diff --git a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
index 72924cc32..90d1ccf77 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ func validateTransitionDestination(ctx context.Context, bucket string, targetLab
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, "", BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
 	}
+	if arn.Type != madmin.ILMService {
+		return false, "", BucketRemoteArnTypeInvalid{}
+	}
 	clnt := globalBucketTargetSys.GetRemoteTargetClient(ctx, tgt.Arn)
 	if clnt == nil {
 		return false, "", BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index 728df5e0d..add42e4f5 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/bucket/replication"
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/event"
 	iampolicy "github.com/minio/minio/pkg/iam/policy"
+	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/madmin"
 )
 
 // gets replication config associated to a given bucket name.
@@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ func getReplicationConfig(ctx context.Context, bucketName string) (rc *replicati
 // validateReplicationDestination returns error if replication destination bucket missing or not configured
 // It also returns true if replication destination is same as this server.
 func validateReplicationDestination(ctx context.Context, bucket string, rCfg *replication.Config) (bool, error) {
+	arn, err := madmin.ParseARN(rCfg.RoleArn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, BucketRemoteArnInvalid{}
+	}
+	if arn.Type != madmin.ReplicationService {
+		return false, BucketRemoteArnTypeInvalid{}
+	}
 	clnt := globalBucketTargetSys.GetRemoteTargetClient(ctx, rCfg.RoleArn)
 	if clnt == nil {
 		return false, BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: bucket}
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-targets.go b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
index 7d274e80a..ddd1b0f41 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-targets.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-targets.go
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) SetTarget(ctx context.Context, bucket string, tgt *m
 
 	tgts := sys.targetsMap[bucket]
 	newtgts := make([]madmin.BucketTarget, len(tgts))
+	labels := make(map[string]struct{})
 	found := false
 	for idx, t := range tgts {
+		labels[t.Label] = struct{}{}
 		if t.Type == tgt.Type {
 			if t.Arn == tgt.Arn {
 				return BucketRemoteAlreadyExists{Bucket: t.TargetBucket}
@@ -140,6 +142,9 @@ func (sys *BucketTargetSys) SetTarget(ctx context.Context, bucket string, tgt *m
 		}
 		newtgts[idx] = t
 	}
+	if _, ok := labels[tgt.Label]; ok {
+		return BucketRemoteLabelInUse{Bucket: tgt.TargetBucket}
+	}
 	if !found {
 		newtgts = append(newtgts, *tgt)
 	}