diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 1dff4980a..5ba0651ae 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -319,9 +319,8 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) PerfInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 	}
 
 	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	perfType := vars["perfType"]
-
-	if perfType == "drive" {
+	switch perfType := vars["perfType"]; perfType {
+	case "drive":
 		info := objectAPI.StorageInfo(ctx)
 		if !(info.Backend.Type == BackendFS || info.Backend.Type == BackendErasure) {
 			writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrMethodNotAllowed), r.URL)
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) PerfInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		// Reply with performance information (across nodes in a
 		// distributed setup) as json.
 		writeSuccessResponseJSON(w, jsonBytes)
-	} else if perfType == "cpu" {
+	case "cpu":
 		// Get CPU load details from local server's cpu(s)
 		cpu := localEndpointsCPULoad(globalEndpoints)
 		// Notify all other Minio peers to report cpu load numbers
@@ -361,7 +360,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) PerfInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		// Reply with cpu load information (across nodes in a
 		// distributed setup) as json.
 		writeSuccessResponseJSON(w, jsonBytes)
-	} else if perfType == "mem" {
+	case "mem":
 		// Get mem usage details from local server(s)
 		m := localEndpointsMemUsage(globalEndpoints)
 		// Notify all other Minio peers to report mem usage numbers
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) PerfInfoHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 		// Reply with mem usage information (across nodes in a
 		// distributed setup) as json.
 		writeSuccessResponseJSON(w, jsonBytes)
-	} else {
+	default:
 		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrMethodNotAllowed), r.URL)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/posix.go b/cmd/posix.go
index 003ebe0bf..f6e6f5a73 100644
--- a/cmd/posix.go
+++ b/cmd/posix.go
@@ -1183,18 +1183,19 @@ func (s *posix) StatFile(volume, path string) (file FileInfo, err error) {
 	}
 	st, err := os.Stat((filePath))
 	if err != nil {
-		// File is really not found.
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		switch {
+		case os.IsNotExist(err):
+			// File is really not found.
 			return FileInfo{}, errFileNotFound
-		} else if isSysErrIO(err) {
+		case isSysErrIO(err):
 			return FileInfo{}, errFaultyDisk
-		} else if isSysErrNotDir(err) {
+		case isSysErrNotDir(err):
 			// File path cannot be verified since one of the parents is a file.
 			return FileInfo{}, errFileNotFound
+		default:
+			// Return all errors here.
+			return FileInfo{}, err
 		}
-
-		// Return all errors here.
-		return FileInfo{}, err
 	}
 	// If its a directory its not a regular file.
 	if st.Mode().IsDir() {
@@ -1219,21 +1220,21 @@ func deleteFile(basePath, deletePath string) error {
 
 	// Attempt to remove path.
 	if err := os.Remove((deletePath)); err != nil {
-		// Ignore errors if the directory is not empty. The server relies on
-		// this functionality, and sometimes uses recursion that should not
-		// error on parent directories.
-		if isSysErrNotEmpty(err) {
+		switch {
+		case isSysErrNotEmpty(err):
+			// Ignore errors if the directory is not empty. The server relies on
+			// this functionality, and sometimes uses recursion that should not
+			// error on parent directories.
 			return nil
-		}
-
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		case os.IsNotExist(err):
 			return errFileNotFound
-		} else if os.IsPermission(err) {
+		case os.IsPermission(err):
 			return errFileAccessDenied
-		} else if isSysErrIO(err) {
+		case isSysErrIO(err):
 			return errFaultyDisk
+		default:
+			return err
 		}
-		return err
 	}
 
 	// Trailing slash is removed when found to ensure
diff --git a/cmd/web-handlers.go b/cmd/web-handlers.go
index 8808096ca..67cbda433 100644
--- a/cmd/web-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/web-handlers.go
@@ -1798,67 +1798,50 @@ func toJSONError(err error, params ...string) (jerr *json2.Error) {
 
 // toWebAPIError - convert into error into APIError.
 func toWebAPIError(err error) APIError {
-	if err == errAuthentication {
-		return APIError{
-			Code:           "AccessDenied",
-			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusForbidden,
-			Description:    err.Error(),
-		}
-	} else if err == errServerNotInitialized {
+	switch err {
+	case errServerNotInitialized:
 		return APIError{
 			Code:           "XMinioServerNotInitialized",
 			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusServiceUnavailable,
 			Description:    err.Error(),
 		}
-	} else if err == auth.ErrInvalidAccessKeyLength {
+	case errAuthentication, auth.ErrInvalidAccessKeyLength, auth.ErrInvalidSecretKeyLength, errInvalidAccessKeyID:
 		return APIError{
 			Code:           "AccessDenied",
 			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusForbidden,
 			Description:    err.Error(),
 		}
-	} else if err == auth.ErrInvalidSecretKeyLength {
-		return APIError{
-			Code:           "AccessDenied",
-			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusForbidden,
-			Description:    err.Error(),
-		}
-	} else if err == errInvalidAccessKeyID {
-		return APIError{
-			Code:           "AccessDenied",
-			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusForbidden,
-			Description:    err.Error(),
-		}
-	} else if err == errSizeUnspecified {
+	case errSizeUnspecified:
 		return APIError{
 			Code:           "InvalidRequest",
 			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
 			Description:    err.Error(),
 		}
-	} else if err == errChangeCredNotAllowed {
+	case errChangeCredNotAllowed:
 		return APIError{
 			Code:           "MethodNotAllowed",
 			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusMethodNotAllowed,
 			Description:    err.Error(),
 		}
-	} else if err == errInvalidBucketName {
+	case errInvalidBucketName:
 		return APIError{
 			Code:           "InvalidBucketName",
 			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
 			Description:    err.Error(),
 		}
-	} else if err == errInvalidArgument {
+	case errInvalidArgument:
 		return APIError{
 			Code:           "InvalidArgument",
 			HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusBadRequest,
 			Description:    err.Error(),
 		}
-	} else if err == errEncryptedObject {
+	case errEncryptedObject:
 		return getAPIError(ErrSSEEncryptedObject)
-	} else if err == errInvalidEncryptionParameters {
+	case errInvalidEncryptionParameters:
 		return getAPIError(ErrInvalidEncryptionParameters)
-	} else if err == errObjectTampered {
+	case errObjectTampered:
 		return getAPIError(ErrObjectTampered)
-	} else if err == errMethodNotAllowed {
+	case errMethodNotAllowed:
 		return getAPIError(ErrMethodNotAllowed)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/s3select/sql/funceval.go b/pkg/s3select/sql/funceval.go
index 1eda62e68..bc3aba653 100644
--- a/pkg/s3select/sql/funceval.go
+++ b/pkg/s3select/sql/funceval.go
@@ -549,11 +549,12 @@ func timestampCast(v *Value) (t time.Time, _ error) {
 
 func boolCast(v *Value) (b bool, _ error) {
 	sToB := func(s string) (bool, error) {
-		if s == "true" {
+		switch s {
+		case "true":
 			return true, nil
-		} else if s == "false" {
+		case "false":
 			return false, nil
-		} else {
+		default:
 			return false, errCastFailure("cannot cast to Bool")
 		}
 	}