diff --git a/cmd/erasure-common.go b/cmd/erasure-common.go
index e27cbbb63..0a2bd6748 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-common.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-common.go
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ func (er erasureObjects) getOnlineDisks() (newDisks []StorageAPI) {
 			}
 			di, err := disks[i-1].DiskInfo(context.Background())
 			if err != nil || di.Healing {
-
 				// - Do not consume disks which are not reachable
 				//   unformatted or simply not accessible for some reason.
 				//
diff --git a/cmd/metacache-entries.go b/cmd/metacache-entries.go
index 1412b7a1c..1b7f3a79e 100644
--- a/cmd/metacache-entries.go
+++ b/cmd/metacache-entries.go
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ func (e *metaCacheEntry) matches(other *metaCacheEntry, bucket string) bool {
 		return eErr == oErr
 	}
 
+	// check both fileInfo's have same number of versions, if not skip
+	// the `other` entry.
+	if eFi.NumVersions != oFi.NumVersions {
+		return false
+	}
+
 	return eFi.ModTime.Equal(oFi.ModTime) && eFi.Size == oFi.Size && eFi.VersionID == oFi.VersionID
 }
 
@@ -202,12 +208,12 @@ func (m metaCacheEntries) resolve(r *metadataResolutionParams) (selected *metaCa
 
 	dirExists := 0
 	objExists := 0
-	var selFIV *FileInfo
 	for i := range m {
 		entry := &m[i]
 		if entry.name == "" {
 			continue
 		}
+
 		if entry.isDir() {
 			dirExists++
 			selected = entry
@@ -215,19 +221,18 @@ func (m metaCacheEntries) resolve(r *metadataResolutionParams) (selected *metaCa
 		}
 
 		// Get new entry metadata
-		fiv, err := entry.fileInfo(r.bucket)
-		if err != nil {
+		if _, err := entry.fileInfo(r.bucket); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		objExists++
-		if selFIV == nil {
+		if selected == nil {
+			objExists++
 			selected = entry
-			selFIV = fiv
 			continue
 		}
 
 		if selected.matches(entry, r.bucket) {
+			objExists++
 			continue
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/metacache-set.go b/cmd/metacache-set.go
index f8cfa5e1d..6ccd1a190 100644
--- a/cmd/metacache-set.go
+++ b/cmd/metacache-set.go
@@ -572,8 +572,11 @@ func (er *erasureObjects) listPath(ctx context.Context, o listPathOptions) (entr
 	}()
 
 	askDisks := o.AskDisks
-	listingQuorum := askDisks - 1
-	// Special case: ask all disks if the drive count is 4
+	if askDisks == 0 {
+		askDisks = globalAPIConfig.getListQuorum()
+	}
+	// make sure atleast default '3' lists object is present.
+	listingQuorum := askDisks
 	if askDisks == -1 || er.setDriveCount == 4 {
 		askDisks = len(disks) // with 'strict' quorum list on all online disks.
 		listingQuorum = getReadQuorum(er.setDriveCount)