diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index b8f71b44d..c70a8d1ac 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -773,7 +773,10 @@ func renameData(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEntry str
 	err := reduceWriteQuorumErrs(ctx, errs, objectOpIgnoredErrs, writeQuorum)
 	if err == nil {
 		versions := reduceCommonVersions(diskVersions, writeQuorum)
-		for _, dversions := range diskVersions {
+		for index, dversions := range diskVersions {
+			if errs[index] != nil {
+				continue
+			}
 			if versions != dversions {
 				versionsDisparity = true
 				break
@@ -961,7 +964,7 @@ func healObjectVersionsDisparity(bucket string, entry metaCacheEntry) error {
 
 	fivs, err := entry.fileInfoVersions(bucket)
 	if err != nil {
-		healObject(bucket, entry.name, "", madmin.HealNormalScan)
+		go healObject(bucket, entry.name, "", madmin.HealNormalScan)
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -971,7 +974,7 @@ func healObjectVersionsDisparity(bucket string, entry metaCacheEntry) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, version := range fivs.Versions {
-		healObject(bucket, entry.name, version.VersionID, madmin.HealNormalScan)
+		go healObject(bucket, entry.name, version.VersionID, madmin.HealNormalScan)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/global-heal.go b/cmd/global-heal.go
index a47fe7efd..29daa7c2c 100644
--- a/cmd/global-heal.go
+++ b/cmd/global-heal.go
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ func (er *erasureObjects) healErasureSet(ctx context.Context, buckets []string,
 	return retErr
 }
 
-// healObject heals given object path in deep to fix bitrot.
+// healObject sends the given object/version to the background healing workers
+// and only returns when healing of the object is done.
 func healObject(bucket, object, versionID string, scan madmin.HealScanMode) {
 	// Get background heal sequence to send elements to heal
 	globalHealStateLK.Lock()