diff --git a/cmd/event-notification.go b/cmd/event-notification.go
index 001c142fb..09e8c3237 100644
--- a/cmd/event-notification.go
+++ b/cmd/event-notification.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ type EventNotifier struct {
 	targetResCh                chan event.TargetIDResult
 	bucketRulesMap             map[string]event.RulesMap
 	bucketRemoteTargetRulesMap map[string]map[event.TargetID]event.RulesMap
-	eventsQueue                chan eventArgs
 }
 
 // NewEventNotifier - creates new event notification object.
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ func NewEventNotifier() *EventNotifier {
 		targetResCh:                make(chan event.TargetIDResult),
 		bucketRulesMap:             make(map[string]event.RulesMap),
 		bucketRemoteTargetRulesMap: make(map[string]map[event.TargetID]event.RulesMap),
-		eventsQueue:                make(chan eventArgs, 10000),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -105,12 +102,6 @@ func (evnot *EventNotifier) InitBucketTargets(ctx context.Context, objAPI Object
 		return err
 	}
 
-	go func() {
-		for e := range evnot.eventsQueue {
-			evnot.send(e)
-		}
-	}()
-
 	go func() {
 		for res := range evnot.targetResCh {
 			if res.Err != nil {
@@ -210,16 +201,6 @@ func (evnot *EventNotifier) RemoveAllRemoteTargets() {
 
