diff --git a/cmd/bitrot.go b/cmd/bitrot.go
index b4dbab01e..ab7d9e75a 100644
--- a/cmd/bitrot.go
+++ b/cmd/bitrot.go
@@ -128,14 +128,20 @@ func closeBitrotReaders(rs []io.ReaderAt) {
 }
 
 // Close all the writers.
-func closeBitrotWriters(ws []io.Writer) {
-	for _, w := range ws {
-		if w != nil {
-			if bw, ok := w.(io.Closer); ok {
-				bw.Close()
-			}
+func closeBitrotWriters(ws []io.Writer) []error {
+	errs := make([]error, len(ws))
+	for i, w := range ws {
+		if w == nil {
+			errs[i] = errDiskNotFound
+			continue
+		}
+		if bw, ok := w.(io.Closer); ok {
+			errs[i] = bw.Close()
+		} else {
+			errs[i] = nil
 		}
 	}
+	return errs
 }
 
 // Returns hash sum for whole-bitrot, nil for streaming-bitrot.
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-healing.go b/cmd/erasure-healing.go
index d3d5b8de5..efe8b78e9 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-healing.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-healing.go
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func (er *erasureObjects) healObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object
 			// later to the final location.
 			err = erasure.Heal(ctx, writers, readers, partSize, prefer)
 			closeBitrotReaders(readers)
-			closeBitrotWriters(writers)
+			closeErrs := closeBitrotWriters(writers)
 			if err != nil {
 				return result, err
 			}
@@ -628,6 +628,13 @@ func (er *erasureObjects) healObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object
 					continue
 				}
 
+				// A non-nil stale disk which got error on Close()
+				if closeErrs[i] != nil {
+					outDatedDisks[i] = nil
+					disksToHealCount--
+					continue
+				}
+
 				partsMetadata[i].DataDir = dstDataDir
 				partsMetadata[i].AddObjectPart(partNumber, "", partSize, partActualSize, partModTime, partIdx, partChecksums)
 				if len(inlineBuffers) > 0 && inlineBuffers[i] != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-multipart.go b/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
index c69400587..6c74a6998 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-multipart.go
@@ -668,10 +668,13 @@ func (er erasureObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uplo
 	}
 
 	n, err := erasure.Encode(ctx, toEncode, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
-	closeBitrotWriters(writers)
+	closeErrs := closeBitrotWriters(writers)
 	if err != nil {
 		return pi, toObjectErr(err, bucket, object)
 	}
+	if closeErr := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, closeErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorum); closeErr != nil {
+		return pi, toObjectErr(closeErr, bucket, object)
+	}
 
 	// Should return IncompleteBody{} error when reader has fewer bytes
 	// than specified in request header.
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index 4422a5d47..37fcb9d4e 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -1178,11 +1178,15 @@ func (er erasureObjects) putMetacacheObject(ctx context.Context, key string, r *
 	}
 
 	n, erasureErr := erasure.Encode(ctx, data, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
-	closeBitrotWriters(writers)
+	closeErrs := closeBitrotWriters(writers)
 	if erasureErr != nil {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(erasureErr, minioMetaBucket, key)
 	}
 
+	if closeErr := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, closeErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorum); closeErr != nil {
+		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(closeErr, minioMetaBucket, key)
+	}
+
 	// Should return IncompleteBody{} error when reader has fewer bytes
 	// than specified in request header.
 	if n < data.Size() {
@@ -1425,11 +1429,15 @@ func (er erasureObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object st
 		bugLogIf(ctx, err)
 	}
 	n, erasureErr := erasure.Encode(ctx, toEncode, writers, buffer, writeQuorum)
-	closeBitrotWriters(writers)
+	closeErrs := closeBitrotWriters(writers)
 	if erasureErr != nil {
 		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(erasureErr, bucket, object)
 	}
 
+	if closeErr := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, closeErrs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorum); closeErr != nil {
+		return ObjectInfo{}, toObjectErr(closeErr, bucket, object)
+	}
+
 	// Should return IncompleteBody{} error when reader has fewer bytes
 	// than specified in request header.
 	if n < data.Size() {