diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication-handlers.go b/cmd/bucket-replication-handlers.go
index 9ee82fb45..d038870ce 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication-handlers.go
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ func (api objectAPIHandlers) GetBucketReplicationMetricsHandler(w http.ResponseW
 		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
 		return
 	}
+
+	if _, _, err := globalBucketMetadataSys.GetReplicationConfig(ctx, bucket); err != nil {
+		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+
 	var usageInfo BucketUsageInfo
 	dataUsageInfo, err := loadDataUsageFromBackend(ctx, objectAPI)
 	if err == nil && !dataUsageInfo.LastUpdate.IsZero() {