 // Send - sends the event to all registered notification targets
 func (evnot *EventNotifier) Send(args eventArgs) {
-	select {
-	case evnot.eventsQueue <- args:
-	default:
-		// A new goroutine is created for each notification job, eventsQueue is
-		// drained quickly and is not expected to be filled with any scenario.
-		logger.LogIf(context.Background(), errors.New("internal events queue unexpectedly full"))
-	}
-}
-
-func (evnot *EventNotifier) send(args eventArgs) {
 	evnot.RLock()
 	targetIDSet := evnot.bucketRulesMap[args.BucketName].Match(args.EventName, args.Object.Name)
 	evnot.RUnlock()
diff --git a/internal/event/target/amqp.go b/internal/event/target/amqp.go
index cc2356a72..2762f48de 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/amqp.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/amqp.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2022 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -274,13 +274,12 @@ func (target *AMQPTarget) send(eventData event.Event, ch *amqp091.Channel, confi
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store which will be replayed when the amqp connection is active.
 func (target *AMQPTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
-	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil {
 		return target.store.Put(eventData)
 	}
+	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	ch, confirms, err := target.channel()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/elasticsearch.go b/internal/event/target/elasticsearch.go
index b8f6eee38..5e91b1bb9 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/elasticsearch.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/elasticsearch.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -200,13 +200,12 @@ func (target *ElasticsearchTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store if queuestore is configured, which will be replayed when the elasticsearch connection is active.
 func (target *ElasticsearchTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
-	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil {
 		return target.store.Put(eventData)
 	}
+	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/internal/event/target/kafka.go b/internal/event/target/kafka.go
index 9e24b8805..a8e128b1e 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/kafka.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/kafka.go
@@ -168,13 +168,12 @@ func (target *KafkaTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store which will be replayed when the Kafka connection is active.
 func (target *KafkaTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
-	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil {
 		return target.store.Put(eventData)
 	}
+	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	_, err := target.isActive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/kafka_scram_client_contrib.go b/internal/event/target/kafka_scram_client_contrib.go
index ba8d2ad8a..95ec4fb7d 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/kafka_scram_client_contrib.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/kafka_scram_client_contrib.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * MinIO Object Storage (c) 2021 MinIO, Inc.
+ * MinIO Object Storage (c) 2021-2023 MinIO, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/internal/event/target/lazyinit.go b/internal/event/target/lazyinit.go
index 695da1978..c7abf38d9 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/lazyinit.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/lazyinit.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2022 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
diff --git a/internal/event/target/mqtt.go b/internal/event/target/mqtt.go
index c5f315c1d..f20b10adf 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/mqtt.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/mqtt.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -200,13 +200,12 @@ func (target *MQTTTarget) Send(eventKey string) error {
 // Save - saves the events to the store if queuestore is configured, which will
 // be replayed when the mqtt connection is active.
 func (target *MQTTTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
-	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil {
 		return target.store.Put(eventData)
 	}
+	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// Do not send if the connection is not active.
 	_, err := target.isActive()
diff --git a/internal/event/target/mysql.go b/internal/event/target/mysql.go
index e5ca61515..ffae34cb9 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/mysql.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/mysql.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ func (target *MySQLTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store which will be replayed when the SQL connection is active.
 func (target *MySQLTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
+	if target.store != nil {
+		return target.store.Put(eventData)
+	}
 	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
-		return target.store.Put(eventData)
-	}
 	_, err := target.isActive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/mysql_test.go b/internal/event/target/mysql_test.go
index 4b08aa3d9..9a59b28d5 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/mysql_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/mysql_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
diff --git a/internal/event/target/nats.go b/internal/event/target/nats.go
index ceeec6e32..e38fb7396 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/nats.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/nats.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -289,13 +289,14 @@ func (target *NATSTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store which will be replayed when the Nats connection is active.
 func (target *NATSTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
+	if target.store != nil {
+		return target.store.Put(eventData)
+	}
+
 	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
-		return target.store.Put(eventData)
-	}
 	_, err := target.isActive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/nats_contrib_test.go b/internal/event/target/nats_contrib_test.go
index 5413d3767..a895d87be 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/nats_contrib_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/nats_contrib_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * MinIO Object Storage (c) 2021 MinIO, Inc.
+ * MinIO Object Storage (c) 2021-2023 MinIO, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/internal/event/target/nats_tls_contrib_test.go b/internal/event/target/nats_tls_contrib_test.go
index 4bbcc0bb0..43e918ff3 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/nats_tls_contrib_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/nats_tls_contrib_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * MinIO Object Storage (c) 2021 MinIO, Inc.
+ * MinIO Object Storage (c) 2021-2023 MinIO, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/internal/event/target/nsq.go b/internal/event/target/nsq.go
index 82ce09ba0..d77707bae 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/nsq.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/nsq.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -145,13 +145,14 @@ func (target *NSQTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store which will be replayed when the nsq connection is active.
 func (target *NSQTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
+	if target.store != nil {
+		return target.store.Put(eventData)
+	}
+
 	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
-		return target.store.Put(eventData)
-	}
 	_, err := target.isActive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/nsq_test.go b/internal/event/target/nsq_test.go
index e28161bb9..fb5123206 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/nsq_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/nsq_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
diff --git a/internal/event/target/postgresql.go b/internal/event/target/postgresql.go
index e91fc7b40..240444bab 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/postgresql.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/postgresql.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -188,13 +188,14 @@ func (target *PostgreSQLTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store if questore is configured, which will be replayed when the PostgreSQL connection is active.
 func (target *PostgreSQLTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
+	if target.store != nil {
+		return target.store.Put(eventData)
+	}
+
 	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if target.store != nil {
-		return target.store.Put(eventData)
-	}
 	_, err := target.isActive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/postgresql_test.go b/internal/event/target/postgresql_test.go
index d624aa9db..0ec94f6f1 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/postgresql_test.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/postgresql_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
diff --git a/internal/event/target/redis.go b/internal/event/target/redis.go
index 40f7ba256..b85b80222 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/redis.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/redis.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -168,13 +168,12 @@ func (target *RedisTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 
 // Save - saves the events to the store if questore is configured, which will be replayed when the redis connection is active.
 func (target *RedisTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
-	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil {
 		return target.store.Put(eventData)
 	}
+	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	_, err := target.isActive()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/event/target/webhook.go b/internal/event/target/webhook.go
index b7feb9ad1..fbce36c6a 100644
--- a/internal/event/target/webhook.go
+++ b/internal/event/target/webhook.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2021 MinIO, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2015-2023 MinIO, Inc.
 //
 // This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
 //
@@ -161,13 +161,12 @@ func (target *WebhookTarget) isActive() (bool, error) {
 // Save - saves the events to the store if queuestore is configured,
 // which will be replayed when the webhook connection is active.
 func (target *WebhookTarget) Save(eventData event.Event) error {
-	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if target.store != nil {
 		return target.store.Put(eventData)
 	}
+	if err := target.init(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	err := target.send(eventData)
 	if err != nil {
 		if xnet.IsNetworkOrHostDown(err, false) {