diff --git a/cmd/batch-handlers.go b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
index 874352136..7dbda7583 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
@@ -1989,7 +1989,6 @@ func (j *BatchJobPool) AddWorker() {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			job.delete(j.ctx, j.objLayer)
 			j.canceler(job.ID, false)
 		case <-j.workerKillCh:
 			return
@@ -2176,11 +2175,42 @@ func (m *batchJobMetrics) purgeJobMetrics() {
 			m.RUnlock()
 			for _, jobID := range toDeleteJobMetrics {
 				m.delete(jobID)
+				j := BatchJobRequest{
+					ID: jobID,
+				}
+				j.delete(GlobalContext, newObjectLayerFn())
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// load metrics from disk on startup
+func (m *batchJobMetrics) init(ctx context.Context, objectAPI ObjectLayer) error {
+	resultCh := make(chan itemOrErr[ObjectInfo])
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := objectAPI.Walk(ctx, minioMetaBucket, batchJobReportsPrefix, resultCh, WalkOptions{}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for result := range resultCh {
+		if result.Err != nil {
+			return result.Err
+		}
+		ri := &batchJobInfo{}
+		if err := ri.loadByPath(ctx, objectAPI, result.Item.Name); err != nil {
+			if !errors.Is(err, errNoSuchJob) {
+				batchLogIf(ctx, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		m.metrics[ri.JobID] = ri
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *batchJobMetrics) delete(jobID string) {
 	m.Lock()
 	defer m.Unlock()
diff --git a/cmd/common-main.go b/cmd/common-main.go
index 0670b5de0..3c45b7aa7 100644
--- a/cmd/common-main.go
+++ b/cmd/common-main.go
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ func init() {
 	logger.Init(GOPATH, GOROOT)
 	logger.RegisterError(config.FmtError)
 
-	globalBatchJobsMetrics = batchJobMetrics{metrics: make(map[string]*batchJobInfo)}
-	go globalBatchJobsMetrics.purgeJobMetrics()
-
 	t, _ := minioVersionToReleaseTime(Version)
 	if !t.IsZero() {
 		globalVersionUnix = uint64(t.Unix())
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 98b2e4a23..19accde84 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -1104,6 +1104,11 @@ func serverMain(ctx *cli.Context) {
 		// Initialize batch job pool.
 		bootstrapTrace("newBatchJobPool", func() {
 			globalBatchJobPool = newBatchJobPool(GlobalContext, newObject, 100)
+			globalBatchJobsMetrics = batchJobMetrics{
+				metrics: make(map[string]*batchJobInfo),
+			}
+			go globalBatchJobsMetrics.init(GlobalContext, newObject)
+			go globalBatchJobsMetrics.purgeJobMetrics()
 		})
 
 		// Prints the formatted startup message, if err is not nil then it prints additional information as well.