diff --git a/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server.go b/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server.go
index 552e2e5ce..ebb60a919 100644
--- a/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server.go
+++ b/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server.go
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math/rand"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -43,10 +47,15 @@ type ServerSystemConfig struct {
 	NEndpoints int
 	CmdLines   []string
 	MinioEnv   map[string]string
+	Checksum   string
 }
 
 // Diff - returns error on first difference found in two configs.
 func (s1 *ServerSystemConfig) Diff(s2 *ServerSystemConfig) error {
+	if s1.Checksum != s2.Checksum {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Expected MinIO binary checksum: %s, seen: %s", s1.Checksum, s2.Checksum)
+	}
+
 	ns1 := s1.NEndpoints
 	ns2 := s2.NEndpoints
 	if ns1 != ns2 {
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ func (s1 *ServerSystemConfig) Diff(s2 *ServerSystemConfig) error {
 			extra = append(extra, k)
 		}
 	}
-	msg := "Expected same MINIO_ environment variables and values across all servers: "
+	msg := "Expected MINIO_* environment name and values across all servers to be same: "
 	if len(missing) > 0 {
 		msg += fmt.Sprintf(`Missing environment values: %v. `, missing)
 	}
@@ -120,7 +129,7 @@ func getServerSystemCfg() *ServerSystemConfig {
 		}
 		envValues[envK] = logger.HashString(env.Get(envK, ""))
 	}
-	scfg := &ServerSystemConfig{NEndpoints: globalEndpoints.NEndpoints(), MinioEnv: envValues}
+	scfg := &ServerSystemConfig{NEndpoints: globalEndpoints.NEndpoints(), MinioEnv: envValues, Checksum: binaryChecksum}
 	var cmdLines []string
 	for _, ep := range globalEndpoints {
 		cmdLines = append(cmdLines, ep.CmdLine)
@@ -167,6 +176,18 @@ func (client *bootstrapRESTClient) String() string {
 	return client.gridConn.String()
 }
 
+var binaryChecksum = getBinaryChecksum()
+
+func getBinaryChecksum() string {
+	mw := md5.New()
+	b, err := os.Open(os.Args[0])
+	if err == nil {
+		defer b.Close()
+		io.Copy(mw, b)
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(mw.Sum(nil))
+}
+
 func verifyServerSystemConfig(ctx context.Context, endpointServerPools EndpointServerPools, gm *grid.Manager) error {
 	srcCfg := getServerSystemCfg()
 	clnts := newBootstrapRESTClients(endpointServerPools, gm)
@@ -196,7 +217,7 @@ func verifyServerSystemConfig(ctx context.Context, endpointServerPools EndpointS
 				err := clnt.Verify(ctx, srcCfg)
 				mu.Lock()
 				if err != nil {
-					bootstrapTraceMsg(fmt.Sprintf("clnt.Verify: %v, endpoint: %s", err, clnt))
+					bootstrapTraceMsg(fmt.Sprintf("bootstrapVerify: %v, endpoint: %s", err, clnt))
 					if !isNetworkError(err) {
 						bootLogOnceIf(context.Background(), fmt.Errorf("%s has incorrect configuration: %w", clnt, err), "incorrect_"+clnt.String())
 						incorrectConfigs = append(incorrectConfigs, fmt.Errorf("%s has incorrect configuration: %w", clnt, err))
diff --git a/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server_gen.go b/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server_gen.go
index 77f4cde1d..ada471c79 100644
--- a/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server_gen.go
+++ b/cmd/bootstrap-peer-server_gen.go
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ func (z *ServerSystemConfig) DecodeMsg(dc *msgp.Reader) (err error) {
 				}
 				z.MinioEnv[za0002] = za0003
 			}
+		case "Checksum":
+			z.Checksum, err = dc.ReadString()
+			if err != nil {
+				err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Checksum")
+				return
+			}
 		default:
 			err = dc.Skip()
 			if err != nil {
@@ -92,9 +98,9 @@ func (z *ServerSystemConfig) DecodeMsg(dc *msgp.Reader) (err error) {
 
 // EncodeMsg implements msgp.Encodable
 func (z *ServerSystemConfig) EncodeMsg(en *msgp.Writer) (err error) {
-	// map header, size 3
+	// map header, size 4
 	// write "NEndpoints"
-	err = en.Append(0x83, 0xaa, 0x4e, 0x45, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x70, 0x6f, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x73)
+	err = en.Append(0x84, 0xaa, 0x4e, 0x45, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x70, 0x6f, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x73)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -142,15 +148,25 @@ func (z *ServerSystemConfig) EncodeMsg(en *msgp.Writer) (err error) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
+	// write "Checksum"
+	err = en.Append(0xa8, 0x43, 0x68, 0x65, 0x63, 0x6b, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6d)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	err = en.WriteString(z.Checksum)
+	if err != nil {
+		err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Checksum")
+		return
+	}
 	return
 }
 
 // MarshalMsg implements msgp.Marshaler
 func (z *ServerSystemConfig) MarshalMsg(b []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 	o = msgp.Require(b, z.Msgsize())
-	// map header, size 3
+	// map header, size 4
 	// string "NEndpoints"
-	o = append(o, 0x83, 0xaa, 0x4e, 0x45, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x70, 0x6f, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x73)
+	o = append(o, 0x84, 0xaa, 0x4e, 0x45, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x70, 0x6f, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x73)
 	o = msgp.AppendInt(o, z.NEndpoints)
 	// string "CmdLines"
 	o = append(o, 0xa8, 0x43, 0x6d, 0x64, 0x4c, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x65, 0x73)
@@ -165,6 +181,9 @@ func (z *ServerSystemConfig) MarshalMsg(b []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 		o = msgp.AppendString(o, za0002)
 		o = msgp.AppendString(o, za0003)
 	}
+	// string "Checksum"
+	o = append(o, 0xa8, 0x43, 0x68, 0x65, 0x63, 0x6b, 0x73, 0x75, 0x6d)
+	o = msgp.AppendString(o, z.Checksum)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -241,6 +260,12 @@ func (z *ServerSystemConfig) UnmarshalMsg(bts []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 				}
 				z.MinioEnv[za0002] = za0003
 			}
+		case "Checksum":
+			z.Checksum, bts, err = msgp.ReadStringBytes(bts)
+			if err != nil {
+				err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Checksum")
+				return
+			}
 		default:
 			bts, err = msgp.Skip(bts)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -266,5 +291,6 @@ func (z *ServerSystemConfig) Msgsize() (s int) {
 			s += msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(za0002) + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(za0003)
 		}
 	}
+	s += 9 + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(z.Checksum)
 	return
 }