diff --git a/api/ws_objects.go b/api/ws_objects.go
index 507e46931..4f4db04b9 100644
--- a/api/ws_objects.go
+++ b/api/ws_objects.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/console/models"
@@ -29,15 +30,16 @@ import (
 
 func (wsc *wsMinioClient) objectManager(session *models.Principal) {
 	// Storage of Cancel Contexts for this connection
-	cancelContexts := make(map[int64]context.CancelFunc)
+	var cancelContexts sync.Map
 	// Initial goroutine
 	defer func() {
 		// We close socket at the end of requests
 		wsc.conn.close()
-		for _, c := range cancelContexts {
-			// invoke cancel
-			c()
-		}
+		cancelContexts.Range(func(_, value interface{}) bool {
+			cancelFunc := value.(context.CancelFunc)
+			cancelFunc()
+			return true
+		})
 	}()
 
 	writeChannel := make(chan WSResponse)
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ func (wsc *wsMinioClient) objectManager(session *models.Principal) {
 				ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
 				// We store the cancel func associated with this request
-				cancelContexts[messageRequest.RequestID] = cancel
+				cancelContexts.Store(messageRequest.RequestID, cancel)
 
 				const itemsPerBatch = 1000
 				switch messageRequest.Mode {
@@ -88,18 +90,20 @@ func (wsc *wsMinioClient) objectManager(session *models.Principal) {
 					return
 				case "cancel":
 					// if we have that request id, cancel it
-					if cancelFunc, ok := cancelContexts[messageRequest.RequestID]; ok {
-						cancelFunc()
-						delete(cancelContexts, messageRequest.RequestID)
+					if cancelFunc, ok := cancelContexts.Load(messageRequest.RequestID); ok {
+						cancelFunc.(context.CancelFunc)()
+						cancelContexts.Delete(messageRequest.RequestID)
 					}
 				case "objects":
 					// cancel all previous open objects requests for listing
-					for rid, c := range cancelContexts {
+					cancelContexts.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+						rid := key.(int64)
 						if rid < messageRequest.RequestID {
-							// invoke cancel
-							c()
+							cancelFunc := value.(context.CancelFunc)
+							cancelFunc()
 						}
-					}
+						return true
+					})
 
 					// start listing and writing to web socket
 					go func() {
@@ -118,9 +122,10 @@ func (wsc *wsMinioClient) objectManager(session *models.Principal) {
 						}
 						var buffer []ObjectResponse
 						for lsObj := range startObjectsListing(ctx, wsc.client, objectRqConfigs) {
-							if cancelContexts[messageRequest.RequestID] == nil {
+							if _, ok := cancelContexts.Load(messageRequest.RequestID); !ok {
 								return
 							}
+
 							if lsObj.Err != nil {
 								sendWSResponse(WSResponse{
 									RequestID:  messageRequest.RequestID,
@@ -162,16 +167,18 @@ func (wsc *wsMinioClient) objectManager(session *models.Principal) {
 						})
 
 						// remove the cancellation context
-						delete(cancelContexts, messageRequest.RequestID)
+						cancelContexts.Delete(messageRequest.RequestID)
 					}()
 				case "rewind":
 					// cancel all previous open objects requests for listing
-					for rid, c := range cancelContexts {
+					cancelContexts.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+						rid := key.(int64)
 						if rid < messageRequest.RequestID {
-							// invoke cancel
-							c()
+							cancelFunc := value.(context.CancelFunc)
+							cancelFunc()
 						}
-					}
+						return true
+					})
 
 					// start listing and writing to web socket
 					go func() {
@@ -253,7 +260,7 @@ func (wsc *wsMinioClient) objectManager(session *models.Principal) {
 						})
 
 						// remove the cancellation context
-						delete(cancelContexts, messageRequest.RequestID)
+						cancelContexts.Delete(messageRequest.RequestID)
 					}()
 				}
 			}