diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index 5ab136497..573b9e9c3 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -1563,6 +1563,9 @@ func replicateObjectWithMultipart(ctx context.Context, c *minio.Core, bucket, ob
 		if err == nil {
 			break
 		}
+		if minio.ToErrorResponse(err).Code == "PreconditionFailed" {
+			return err
+		}
 		attempts++
 		time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Int63n(int64(time.Second))))
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers-common.go b/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
index 8ff232f7e..e84fd26ca 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers-common.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func checkCopyObjectPreconditions(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 //	x-minio-source-etag
 func checkPreconditionsPUT(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, objInfo ObjectInfo, opts ObjectOptions) bool {
 	// Return false for methods other than PUT.
-	if r.Method != http.MethodPut {
+	if r.Method != http.MethodPut && r.Method != http.MethodPost {
 		return false
 	}
 	// If the object doesn't have a modtime (IsZero), or the modtime