diff --git a/cmd/endpoint.go b/cmd/endpoint.go
index 9a1f2ce9b..e7c4dc3f5 100644
--- a/cmd/endpoint.go
+++ b/cmd/endpoint.go
@@ -702,6 +702,17 @@ func CreateEndpoints(serverAddr string, foundLocal bool, args ...[]string) (Endp
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Add missing port in all endpoints.
+	for i := range endpoints {
+		_, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(endpoints[i].Host)
+		if err != nil {
+			endpoints[i].Host = net.JoinHostPort(endpoints[i].Host, serverAddrPort)
+		} else if endpoints[i].IsLocal && serverAddrPort != port {
+			// If endpoint is local, but port is different than serverAddrPort, then make it as remote.
+			endpoints[i].IsLocal = false
+		}
+	}
+
 	// All endpoints are pointing to local host
 	if len(endpoints) == localEndpointCount {
 		// If all endpoints have same port number, Just treat it as local erasure setup
@@ -718,17 +729,6 @@ func CreateEndpoints(serverAddr string, foundLocal bool, args ...[]string) (Endp
 		// This means it is DistErasure setup.
 	}
 
-	// Add missing port in all endpoints.
-	for i := range endpoints {
-		_, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(endpoints[i].Host)
-		if err != nil {
-			endpoints[i].Host = net.JoinHostPort(endpoints[i].Host, serverAddrPort)
-		} else if endpoints[i].IsLocal && serverAddrPort != port {
-			// If endpoint is local, but port is different than serverAddrPort, then make it as remote.
-			endpoints[i].IsLocal = false
-		}
-	}
-
 	uniqueArgs := set.NewStringSet()
 	for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
 		uniqueArgs.Add(endpoint.Host)
diff --git a/cmd/endpoint_test.go b/cmd/endpoint_test.go
index 4925f0617..645cf8d3f 100644
--- a/cmd/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/cmd/endpoint_test.go
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ func TestCreateEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		// DistErasure Setup with URLEndpointType
 		{":9000", [][]string{{"http://localhost/d1", "http://localhost/d2", "http://localhost/d3", "http://localhost/d4"}}, ":9000", Endpoints{
-			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost", Path: "/d1"}, IsLocal: true},
-			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost", Path: "/d2"}, IsLocal: true},
-			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost", Path: "/d3"}, IsLocal: true},
-			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost", Path: "/d4"}, IsLocal: true},
+			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:9000", Path: "/d1"}, IsLocal: true},
+			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:9000", Path: "/d2"}, IsLocal: true},
+			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:9000", Path: "/d3"}, IsLocal: true},
+			Endpoint{URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "localhost:9000", Path: "/d4"}, IsLocal: true},
 		}, ErasureSetupType, nil},
 		// DistErasure Setup with URLEndpointType having mixed naming to local host.
 		{"127.0.0.1:10000", [][]string{{"http://localhost/d1", "http://localhost/d2", "http://127.0.0.1/d3", "http://127.0.0.1/d4"}}, "", Endpoints{}, -1, fmt.Errorf("all local endpoints should not have different hostnames/ips")},