diff --git a/cmd/erasure-sets.go b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
index c1bcb327c..3aa70fc7f 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-sets.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-sets.go
@@ -1213,12 +1213,7 @@ func markRootDisksAsDown(storageDisks []StorageAPI, errs []error) {
 
 // HealFormat - heals missing `format.json` on fresh unformatted disks.
 func (s *erasureSets) HealFormat(ctx context.Context, dryRun bool) (res madmin.HealResultItem, err error) {
-	storageDisks, errs := initStorageDisksWithErrorsWithoutHealthCheck(s.endpoints)
-	for i, derr := range errs {
-		if derr != nil && derr != errDiskNotFound {
-			return madmin.HealResultItem{}, fmt.Errorf("Disk %s: %w", s.endpoints[i], derr)
-		}
-	}
+	storageDisks, _ := initStorageDisksWithErrorsWithoutHealthCheck(s.endpoints)
 
 	defer func(storageDisks []StorageAPI) {
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1279,8 +1274,14 @@ func (s *erasureSets) HealFormat(ctx context.Context, dryRun bool) (res madmin.H
 		}
 
 		// Save new formats `format.json` on unformatted disks.
-		if err = saveUnformattedFormat(ctx, storageDisks, tmpNewFormats); err != nil {
-			return madmin.HealResultItem{}, err
+		for index, format := range tmpNewFormats {
+			if storageDisks[index] == nil || format == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := saveFormatErasure(storageDisks[index], format, true); err != nil {
+				logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("Disk %s failed to write updated 'format.json': %v", storageDisks[index], err))
+				tmpNewFormats[index] = nil // this disk failed to write new format
+			}
 		}
 
 		s.erasureDisksMu.Lock()
diff --git a/cmd/format-erasure.go b/cmd/format-erasure.go
index 795ff1d8c..81b9eaee2 100644
--- a/cmd/format-erasure.go
+++ b/cmd/format-erasure.go
@@ -698,22 +698,6 @@ func initErasureMetaVolumesInLocalDisks(storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*fo
 	return nil
 }
 
-// saveUnformattedFormat - populates `format.json` on unformatted disks.
-// also adds `.healing.bin` on the disks which are being actively healed.
-func saveUnformattedFormat(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatErasureV3) error {
-	for index, format := range formats {
-		if format == nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		if storageDisks[index] != nil {
-			if err := saveFormatErasure(storageDisks[index], format, true); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // saveFormatErasureAll - populates `format.json` on disks in its order.
 func saveFormatErasureAll(ctx context.Context, storageDisks []StorageAPI, formats []*formatErasureV3) error {
 	g := errgroup.WithNErrs(len(storageDisks))