diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 469b2bf6..6585f78a 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -347,6 +347,18 @@ func (p *Posix) versioningEnabled() bool {
 	return p.versioningDir != ""
 }
 
+// validateVersionId checks if the input versionId is 'ulid' compatible
+func (p *Posix) validateVersionId(versionId string) error {
+	if versionId == "" || versionId == "null" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	_, err := ulid.Parse(versionId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (p *Posix) doesBucketAndObjectExist(bucket, object string) error {
 	_, err := os.Stat(bucket)
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
@@ -3044,6 +3056,9 @@ func (p *Posix) UploadPartCopy(ctx context.Context, upi *s3.UploadPartCopyInput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return s3response.CopyPartResult{}, err
 	}
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(srcVersionId); err != nil {
+		return s3response.CopyPartResult{}, err
+	}
 
 	_, err = os.Stat(srcBucket)
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
@@ -3727,6 +3742,10 @@ func (p *Posix) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.DeleteObjectInput) (
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidBucketName)
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(backend.GetStringFromPtr(input.VersionId)); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	_, err = os.Stat(bucket)
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) {
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNoSuchBucket)
@@ -4146,6 +4165,10 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.GetObjectInput) (*s3.Ge
 		versionId = *input.VersionId
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if input.PartNumber != nil {
 		// querying an object by part number is not supported
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNotImplemented)
@@ -4411,6 +4434,10 @@ func (p *Posix) HeadObject(ctx context.Context, input *s3.HeadObjectInput) (*s3.
 	}
 	versionId := backend.GetStringFromPtr(input.VersionId)
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if input.PartNumber != nil {
 		// querying an object by part number is not supported
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrNotImplemented)
@@ -4670,6 +4697,9 @@ func (p *Posix) CopyObject(ctx context.Context, input s3response.CopyObjectInput
 	if err != nil {
 		return s3response.CopyObjectOutput{}, err
 	}
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(srcVersionId); err != nil {
+		return s3response.CopyObjectOutput{}, err
+	}
 	if !p.isBucketValid(srcBucket) {
 		return s3response.CopyObjectOutput{}, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidBucketName)
 	}
@@ -5381,6 +5411,10 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionId
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("stat bucket: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if versionId != "" {
 		if !p.versioningEnabled() {
 			//TODO: Maybe we need to return our custom error here?
@@ -5454,6 +5488,10 @@ func (p *Posix) PutObjectTagging(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionId
 		return fmt.Errorf("stat bucket: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if versionId != "" {
 		if !p.versioningEnabled() {
 			//TODO: Maybe we need to return our custom error here?
@@ -5785,6 +5823,10 @@ func (p *Posix) PutObjectLegalHold(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionI
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	var statusData []byte
 	if status {
 		statusData = []byte{1}
@@ -5849,6 +5891,10 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObjectLegalHold(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionI
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if versionId != "" {
 		if !p.versioningEnabled() {
 			//TODO: Maybe we need to return our custom error here?
@@ -5911,6 +5957,10 @@ func (p *Posix) PutObjectRetention(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionI
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if versionId != "" {
 		if !p.versioningEnabled() {
 			//TODO: Maybe we need to return our custom error here?
@@ -5962,6 +6012,10 @@ func (p *Posix) GetObjectRetention(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionI
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err := p.validateVersionId(versionId); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if versionId != "" {
 		if !p.versioningEnabled() {
 			//TODO: Maybe we need to return our custom error here?
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go b/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go
index a374e5ab..43678d2d 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-delete.go
@@ -62,15 +62,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) DeleteObjectTagging(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error)
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	err = c.be.DeleteObjectTagging(ctx.Context(), bucket, key, versionId)
 	return &Response{
 		Headers: map[string]*string{
@@ -170,15 +161,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) DeleteObject(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	err = auth.CheckObjectAccess(
 		ctx.Context(),
 		bucket,
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-delete_test.go b/s3api/controllers/object-delete_test.go
index 512954f6..ac09cb22 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-delete_test.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-delete_test.go
@@ -47,23 +47,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_DeleteObjectTagging(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "backend returns error",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -238,23 +221,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_DeleteObject(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "object locked",
 			input: testInput{
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-get.go b/s3api/controllers/object-get.go
index 4d212110..b5330d21 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-get.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-get.go
@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetObjectTagging(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	data, err := c.be.GetObjectTagging(ctx.Context(), bucket, key, versionId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Response{
@@ -132,15 +123,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetObjectRetention(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	data, err := c.be.GetObjectRetention(ctx.Context(), bucket, key, versionId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Response{
@@ -189,15 +171,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetObjectLegalHold(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	data, err := c.be.GetObjectLegalHold(ctx.Context(), bucket, key, versionId)
 	return &Response{
 		Data: auth.ParseObjectLegalHoldOutput(data),
@@ -351,15 +324,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetObjectAttributes(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error)
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	var maxParts *int32
 	// parse max parts
 	parsed, err := utils.ParseMaxLimiter(maxPartsStr, utils.LimiterTypeMaxParts)
@@ -499,15 +463,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetObject(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		partNumber = &partNumberQuery
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	// validate the checksum mode
 	if checksumMode != "" && checksumMode != types.ChecksumModeEnabled {
 		debuglogger.Logf("invalid x-amz-checksum-mode header value: %v", checksumMode)
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-get_test.go b/s3api/controllers/object-get_test.go
index f8e89d0c..27bbd874 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-get_test.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-get_test.go
@@ -54,23 +54,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_GetObjectTagging(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "backend returns error",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -173,23 +156,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_GetObjectRetention(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "backend returns error",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -293,23 +259,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_GetObjectLegalHold(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "backend returns error",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -617,23 +566,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_GetObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid object attributes",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -756,23 +688,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_GetObject(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid checksum mode",
 			input: testInput{
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-head.go b/s3api/controllers/object-head.go
index 62baf3fa..96719285 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-head.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-head.go
@@ -110,15 +110,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) HeadObject(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		partNumber = &partNumberQuery
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	checksumMode := types.ChecksumMode(strings.ToUpper(ctx.Get("x-amz-checksum-mode")))
 	if checksumMode != "" && checksumMode != types.ChecksumModeEnabled {
 		debuglogger.Logf("invalid x-amz-checksum-mode header value: %v", checksumMode)
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-head_test.go b/s3api/controllers/object-head_test.go
index e975ec53..f7ff245d 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-head_test.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-head_test.go
@@ -80,23 +80,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_HeadObject(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAnonymousResponseHeaders),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid part number",
 			input: testInput{
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-put.go b/s3api/controllers/object-put.go
index 0aa7657d..0685c220 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-put.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-put.go
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutObjectTagging(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	tagging, err := utils.ParseTagging(ctx.Body(), utils.TagLimitObject)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &Response{
@@ -127,15 +118,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutObjectRetention(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	// parse the request body bytes into a go struct and validate
 	retention, err := auth.ParseObjectLockRetentionInput(ctx.Body())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -203,15 +185,6 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutObjectLegalHold(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*Response, error) {
 		}, err
 	}
 
