diff --git a/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go b/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go
index 344e8a598..3a94cb7fd 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-metadata-sys.go
@@ -437,21 +437,8 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) Init(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo, ob
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) loadBucketMetadata(ctx context.Context, bucket BucketInfo) error {
-	meta, err := loadBucketMetadata(ctx, sys.objAPI, bucket.Name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	sys.Lock()
-	sys.metadataMap[bucket.Name] = meta
-	sys.Unlock()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // concurrently load bucket metadata to speed up loading bucket metadata.
-func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) concurrentLoad(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo) {
+func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) concurrentLoad(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo, failedBuckets map[string]struct{}) {
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(buckets))
 	bucketMetas := make([]BucketMetadata, len(buckets))
 	for index := range buckets {
@@ -491,6 +478,10 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) concurrentLoad(ctx context.Context, buckets []Buck
 
 	for i, meta := range bucketMetas {
 		if errs[i] != nil {
+			if failedBuckets == nil {
+				failedBuckets = make(map[string]struct{})
+			}
+			failedBuckets[buckets[i].Name] = struct{}{}
 			continue
 		}
 		globalEventNotifier.set(buckets[i], meta)   // set notification targets
@@ -498,7 +489,7 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) concurrentLoad(ctx context.Context, buckets []Buck
 	}
 }
 
-func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) refreshBucketsMetadataLoop(ctx context.Context) {
+func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) refreshBucketsMetadataLoop(ctx context.Context, failedBuckets map[string]struct{}) {
 	const bucketMetadataRefresh = 15 * time.Minute
 
 	sleeper := newDynamicSleeper(2, 150*time.Millisecond, false)
@@ -513,7 +504,7 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) refreshBucketsMetadataLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 			buckets, err := sys.objAPI.ListBuckets(ctx, BucketOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
-				continue
+				break
 			}
 
 			// Handle if we have some buckets in-memory those are stale.
@@ -525,38 +516,49 @@ func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) refreshBucketsMetadataLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 			}
 			sys.RemoveStaleBuckets(diskBuckets)
 
-			for _, bucket := range buckets {
+			for i := range buckets {
 				wait := sleeper.Timer(ctx)
 
-				err := sys.loadBucketMetadata(ctx, bucket)
+				meta, err := loadBucketMetadata(ctx, sys.objAPI, buckets[i].Name)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 					wait() // wait to proceed to next entry.
 					continue
 				}
 
+				sys.Lock()
+				sys.metadataMap[buckets[i].Name] = meta
+				sys.Unlock()
+
+				// Initialize the failed buckets
+				if _, ok := failedBuckets[buckets[i].Name]; ok {
+					globalEventNotifier.set(buckets[i], meta)
+					globalBucketTargetSys.set(buckets[i], meta)
+					delete(failedBuckets, buckets[i].Name)
+				}
+
 				wait() // wait to proceed to next entry.
 			}
-
-			t.Reset(bucketMetadataRefresh)
 		}
+		t.Reset(bucketMetadataRefresh)
 	}
 }
 
 // Loads bucket metadata for all buckets into BucketMetadataSys.
 func (sys *BucketMetadataSys) init(ctx context.Context, buckets []BucketInfo) {
 	count := 100 // load 100 bucket metadata at a time.
+	failedBuckets := make(map[string]struct{})
 	for {
 		if len(buckets) < count {
-			sys.concurrentLoad(ctx, buckets)
+			sys.concurrentLoad(ctx, buckets, failedBuckets)
 			break
 		}
-		sys.concurrentLoad(ctx, buckets[:count])
+		sys.concurrentLoad(ctx, buckets[:count], failedBuckets)
 		buckets = buckets[count:]
 	}
 
 	if globalIsDistErasure {
-		go sys.refreshBucketsMetadataLoop(ctx)
+		go sys.refreshBucketsMetadataLoop(ctx, failedBuckets)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/event-notification.go b/cmd/event-notification.go
index 25a9a15dc..412f6045e 100644
--- a/cmd/event-notification.go
+++ b/cmd/event-notification.go
@@ -128,40 +128,6 @@ func (evnot *EventNotifier) AddRulesMap(bucketName string, rulesMap event.RulesM
 	}
 }
 
-// RemoveRulesMap - removes rules map for bucket name.
-func (evnot *EventNotifier) RemoveRulesMap(bucketName string, rulesMap event.RulesMap) {
-	evnot.Lock()
-	defer evnot.Unlock()
-
-	evnot.bucketRulesMap[bucketName].Remove(rulesMap)
-	if len(evnot.bucketRulesMap[bucketName]) == 0 {
-		delete(evnot.bucketRulesMap, bucketName)
-	}
-}
-
-// ConfiguredTargetIDs - returns list of configured target id's
-func (evnot *EventNotifier) ConfiguredTargetIDs() []event.TargetID {
-	if evnot == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	evnot.RLock()
-	defer evnot.RUnlock()
-
-	var targetIDs []event.TargetID
-	for _, rmap := range evnot.bucketRulesMap {
-		for _, rules := range rmap {
-			for _, targetSet := range rules {
-				for id := range targetSet {
-					targetIDs = append(targetIDs, id)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return targetIDs
-}
-
 // RemoveNotification - removes all notification configuration for bucket name.
 func (evnot *EventNotifier) RemoveNotification(bucketName string) {
 	evnot.Lock()