diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index f1c1d93db..e425ef492 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -753,26 +753,23 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) HealSetsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		opts.setNumbers = append(opts.setNumbers, i-1)
 	}
 
+	opts.sleepDuration = time.Second
 	var err error
-
 	if v := vars[healSleepDuration]; v != "" {
 		opts.sleepDuration, err = time.ParseDuration(v)
 		if err != nil {
 			writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
 			return
 		}
-	} else {
-		opts.sleepDuration = 100 * time.Millisecond
 	}
 
+	opts.sleepForIO = 10
 	if v := vars[healSleepMaxIO]; v != "" {
 		opts.sleepForIO, err = strconv.Atoi(v)
 		if err != nil {
 			writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAdminAPIErr(ctx, err), r.URL)
 			return
 		}
-	} else {
-		opts.sleepForIO = 1000
 	}
 
 	buckets, _ := objectAPI.ListBucketsHeal(ctx)
diff --git a/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go b/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
index 85e145795..604e2f0aa 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-heal-ops.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ func newHealSequence(ctx context.Context, bucket, objPrefix, clientAddr string,
 	clientToken := mustGetUUID()
 
 	return &healSequence{
-		respCh:         make(chan healResult),
+		respCh:         make(chan healResult, runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)),
 		bucket:         bucket,
 		object:         objPrefix,
 		reportProgress: true,
diff --git a/cmd/background-heal-ops.go b/cmd/background-heal-ops.go
index 24b86e307..4505bead5 100644
--- a/cmd/background-heal-ops.go
+++ b/cmd/background-heal-ops.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"context"
 	"path"
+	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/madmin"
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (h *healRoutine) run(ctx context.Context, objAPI ObjectLayer) {
 
 func newHealRoutine() *healRoutine {
 	return &healRoutine{
-		tasks:  make(chan healTask),
+		tasks:  make(chan healTask, runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)),
 		doneCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/global-heal.go b/cmd/global-heal.go
index 21bf829ce..b3e3afc5c 100644
--- a/cmd/global-heal.go
+++ b/cmd/global-heal.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ func newBgHealSequence() *healSequence {
 	}
 
 	return &healSequence{
-		sourceCh:    make(chan healSource),
-		respCh:      make(chan healResult),
+		sourceCh:    make(chan healSource, runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)),
+		respCh:      make(chan healResult, runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0)),
 		startTime:   UTCNow(),
 		clientToken: bgHealingUUID,
 		// run-background heal with reserved bucket
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ func healErasureSet(ctx context.Context, prefix string, setIndex int, maxIO int,
 			for {
 				entry, quorumCount, ok := lexicallySortedEntryVersions(entryChs, entries, entriesValid)
 				if !ok {
+					logger.Info("Healing finished for bucket '%s' on erasure set %d", setIndex+1)
+					// We are finished with this bucket return.
 					return
 				}