diff --git a/erasure-createfile.go b/erasure-createfile.go
index 874fb242e..78cc581bf 100644
--- a/erasure-createfile.go
+++ b/erasure-createfile.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func appendFile(disks []StorageAPI, volume, path string, enBlocks [][]byte, dist
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Do we have write quorum?.
-	if !isQuorum(wErrs, writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(wErrs, writeQuorum) {
 		return toObjectErr(errXLWriteQuorum, volume, path)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/xl-v1-bucket.go b/xl-v1-bucket.go
index 148a9508f..6a51d6e3d 100644
--- a/xl-v1-bucket.go
+++ b/xl-v1-bucket.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) MakeBucket(bucket string) error {
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Do we have write quorum?.
-	if !isQuorum(dErrs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(dErrs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		// Purge successfully created buckets if we don't have writeQuorum.
 		xl.undoMakeBucket(bucket)
 		return toObjectErr(errXLWriteQuorum, bucket)
diff --git a/xl-v1-metadata.go b/xl-v1-metadata.go
index 846d908f3..57cb72a55 100644
--- a/xl-v1-metadata.go
+++ b/xl-v1-metadata.go
@@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ func writeUniqueXLMetadata(disks []StorageAPI, bucket, prefix string, xlMetas []
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Do we have write quorum?.
-	if !isQuorum(mErrs, writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(mErrs, writeQuorum) {
 		// Validate if we have read quorum.
-		if isQuorum(mErrs, readQuorum) {
+		if isDiskQuorum(mErrs, readQuorum) {
 			// Return success.
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ func writeSameXLMetadata(disks []StorageAPI, bucket, prefix string, xlMeta xlMet
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Do we have write Quorum?.
-	if !isQuorum(mErrs, writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(mErrs, writeQuorum) {
 		// Do we have readQuorum?.
-		if isQuorum(mErrs, readQuorum) {
+		if isDiskQuorum(mErrs, readQuorum) {
 			// Return success.
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/xl-v1-multipart-common.go b/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
index 55a51bab4..f518ece25 100644
--- a/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
+++ b/xl-v1-multipart-common.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) updateUploadsJSON(bucket, object string, uploadsJSON uploads
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Count all the errors and validate if we have write quorum.
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		// Rename `uploads.json` left over back to tmp location.
 		for index, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
 			if disk == nil {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) writeUploadJSON(bucket, object, uploadID string, initiated t
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Count all the errors and validate if we have write quorum.
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		// Rename `uploads.json` left over back to tmp location.
 		for index, disk := range xl.storageDisks {
 			if disk == nil {
@@ -295,9 +295,10 @@ func commitXLMetadata(disks []StorageAPI, srcPrefix, dstPrefix string, writeQuor
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	// Do we have write quorum?.
-	if !isQuorum(mErrs, writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(mErrs, writeQuorum) {
 		return errXLWriteQuorum
 	}
+
 	// For all other errors return.
 	for _, err := range mErrs {
 		if err != nil && err != errDiskNotFound {
diff --git a/xl-v1-multipart.go b/xl-v1-multipart.go
index e4539aec9..e3df1b12f 100644
--- a/xl-v1-multipart.go
+++ b/xl-v1-multipart.go
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 	// Read metadata associated with the object from all disks.
 	partsMetadata, errs = readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, minioMetaBucket,
 		uploadIDPath)
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		nsMutex.RUnlock(minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
 		return "", toObjectErr(errXLWriteQuorum, bucket, object)
 	}
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObjectPart(bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, s
 
 	// Read metadata (again) associated with the object from all disks.
 	partsMetadata, errs = readAllXLMetadata(onlineDisks, minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		return "", toObjectErr(errXLWriteQuorum, bucket, object)
 	}
 
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(bucket string, object string, upload
 	// Read metadata associated with the object from all disks.
 	partsMetadata, errs := readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, minioMetaBucket, uploadIDPath)
 	// Do we have writeQuorum?.
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		return "", toObjectErr(errXLWriteQuorum, bucket, object)
 	}
 
diff --git a/xl-v1-object.go b/xl-v1-object.go
index b15c74deb..cdde92308 100644
--- a/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) GetObject(bucket, object string, startOffset int64, length i
 	// Read metadata associated with the object from all disks.
 	metaArr, errs := readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, bucket, object)
 	// Do we have read quorum?
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.readQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.readQuorum) {
 		return toObjectErr(errXLReadQuorum, bucket, object)
 	}
 
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ func rename(disks []StorageAPI, srcBucket, srcEntry, dstBucket, dstEntry string,
 
 	// We can safely allow RenameFile errors up to len(xl.storageDisks) - xl.writeQuorum
 	// otherwise return failure. Cleanup successful renames.
-	if !isQuorum(errs, writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, writeQuorum) {
 		// Check we have successful read quorum.
-		if isQuorum(errs, readQuorum) {
+		if isDiskQuorum(errs, readQuorum) {
 			return nil // Return success.
 		} // else - failed to acquire read quorum.
 		// Undo all the partial rename operations.
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) PutObject(bucket string, object string, size int64, data io.
 	// Read metadata associated with the object from all disks.
 	partsMetadata, errs := readAllXLMetadata(xl.storageDisks, bucket, object)
 	// Do we have write quroum?.
-	if !isQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+	if !isDiskQuorum(errs, xl.writeQuorum) {
 		return "", toObjectErr(errXLWriteQuorum, bucket, object)
 	}
 
@@ -564,9 +564,9 @@ func (xl xlObjects) deleteObject(bucket, object string) error {
 	// Wait for all routines to finish.
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	if !isQuorum(dErrs, xl.writeQuorum) {
-		// Return errXLWriteQuorum if errors were more than
-		// allowed write quorum.
+	// Do we have write quorum?
+	if !isDiskQuorum(dErrs, xl.writeQuorum) {
+		// Return errXLWriteQuorum if errors were more than allowed write quorum.
 		return errXLWriteQuorum
 	}
 
diff --git a/xl-v1-utils.go b/xl-v1-utils.go
index 636e97ff1..a879281f0 100644
--- a/xl-v1-utils.go
+++ b/xl-v1-utils.go
@@ -76,16 +76,18 @@ func reduceErrs(errs []error) error {
 	return errTypes[max].err
 }
 
-// Validates if we have quorum based on the errors with errDiskNotFound.
-func isQuorum(errs []error, minQuorumCount int) bool {
-	var errCount int
+// Validates if we have quorum based on the errors related to disk only.
+// Returns 'true' if we have quorum, 'false' if we don't.
+func isDiskQuorum(errs []error, minQuorumCount int) bool {
+	var count int
 	for _, err := range errs {
-		if err == errDiskNotFound || err == errFaultyDisk || err == errDiskAccessDenied {
+		switch err {
+		case errDiskNotFound, errFaultyDisk, errDiskAccessDenied:
 			continue
 		}
-		errCount++
+		count++
 	}
-	return errCount >= minQuorumCount
+	return count >= minQuorumCount
 }
 
 // Similar to 'len(slice)' but returns  the actual elements count