-	err = utils.ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &Response{
-			MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-				BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
-			},
-		}, err
-	}
-
 	var legalHold types.ObjectLockLegalHold
 	if err := xml.Unmarshal(ctx.Body(), &legalHold); err != nil {
 		debuglogger.Logf("failed to parse request body: %v", err)
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/object-put_test.go b/s3api/controllers/object-put_test.go
index 171a896a..09648fdb 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/object-put_test.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/object-put_test.go
@@ -67,23 +67,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_PutObjectTagging(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid request body",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -204,23 +187,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_PutObjectRetention(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid request body",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -349,23 +315,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_PutObjectLegalHold(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid request body",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"versionId": "invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid request body",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -649,26 +598,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_UploadPartCopy(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrAccessDenied),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid copy source: invalid versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				headers: map[string]string{
-					"X-Amz-Copy-Source": "bucket/object?versionId=invalid_versionId",
-				},
-				queries: map[string]string{
-					"partNumber": "2",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid copy source",
 			input: testInput{
@@ -929,23 +858,6 @@ func TestS3ApiController_CopyObject(t *testing.T) {
 				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidCopySourceBucket),
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			name: "invalid copy source: versionId",
-			input: testInput{
-				locals: defaultLocals,
-				headers: map[string]string{
-					"X-Amz-Copy-Source": "bucket/object?versionId=invalid_versionId",
-				},
-			},
-			output: testOutput{
-				response: &Response{
-					MetaOpts: &MetaOptions{
-						BucketOwner: "root",
-					},
-				},
-				err: s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId),
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			name: "non empty request body",
 			input: testInput{
diff --git a/s3api/utils/utils.go b/s3api/utils/utils.go
index 34618c86..a38adfdd 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/utils.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/utils.go
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/s3/types"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
-	"github.com/oklog/ulid/v2"
 	"github.com/valyala/fasthttp"
 	"github.com/versity/versitygw/debuglogger"
 	"github.com/versity/versitygw/s3err"
@@ -1015,7 +1014,7 @@ func ValidateCopySource(copysource string) error {
 
