diff --git a/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go b/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go
index 4da8e6757..dcdded519 100644
--- a/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go
+++ b/cmd/warm-backend-azure.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (az *warmBackendAzure) InUse(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func newWarmBackendAzure(conf madmin.TierAzure) (*warmBackendAzure, error) {
+func newWarmBackendAzure(conf madmin.TierAzure, _ string) (*warmBackendAzure, error) {
 	credential, err := azblob.NewSharedKeyCredential(conf.AccountName, conf.AccountKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(base64.CorruptInputError); ok {
diff --git a/cmd/warm-backend-gcs.go b/cmd/warm-backend-gcs.go
index 322d584c8..9bc697b4c 100644
--- a/cmd/warm-backend-gcs.go
+++ b/cmd/warm-backend-gcs.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (gcs *warmBackendGCS) InUse(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
-func newWarmBackendGCS(conf madmin.TierGCS) (*warmBackendGCS, error) {
+func newWarmBackendGCS(conf madmin.TierGCS, _ string) (*warmBackendGCS, error) {
 	credsJSON, err := conf.GetCredentialJSON()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/cmd/warm-backend-minio.go b/cmd/warm-backend-minio.go
index 68c1089fc..5e57fce52 100644
--- a/cmd/warm-backend-minio.go
+++ b/cmd/warm-backend-minio.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ type warmBackendMinIO struct {
 
 var _ WarmBackend = (*warmBackendMinIO)(nil)
 
-func newWarmBackendMinIO(conf madmin.TierMinIO) (*warmBackendMinIO, error) {
+func newWarmBackendMinIO(conf madmin.TierMinIO, tier string) (*warmBackendMinIO, error) {
 	u, err := url.Parse(conf.Endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func newWarmBackendMinIO(conf madmin.TierMinIO) (*warmBackendMinIO, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	client.SetAppInfo("minio-tier-target", ReleaseTag)
+	client.SetAppInfo(fmt.Sprintf("minio-tier-%s", tier), ReleaseTag)
 
 	core := &minio.Core{Client: client}
 	return &warmBackendMinIO{
diff --git a/cmd/warm-backend-s3.go b/cmd/warm-backend-s3.go
index 0a85a47ec..2087ff19d 100644
--- a/cmd/warm-backend-s3.go
+++ b/cmd/warm-backend-s3.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s3 *warmBackendS3) InUse(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	return len(result.CommonPrefixes) > 0 || len(result.Contents) > 0, nil
 }
 
-func newWarmBackendS3(conf madmin.TierS3) (*warmBackendS3, error) {
+func newWarmBackendS3(conf madmin.TierS3, tier string) (*warmBackendS3, error) {
 	u, err := url.Parse(conf.Endpoint)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func newWarmBackendS3(conf madmin.TierS3) (*warmBackendS3, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	client.SetAppInfo("s3-tier-target", ReleaseTag)
+	client.SetAppInfo(fmt.Sprintf("s3-tier-%s", tier), ReleaseTag)
 
 	core := &minio.Core{Client: client}
 	return &warmBackendS3{
diff --git a/cmd/warm-backend.go b/cmd/warm-backend.go
index 64cec6976..ae27e0534 100644
--- a/cmd/warm-backend.go
+++ b/cmd/warm-backend.go
@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ type remoteVersionID string
 func newWarmBackend(ctx context.Context, tier madmin.TierConfig) (d WarmBackend, err error) {
 	switch tier.Type {
 	case madmin.S3:
-		d, err = newWarmBackendS3(*tier.S3)
+		d, err = newWarmBackendS3(*tier.S3, tier.Name)
 	case madmin.Azure:
-		d, err = newWarmBackendAzure(*tier.Azure)
+		d, err = newWarmBackendAzure(*tier.Azure, tier.Name)
 	case madmin.GCS:
-		d, err = newWarmBackendGCS(*tier.GCS)
+		d, err = newWarmBackendGCS(*tier.GCS, tier.Name)
 	case madmin.MinIO:
-		d, err = newWarmBackendMinIO(*tier.MinIO)
+		d, err = newWarmBackendMinIO(*tier.MinIO, tier.Name)
 	default:
 		return nil, errTierTypeUnsupported
 	}