diff --git a/cmd/api-headers.go b/cmd/api-headers.go
index 567bb53e2..a07de1e56 100644
--- a/cmd/api-headers.go
+++ b/cmd/api-headers.go
@@ -184,12 +184,13 @@ func setObjectHeaders(w http.ResponseWriter, objInfo ObjectInfo, rs *HTTPRangeSp
 		w.Header()[xhttp.AmzBucketReplicationStatus] = []string{objInfo.ReplicationStatus.String()}
 	}
 
+	if objInfo.IsRemote() {
+		// Check if object is being restored. For more information on x-amz-restore header see
+		// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_HeadObject.html#API_HeadObject_ResponseSyntax
+		w.Header()[xhttp.AmzStorageClass] = []string{objInfo.TransitionTier}
+	}
+
 	if lc, err := globalLifecycleSys.Get(objInfo.Bucket); err == nil {
-		if objInfo.IsRemote() {
-			// Check if object is being restored. For more information on x-amz-restore header see
-			// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_HeadObject.html#API_HeadObject_ResponseSyntax
-			w.Header()[xhttp.AmzStorageClass] = []string{objInfo.TransitionTier}
-		}
 		lc.SetPredictionHeaders(w, objInfo.ToLifecycleOpts())
 	}