 	// cut till the versionId as it's the only query param
 	// that is recognized in copy source
-	object, versionId, _ := strings.Cut(rest, "?versionId=")
+	object, _, _ := strings.Cut(rest, "?versionId=")
 
 	// objects containing '../', '...../' ... are considered valid in AWS
 	// but for the security purposes these should be considered as invalid
@@ -1025,12 +1024,6 @@ func ValidateCopySource(copysource string) error {
 		return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidCopySourceObject)
 	}
 
-	// validate the versionId
-	err = ValidateVersionId(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1051,20 +1044,6 @@ func ApplyOverride(original, override *string) *string {
 	return original
 }
 
-// ValidateVersionId check if the input versionId is 'ulid' compatible
-func ValidateVersionId(versionId string) error {
-	if versionId == "" || versionId == "null" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	_, err := ulid.Parse(versionId)
-	if err != nil {
-		debuglogger.Logf("invalid versionId: %s", versionId)
-		return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // GenerateObjectLocation generates the object location path-styled or host-styled
 // depending on the gateway configuration
 func GenerateObjectLocation(ctx *fiber.Ctx, virtualDomain, bucket, object string) string {
diff --git a/s3api/utils/utils_test.go b/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
index 218a5163..3b167ad6 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -1389,9 +1389,6 @@ func TestValidateCopySource(t *testing.T) {
 		{"invalid object name 3", "bucket", s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidCopySourceObject)},
 		{"invalid object name 4", "bucket/../foo/dir/../../../", s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidCopySourceObject)},
 		{"invalid object name 5", "bucket/.?versionId=smth", s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidCopySourceObject)},
-		// invalid versionId
-		{"invalid versionId 1", "bucket/object?versionId=invalid", s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId)},
-		{"invalid versionId 2", "bucket/object?versionId=01BX5ZZKBKACTAV9WEVGEMMV", s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId)},
 		// success
 		{"no error 1", "bucket/object", nil},
 		{"no error 2", "bucket/object/key", nil},
diff --git a/tests/integration/versioning.go b/tests/integration/versioning.go
index 80c1bf84..30fd5816 100644
--- a/tests/integration/versioning.go
+++ b/tests/integration/versioning.go
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ func Versioning_PutObjectRetention_invalid_versionId(s *S3Conf) error {
 		})
 		cancel()
 		return checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId))
-	})
+	}, withLock())
 }
 
 func Versioning_PutObjectRetention_non_existing_object_version(s *S3Conf) error {
@@ -2149,7 +2149,7 @@ func Versioning_GetObjectRetention_invalid_versionId(s *S3Conf) error {
 		})
 		cancel()
 		return checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId))
-	})
+	}, withLock())
 }
 
 func Versioning_GetObjectRetention_non_existing_object_version(s *S3Conf) error {
@@ -2293,7 +2293,7 @@ func Versioning_PutObjectLegalHold_invalid_versionId(s *S3Conf) error {
 		})
 		cancel()
 		return checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId))
-	})
+	}, withLock())
 }
 
 func Versioning_PutObjectLegalHold_non_existing_object_version(s *S3Conf) error {
@@ -2340,7 +2340,7 @@ func Versioning_GetObjectLegalHold_invalid_versionId(s *S3Conf) error {
 		})
 		cancel()
 		return checkApiErr(err, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidVersionId))
-	})
+	}, withLock())
 }
 
 func Versioning_GetObjectLegalHold_non_existing_object_version(s *S3Conf) error {