diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-background-append.go b/cmd/fs-v1-background-append.go
index 83634d680..1db467010 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-background-append.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-background-append.go
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ func (b *backgroundAppend) append(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID stri
 // Called on complete-multipart-upload. Returns nil if the required parts have been appended.
 func (b *backgroundAppend) complete(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID string, meta fsMetaV1) error {
 	b.Lock()
+	defer b.Unlock()
 	info, ok := b.infoMap[uploadID]
 	delete(b.infoMap, uploadID)
-	b.Unlock()
 	if !ok {
 		return errPartsMissing
 	}
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ func (b *backgroundAppend) complete(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID st
 // Called after complete-multipart-upload or abort-multipart-upload so that the appendParts go-routine is not left dangling.
 func (b *backgroundAppend) abort(uploadID string) {
 	b.Lock()
+	defer b.Unlock()
 	info, ok := b.infoMap[uploadID]
 	if !ok {
-		b.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 	delete(b.infoMap, uploadID)
-	b.Unlock()
 	info.abortCh <- struct{}{}
 }
 
@@ -164,9 +163,11 @@ func (b *backgroundAppend) appendParts(disk StorageAPI, bucket, object, uploadID
 		case <-info.abortCh:
 			// abort-multipart-upload closed abortCh to end the appendParts go-routine.
 			disk.DeleteFile(minioMetaTmpBucket, uploadID)
+			close(info.timeoutCh) // So that any racing PutObjectPart does not leave a dangling go-routine.
 			return
 		case <-info.completeCh:
 			// complete-multipart-upload closed completeCh to end the appendParts go-routine.
+			close(info.timeoutCh) // So that any racing PutObjectPart does not leave a dangling go-routine.
 			return
 		case <-time.After(appendPartsTimeout):
 			// Timeout the goroutine to garbage collect its resources. This would happen if the client initiates
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
index c4718a3ad..8ae6d554c 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-multipart.go
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ func (fs fsObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 		return "", toObjectErr(err, minioMetaMultipartBucket, uploadIDPath)
 	}
 
+	// Append the part in background.
+	errCh := fs.bgAppend.append(fs.storage, bucket, object, uploadID, fsMeta)
 	go func() {
-		// Append the part in background.
-		errCh := fs.bgAppend.append(fs.storage, bucket, object, uploadID, fsMeta)
 		// Also receive the error so that the appendParts go-routine does not block on send.
 		// But the error received is ignored as fs.PutObjectPart() would have already
 		// returned success to the client.