diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index 1e74f4cb8..7da089ad4 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ func (p poolMeta) save(ctx context.Context, pools []*erasureSets) error {
 	// Saves on all pools to make sure decommissioning of first pool is allowed.
 	for i, eset := range pools {
 		if err = saveConfig(ctx, eset, poolMetaName, buf); err != nil {
-			logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("saving pool.bin for pool index %d failed with: %v", i, err))
+			if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+				logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("saving pool.bin for pool index %d failed with: %v", i, err))
+			}
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -729,8 +731,10 @@ func (z *erasureServerPools) decommissionPool(ctx context.Context, idx int, pool
 				}
 
 				// any object with only single DEL marker we don't need
-				// to decommission, just skip it.
-				if version.Deleted && len(fivs.Versions) == 1 {
+				// to decommission, just skip it, this also includes
+				// any other versions that have already expired.
+				remainingVersions := len(fivs.Versions) - decommissionedCount
+				if version.Deleted && remainingVersions == 1 {
 					decommissionedCount++
 					continue
 				}