultAccessKey,
 		SecretKey: auth.DefaultSecretKey,