diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index a09ac2d9b..355a4e126 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) HealHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if exists && !nh.hasEnded() && len(nh.currentStatus.Items) > 0 {
 			clientToken := nh.clientToken
 			if globalIsDistErasure {
-				clientToken = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", nh.clientToken, GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(globalProxyEndpoints))
+				clientToken = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%d", nh.clientToken, getKeySeparator(), GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(globalProxyEndpoints))
 			}
 			b, err := json.Marshal(madmin.HealStartSuccess{
 				ClientToken:   clientToken,
diff --git a/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go b/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
index cfe8a814f..065f30d86 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (ahs *allHealState) stopHealSequence(path string) ([]byte, APIError) {
 	} else {
 		clientToken := he.clientToken
 		if globalIsDistErasure {
-			clientToken = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", he.clientToken, GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(globalProxyEndpoints))
+			clientToken = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%d", he.clientToken, getKeySeparator(), GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(globalProxyEndpoints))
 		}
 
 		hsp = madmin.HealStopSuccess{
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (ahs *allHealState) LaunchNewHealSequence(h *healSequence, objAPI ObjectLay
 
 	clientToken := h.clientToken
 	if globalIsDistErasure {
-		clientToken = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", h.clientToken, GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(globalProxyEndpoints))
+		clientToken = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s%d", h.clientToken, getKeySeparator(), GetProxyEndpointLocalIndex(globalProxyEndpoints))
 	}
 
 	if h.clientToken == bgHealingUUID {