diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers-pools.go b/cmd/admin-handlers-pools.go
index 5b3ac6151..d3227b6ab 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers-pools.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers-pools.go
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) RebalanceStart(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	if ep := globalEndpoints[0].Endpoints[0]; !ep.IsLocal {
 		for nodeIdx, proxyEp := range globalProxyEndpoints {
 			if proxyEp.Endpoint.Host == ep.Host {
-				if proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIdx) {
+				if proxied, success := proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIdx, false); proxied && success {
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) RebalanceStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	if ep := globalEndpoints[0].Endpoints[0]; !ep.IsLocal {
 		for nodeIdx, proxyEp := range globalProxyEndpoints {
 			if proxyEp.Endpoint.Host == ep.Host {
-				if proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIdx) {
+				if proxied, success := proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIdx, false); proxied && success {
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func proxyDecommissionRequest(ctx context.Context, defaultEndPoint Endpoint, w h
 	}
 	for nodeIdx, proxyEp := range globalProxyEndpoints {
 		if proxyEp.Endpoint.Host == host && !proxyEp.IsLocal {
-			if proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIdx) {
+			if proxied, success := proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIdx, false); proxied && success {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 471705d8b..57a4c7aa7 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) HealHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 
 	// Analyze the heal token and route the request accordingly
-	token, success := proxyRequestByToken(ctx, w, r, hip.clientToken)
+	token, _, success := proxyRequestByToken(ctx, w, r, hip.clientToken, false)
 	if success {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/batch-expire.go b/cmd/batch-expire.go
index 07f56a79d..300d4a8e1 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-expire.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-expire.go
@@ -445,14 +445,14 @@ func batchObjsForDelete(ctx context.Context, r *BatchJobExpire, ri *batchJobInfo
 				oiCache.Add(od, &exp.ObjectInfo)
 			}
 
-			var done bool
 			// DeleteObject(deletePrefix: true) to expire all versions of an object
 			for _, exp := range toExpireAll {
 				var success bool
 				for attempts := 1; attempts <= retryAttempts; attempts++ {
 					select {
 					case <-ctx.Done():
-						done = true
+						ri.trackMultipleObjectVersions(exp, success)
+						return
 					default:
 					}
 					stopFn := globalBatchJobsMetrics.trace(batchJobMetricExpire, ri.JobID, attempts)
@@ -469,14 +469,7 @@ func batchObjsForDelete(ctx context.Context, r *BatchJobExpire, ri *batchJobInfo
 						break
 					}
 				}
-				ri.trackMultipleObjectVersions(r.Bucket, exp, success)
-				if done {
-					break
-				}
-			}
-
-			if done {
-				return
+				ri.trackMultipleObjectVersions(exp, success)
 			}
 
 			// DeleteMultiple objects
diff --git a/cmd/batch-handlers.go b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
index 853fe34cd..64d255f10 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func (ri *batchJobInfo) updateAfter(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, durati
 // Note: to be used only with batch jobs that affect multiple versions through
 // a single action. e.g batch-expire has an option to expire all versions of an
 // object which matches the given filters.
-func (ri *batchJobInfo) trackMultipleObjectVersions(bucket string, info ObjectInfo, success bool) {
+func (ri *batchJobInfo) trackMultipleObjectVersions(info ObjectInfo, success bool) {
 	if success {
 		ri.Objects += int64(info.NumVersions)
 	} else {
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) CancelBatchJob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		return
 	}
 
-	if _, success := proxyRequestByToken(ctx, w, r, jobID); success {
+	if _, proxied, _ := proxyRequestByToken(ctx, w, r, jobID, true); proxied {
 		return
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-listobjects-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-listobjects-handlers.go
index 7f3134f17..d7664e220 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-listobjects-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-listobjects-handlers.go
@@ -243,26 +243,26 @@ func parseRequestToken(token string) (subToken string, nodeIndex int) {
 	return subToken, nodeIndex
 }
 
-func proxyRequestByToken(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, token string) (string, bool) {
-	subToken, nodeIndex := parseRequestToken(token)
-	if nodeIndex >= 0 {
-		return subToken, proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIndex)
+func proxyRequestByToken(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, token string, returnErr bool) (subToken string, proxied bool, success bool) {
+	var nodeIndex int
+	if subToken, nodeIndex = parseRequestToken(token); nodeIndex >= 0 {
+		proxied, success = proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx, w, r, nodeIndex, returnErr)
 	}
-	return subToken, false
+	return
 }
 
-func proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, index int) (success bool) {
+func proxyRequestByNodeIndex(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, index int, returnErr bool) (proxied, success bool) {
 	if len(globalProxyEndpoints) == 0 {
-		return false
+		return
 	}
 	if index < 0 || index >= len(globalProxyEndpoints) {
-		return false
+		return
 	}
 	ep := globalProxyEndpoints[index]
 	if ep.IsLocal {
-		return false
+		return
 	}
-	return proxyRequest(ctx, w, r, ep)
+	return true, proxyRequest(ctx, w, r, ep, returnErr)
 }
 
 // ListObjectsV1Handler - GET Bucket (List Objects) Version 1.
diff --git a/cmd/endpoint.go b/cmd/endpoint.go
index 48d1ce9c6..979702480 100644
--- a/cmd/endpoint.go
+++ b/cmd/endpoint.go
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ func GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(proxyEps []ProxyEndpoint) int {
 }
 
 // GetProxyEndpoints - get all endpoints that can be used to proxy list request.
-func GetProxyEndpoints(endpointServerPools EndpointServerPools) []ProxyEndpoint {
+func GetProxyEndpoints(endpointServerPools EndpointServerPools, transport http.RoundTripper) []ProxyEndpoint {
 	var proxyEps []ProxyEndpoint
 
 	proxyEpSet := set.NewStringSet()
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ func GetProxyEndpoints(endpointServerPools EndpointServerPools) []ProxyEndpoint
 
 			proxyEps = append(proxyEps, ProxyEndpoint{
 				Endpoint:  endpoint,
-				Transport: globalRemoteTargetTransport,
+				Transport: transport,
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/handler-utils.go b/cmd/handler-utils.go
index 5f7bf2b39..a69b5504b 100644
--- a/cmd/handler-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/handler-utils.go
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ func getHostName(r *http.Request) (hostName string) {
 }
 
 // Proxy any request to an endpoint.
-func proxyRequest(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ep ProxyEndpoint) (success bool) {
+func proxyRequest(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, ep ProxyEndpoint, returnErr bool) (success bool) {
 	success = true
 
 	// Make sure we remove any existing headers before
@@ -462,7 +462,10 @@ func proxyRequest(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, e
 		ErrorHandler: func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err error) {
 			success = false
 			if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-				replLogIf(GlobalContext, err)
+				proxyLogIf(GlobalContext, err)
+			}
+			if returnErr {
+				writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
 			}
 		},
 	})
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 62014c846..000f7ef8c 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -425,9 +425,10 @@ func serverHandleCmdArgs(ctxt serverCtxt) {
 	}
 
 	// allow transport to be HTTP/1.1 for proxying.
-	globalProxyEndpoints = GetProxyEndpoints(globalEndpoints)
 	globalInternodeTransport = NewInternodeHTTPTransport(ctxt.MaxIdleConnsPerHost)()
 	globalRemoteTargetTransport = NewRemoteTargetHTTPTransport(false)()
+	globalProxyEndpoints = GetProxyEndpoints(globalEndpoints, globalRemoteTargetTransport)
+
 	globalForwarder = handlers.NewForwarder(&handlers.Forwarder{
 		PassHost:     true,
 		RoundTripper: globalRemoteTargetTransport,