diff --git a/cmd/erasure-metadata.go b/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
index d9ef8cb19..3ca18fafe 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
@@ -428,7 +428,13 @@ func listObjectParities(partsMetadata []FileInfo, errs []error) (parities []int)
 			parities[index] = -1
 			continue
 		}
-		parities[index] = metadata.Erasure.ParityBlocks
+		if !metadata.IsValid() {
+			parities[index] = -1
+			continue
+		}
+		if !metadata.Deleted {
+			parities[index] = metadata.Erasure.ParityBlocks
+		}
 	}
 	return
 }