diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-helpers.go b/cmd/fs-v1-helpers.go
index 598fb8c02..a3cd1f95f 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-helpers.go
@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ func fsStatDir(ctx context.Context, statDir string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return fi, nil
 }
 
+// Returns if the dirPath is a directory.
+func fsIsDir(ctx context.Context, dirPath string) bool {
+	fi, err := fsStat(ctx, dirPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return fi.IsDir()
+}
+
 // Lookup if file exists, returns file attributes upon success.
 func fsStatFile(ctx context.Context, statFile string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	fi, err := fsStat(ctx, statFile)
@@ -242,6 +251,15 @@ func fsStatFile(ctx context.Context, statFile string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return fi, nil
 }
 
+// Returns if the filePath is a regular file.
+func fsIsFile(ctx context.Context, filePath string) bool {
+	fi, err := fsStat(ctx, filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return fi.Mode().IsRegular()
+}
+
 // Opens the file at given path, optionally from an offset. Upon success returns
 // a readable stream and the size of the readable stream.
 func fsOpenFile(ctx context.Context, readPath string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, int64, error) {
@@ -402,7 +420,9 @@ func fsDeleteFile(ctx context.Context, basePath, deletePath string) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := deleteFile(basePath, deletePath); err != nil {
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+		if err != errFileNotFound {
+			logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1-helpers_test.go b/cmd/fs-v1-helpers_test.go
index 6bbd41eb7..0df862a3c 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1-helpers_test.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1-helpers_test.go
@@ -547,3 +547,33 @@ func TestFSRemoveMeta(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("`%s` parent directory found though it should have been deleted.", filePath)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFSIsDir(t *testing.T) {
+	dirPath, err := ioutil.TempDir(globalTestTmpDir, "minio-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create tmp directory %s", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dirPath)
+
+	if !fsIsDir(context.Background(), dirPath) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s to be a directory", dirPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFSIsFile(t *testing.T) {
+	dirPath, err := ioutil.TempDir(globalTestTmpDir, "minio-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create tmp directory %s", err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dirPath)
+
+	filePath := pathJoin(dirPath, "tmpfile")
+
+	if err = ioutil.WriteFile(filePath, nil, 0777); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create file %s", filePath)
+	}
+
+	if !fsIsFile(context.Background(), filePath) {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %s to be a file", filePath)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index 79ea9ce75..f3f299799 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -563,17 +563,16 @@ func (fs *FSObjects) defaultFsJSON(object string) fsMetaV1 {
 // getObjectInfo - wrapper for reading object metadata and constructs ObjectInfo.
 func (fs *FSObjects) getObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string) (oi ObjectInfo, e error) {
 	fsMeta := fsMetaV1{}
-	fi, err := fsStatDir(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, object))
-	if err != nil && err != errFileAccessDenied {
-		return oi, err
-	}
-	if fi != nil {
-		// If file found and request was with object ending with "/", consider it
-		// as directory and return object info
-		if hasSuffix(object, slashSeparator) {
-			return fsMeta.ToObjectInfo(bucket, object, fi), nil
+	if hasSuffix(object, slashSeparator) {
+		// Since we support PUT of a "directory" object, we allow HEAD.
+		if !fsIsDir(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, object)) {
+			return oi, errFileNotFound
 		}
-		return oi, errFileNotFound
+		fi, err := fsStatDir(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, object))
+		if err != nil {
+			return oi, err
+		}
+		return fsMeta.ToObjectInfo(bucket, object, fi), nil
 	}
 
 	fsMetaPath := pathJoin(fs.fsPath, minioMetaBucket, bucketMetaPrefix, bucket, object, fs.metaJSONFile)
@@ -602,7 +601,7 @@ func (fs *FSObjects) getObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string) (
 	}
 
 	// Stat the file to get file size.
-	fi, err = fsStatFile(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, object))
+	fi, err := fsStatFile(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, object))
 	if err != nil {
 		return oi, err
 	}
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ func (fs *FSObjects) parentDirIsObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, parent strin
 		if p == "." || p == "/" {
 			return false
 		}
-		if _, err := fsStatFile(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, p)); err == nil {
+		if fsIsFile(ctx, pathJoin(fs.fsPath, bucket, p)) {
 			// If there is already a file at prefix "p", return true.
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
index e447d9e94..a3eca5d6d 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-bucket.go
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ func (xl xlObjects) getBucketInfo(ctx context.Context, bucketName string) (bucke
 			}
 			return bucketInfo, nil
 		}
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, serr)
 		err = serr
 		// For any reason disk went offline continue and pick the next one.
 		if IsErrIgnored(err, bucketMetadataOpIgnoredErrs...) {
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
index a3f7e9ff1..606903430 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -832,7 +832,6 @@ func (xl xlObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string) (er
 
 	// Validate object exists.
 	if !xl.isObject(bucket, object) {
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, ObjectNotFound{bucket, object})
 		return ObjectNotFound{bucket, object}
 	} // else proceed to delete the object.
 
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go b/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go
index 4e16c3958..cd7102917 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-utils.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func reduceErrs(errs []error, ignoredErrs []error) (maxCount int, maxErr error)
 func reduceQuorumErrs(ctx context.Context, errs []error, ignoredErrs []error, quorum int, quorumErr error) error {
 	maxCount, maxErr := reduceErrs(errs, ignoredErrs)
 	if maxCount >= quorum {
-		if maxErr != errFileNotFound {
+		if maxErr != errFileNotFound && maxErr != errVolumeNotFound {
 			logger.LogIf(ctx, maxErr)
 		}
 		return maxErr