diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 386e06305..432b65e99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
           sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=0
           make verify
+          make verify-healing
diff --git a/cmd/format-erasure.go b/cmd/format-erasure.go
index dd8a0d022..795ff1d8c 100644
--- a/cmd/format-erasure.go
+++ b/cmd/format-erasure.go
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ func saveUnformattedFormat(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, forma
 		if format == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if storageDisks[index] != nil && storageDisks[index].IsOnline() {
+		if storageDisks[index] != nil {
 			if err := saveFormatErasure(storageDisks[index], format, true); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}