diff --git a/cmd/object-api-errors.go b/cmd/object-api-errors.go
index 2439a1554..62806ff31 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-errors.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-errors.go
@@ -751,12 +751,6 @@ func isErrSignatureDoesNotMatch(err error) bool {
 	return errors.As(err, &signatureDoesNotMatch)
 }
 
-// isErrObjectNameInvalid - Check if error type is ObjectNameInvalid.
-func isErrObjectNameInvalid(err error) bool {
-	var invalidObject ObjectNameInvalid
-	return errors.As(err, &invalidObject)
-}
-
 // PreConditionFailed - Check if copy precondition failed
 type PreConditionFailed struct{}
 
diff --git a/cmd/object-handlers.go b/cmd/object-handlers.go
index 374ceeca0..16b32bf3e 100644
--- a/cmd/object-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/object-handlers.go
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) getObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Obj
 			reader *GetObjectReader
 			perr   error
 		)
-		// avoid proxying if version is a delete marker
-		if !isErrObjectNameInvalid(err) && !isErrMethodNotAllowed(err) && !(gr != nil && gr.ObjInfo.DeleteMarker) {
+
+		if (isErrObjectNotFound(err) || isErrVersionNotFound(err) || isErrReadQuorum(err)) && !(gr != nil && gr.ObjInfo.DeleteMarker) {
 			proxytgts := getProxyTargets(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 			if !proxytgts.Empty() {
 				globalReplicationStats.incProxy(bucket, getObjectAPI, false)
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) headObjectHandler(ctx context.Context, objectAPI Ob
 
 	objInfo, err := getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 	var proxy proxyResult
-	if err != nil && !objInfo.DeleteMarker && !isErrMethodNotAllowed(err) && !isErrObjectNameInvalid(err) {
+	if err != nil && !objInfo.DeleteMarker && (isErrObjectNotFound(err) || isErrVersionNotFound(err) || isErrReadQuorum(err)) {
 		// proxy HEAD to replication target if active-active replication configured on bucket
 		proxytgts := getProxyTargets(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 		if !proxytgts.Empty() {