diff --git a/pkg/donut/bucket.go b/pkg/donut/bucket.go
index 464f69c91..3be141db5 100644
--- a/pkg/donut/bucket.go
+++ b/pkg/donut/bucket.go
@@ -86,14 +86,13 @@ func newBucket(bucketName, aclType, donutName string, nodes map[string]node) (bu
 func (b bucket) getBucketName() string {
 	return b.name
 }
-func (b bucket) getBucketMetadataReaders() ([]io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	var readers []io.ReadCloser
+func (b bucket) getBucketMetadataReaders() (map[int]io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	readers := make(map[int]io.ReadCloser)
 	for _, node := range b.nodes {
 		disks, err := node.ListDisks()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
 		}
-		readers = make([]io.ReadCloser, len(disks))
 		for order, disk := range disks {
 			bucketMetaDataReader, err := disk.OpenFile(filepath.Join(b.donutName, bucketMetadataConfig))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ func (b bucket) readObjectData(objectName string, writer *io.PipeWriter, objMeta
 }
 
 // decodeEncodedData -
-func (b bucket) decodeEncodedData(totalLeft, blockSize int64, readers []io.ReadCloser, encoder encoder, writer *io.PipeWriter) ([]byte, error) {
+func (b bucket) decodeEncodedData(totalLeft, blockSize int64, readers map[int]io.ReadCloser, encoder encoder, writer *io.PipeWriter) ([]byte, error) {
 	var curBlockSize int64
 	if blockSize < totalLeft {
 		curBlockSize = blockSize
@@ -511,7 +510,7 @@ func (b bucket) decodeEncodedData(totalLeft, blockSize int64, readers []io.ReadC
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
 	}
-	encodedBytes := make([][]byte, len(readers))
+	encodedBytes := make([][]byte, encoder.k+encoder.m)
 	for i, reader := range readers {
 		var bytesBuffer bytes.Buffer
 		_, err := io.CopyN(&bytesBuffer, reader, int64(curChunkSize))
@@ -528,15 +527,14 @@ func (b bucket) decodeEncodedData(totalLeft, blockSize int64, readers []io.ReadC
 }
 
 // getObjectReaders -
-func (b bucket) getObjectReaders(objectName, objectMeta string) ([]io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	var readers []io.ReadCloser
+func (b bucket) getObjectReaders(objectName, objectMeta string) (map[int]io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	readers := make(map[int]io.ReadCloser)
 	nodeSlice := 0
 	for _, node := range b.nodes {
 		disks, err := node.ListDisks()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
 		}
-		readers = make([]io.ReadCloser, len(disks))
 		for order, disk := range disks {
 			bucketSlice := fmt.Sprintf("%s$%d$%d", b.name, nodeSlice, order)
 			objectPath := filepath.Join(b.donutName, bucketSlice, objectName, objectMeta)
diff --git a/pkg/donut/donut-v1.go b/pkg/donut/donut-v1.go
index 8c36b0e97..96a2d9dd7 100644
--- a/pkg/donut/donut-v1.go
+++ b/pkg/donut/donut-v1.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/donut/disk"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/iodine"
 )
 
@@ -229,14 +230,13 @@ func (donut API) getBucketMetadataWriters() ([]io.WriteCloser, error) {
 }
 
 // getBucketMetadataReaders -
-func (donut API) getBucketMetadataReaders() ([]io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	var readers []io.ReadCloser
+func (donut API) getBucketMetadataReaders() (map[int]io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	readers := make(map[int]io.ReadCloser)
 	for _, node := range donut.nodes {
 		disks, err := node.ListDisks()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
 		}
-		readers = make([]io.ReadCloser, len(disks))
 		for order, d := range disks {
 			bucketMetaDataReader, err := d.OpenFile(filepath.Join(donut.config.DonutName, bucketMetadataConfig))
 			if err != nil {
@@ -339,30 +339,37 @@ func (donut API) makeDonutBucket(bucketName, acl string) error {
 
 // listDonutBuckets -
 func (donut API) listDonutBuckets() error {
+	var disks map[int]disk.Disk
+	var err error
 	for _, node := range donut.nodes {
-		disks, err := node.ListDisks()
+		disks, err = node.ListDisks()
 		if err != nil {
 			return iodine.New(err, nil)
 		}
-		for _, disk := range disks {
-			dirs, err := disk.ListDir(donut.config.DonutName)
-			if err != nil {
-				return iodine.New(err, nil)
-			}
-			for _, dir := range dirs {
-				splitDir := strings.Split(dir.Name(), "$")
-				if len(splitDir) < 3 {
-					return iodine.New(CorruptedBackend{Backend: dir.Name()}, nil)
-				}
-				bucketName := splitDir[0]
-				// we dont need this once we cache from makeDonutBucket()
-				bucket, _, err := newBucket(bucketName, "private", donut.config.DonutName, donut.nodes)
-				if err != nil {
-					return iodine.New(err, nil)
-				}
-				donut.buckets[bucketName] = bucket
-			}
+	}
+	var dirs []os.FileInfo
+	for _, disk := range disks {
+		dirs, err = disk.ListDir(donut.config.DonutName)
+		if err == nil {
+			break
 		}
 	}
+	// if all disks are missing then return error
+	if err != nil {
+		return iodine.New(err, nil)
+	}
+	for _, dir := range dirs {
+		splitDir := strings.Split(dir.Name(), "$")
+		if len(splitDir) < 3 {
+			return iodine.New(CorruptedBackend{Backend: dir.Name()}, nil)
+		}
+		bucketName := splitDir[0]
+		// we dont need this once we cache from makeDonutBucket()
+		bucket, _, err := newBucket(bucketName, "private", donut.config.DonutName, donut.nodes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return iodine.New(err, nil)
+		}
+		donut.buckets[bucketName] = bucket
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/donut/heal.go b/pkg/donut/heal.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30eae75a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/donut/heal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package donut
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/iodine"
+)
+
+// Heal heal an existing donut
+func (donut API) Heal() error {
+	missingDisks := make(map[int]struct{})
+	for _, node := range donut.nodes {
+		disks, err := node.ListDisks()
+		if err != nil {
+			return iodine.New(err, nil)
+		}
+		for i, disk := range disks {
+			dirs, err := disk.ListDir(donut.config.DonutName)
+			if err != nil {
+				missingDisks[i] = struct{}{}
+			}
+			fmt.Println(dirs)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/donut/management.go b/pkg/donut/management.go
index 3abbe45ca..a03721657 100644
--- a/pkg/donut/management.go
+++ b/pkg/donut/management.go
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/iodine"
 )
 
-// Heal - heal a donut and fix bad data blocks
-func (donut API) Heal() error {
-	return iodine.New(NotImplemented{Function: "Heal"}, nil)
-}
-
 // Info - return info about donut configuration
 func (donut API) Info() (nodeDiskMap map[string][]string, err error) {
 	nodeDiskMap = make(map[string][]string)
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ func (donut API) AttachNode(hostname string, disks []string) error {
 	for i, d := range disks {
 		newDisk, err := disk.New(d)
 		if err != nil {
-			return iodine.New(err, nil)
+			continue
 		}
 		if err := newDisk.MakeDir(donut.config.DonutName); err != nil {
 			return iodine.New(err, nil)