diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go
index 5d420b9c2..5fa664729 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool.go
@@ -617,19 +617,22 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) GetObjectNInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object
 		unlockOnDefer = true
 	}
 
-	errs := make([]error, len(z.serverPools))
-	grs := make([]*GetObjectReader, len(z.serverPools))
-
 	lockType = noLock // do not take locks at lower levels
 	checkPrecondFn := opts.CheckPrecondFn
 	opts.CheckPrecondFn = nil
+	results := make([]struct {
+		zIdx int
+		gr   *GetObjectReader
+		err  error
+	}, len(z.serverPools))
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for i, pool := range z.serverPools {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int, pool *erasureSets) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			grs[i], errs[i] = pool.GetObjectNInfo(ctx, bucket, object, rs, h, lockType, opts)
+			results[i].zIdx = i
+			results[i].gr, results[i].err = pool.GetObjectNInfo(ctx, bucket, object, rs, h, lockType, opts)
 		}(i, pool)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -638,59 +641,62 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) GetObjectNInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object
 	// this is a defensive change to handle any duplicate
 	// content that may have been created, we always serve
 	// the latest object.
-	less := func(i, j int) bool {
-		var (
-			mtime1 time.Time
-			mtime2 time.Time
-		)
-		if grs[i] != nil {
-			mtime1 = grs[i].ObjInfo.ModTime
+	sort.Slice(results, func(i, j int) bool {
+		var mtimeI, mtimeJ time.Time
+
+		if results[i].gr != nil {
+			mtimeI = results[i].gr.ObjInfo.ModTime
 		}
-		if grs[j] != nil {
-			mtime2 = grs[j].ObjInfo.ModTime
+		if results[j].gr != nil {
+			mtimeJ = results[j].gr.ObjInfo.ModTime
 		}
-		return mtime1.After(mtime2)
-	}
-	sort.Slice(errs, less)
-	sort.Slice(grs, less)
+		// On tiebreaks, choose the earliest.
+		if mtimeI.Equal(mtimeJ) {
+			return results[i].zIdx < results[j].zIdx
+		}
+		return mtimeI.After(mtimeJ)
+	})
 
 	var found = -1
-	for i, err := range errs {
-		if err == nil {
+	for i, res := range results {
+		if res.err == nil {
+			// Select earliest result
 			found = i
 			break
 		}
-		if !isErrObjectNotFound(err) && !isErrVersionNotFound(err) {
-			for _, grr := range grs {
-				if grr != nil {
-					grr.Close()
-				}
+		if !isErrObjectNotFound(res.err) && !isErrVersionNotFound(res.err) {
+			for _, res := range results {
+				res.gr.Close()
 			}
-			return gr, err
+			return nil, res.err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if found >= 0 {
-		if checkPrecondFn != nil && checkPrecondFn(grs[found].ObjInfo) {
-			for _, grr := range grs {
-				grr.Close()
-			}
-			return nil, PreConditionFailed{}
+	if found < 0 {
+		object = decodeDirObject(object)
+		if opts.VersionID != "" {
+			return gr, VersionNotFound{Bucket: bucket, Object: object, VersionID: opts.VersionID}
 		}
-		for i, grr := range grs {
-			if i == found {
-				continue
-			}
-			grr.Close()
-		}
-		return grs[found], nil
+		return gr, ObjectNotFound{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
 	}
 
-	object = decodeDirObject(object)
-	if opts.VersionID != "" {
-		return gr, VersionNotFound{Bucket: bucket, Object: object, VersionID: opts.VersionID}
+	// Check preconditions.
+	if checkPrecondFn != nil && checkPrecondFn(results[found].gr.ObjInfo) {
+		for _, res := range results {
+			res.gr.Close()
+		}
+		return nil, PreConditionFailed{}
 	}
-	return gr, ObjectNotFound{Bucket: bucket, Object: object}
+
+	// Close all others
+	for i, res := range results {
+		if i == found {
+			continue
+		}
+		res.gr.Close()
+	}
+
+	return results[found].gr, nil
 }
 
 func (z *erasureServerPools) GetObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (objInfo ObjectInfo, err error) {
@@ -713,15 +719,19 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) GetObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object s
 	ctx = lkctx.Context()
 	defer lk.RUnlock(lkctx.Cancel)
 
-	errs := make([]error, len(z.serverPools))
-	objInfos := make([]ObjectInfo, len(z.serverPools))
+	results := make([]struct {
+		zIdx int
+		oi   ObjectInfo
+		err  error
+	}, len(z.serverPools))
 	opts.NoLock = true // avoid taking locks at lower levels for multi-pool setups.
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for i, pool := range z.serverPools {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int, pool *erasureSets) {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			objInfos[i], errs[i] = pool.GetObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
+			results[i].zIdx = i
+			results[i].oi, results[i].err = pool.GetObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 		}(i, pool)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -730,31 +740,27 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) GetObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object s
 	// this is a defensive change to handle any duplicate
 	// content that may have been created, we always serve
 	// the latest object.
-	less := func(i, j int) bool {
-		mtime1 := objInfos[i].ModTime
-		mtime2 := objInfos[j].ModTime
-		return mtime1.After(mtime2)
-	}
-	sort.Slice(errs, less)
-	sort.Slice(objInfos, less)
-
-	var found = -1
-	for i, err := range errs {
+	sort.Slice(results, func(i, j int) bool {
+		a, b := results[i], results[j]
+		if a.oi.ModTime.Equal(b.oi.ModTime) {
+			// On tiebreak, select the lowest zone index.
+			return a.zIdx < b.zIdx
+		}
+		return a.oi.ModTime.After(b.oi.ModTime)
+	})
+	for _, res := range results {
+		// Return first found.
+		err := res.err
 		if err == nil {
-			found = i
-			break
+			return res.oi, nil
 		}
 		if !isErrObjectNotFound(err) && !isErrVersionNotFound(err) {
 			// some errors such as MethodNotAllowed for delete marker
 			// should be returned upwards.
-			return objInfos[i], err
+			return res.oi, err
 		}
 	}
 
-	if found >= 0 {
-		return objInfos[found], nil
-	}
-
 	object = decodeDirObject(object)
 	if opts.VersionID != "" {
 		return objInfo, VersionNotFound{Bucket: bucket, Object: object, VersionID: opts.VersionID}