diff --git a/s3api/utils/auth_test.go b/s3api/utils/auth_test.go
index d8cdee3f..f25c2c12 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/auth_test.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/auth_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func Test_Client_UserAgent(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		req.Host = host
-		req.Header.Add("X-Amz-Content-Sha256", zeroLenSig)
+		req.Header.Set("X-Amz-Content-Sha256", zeroLenSig)
 
 		signer := v4.NewSigner()
 
diff --git a/s3api/utils/utils.go b/s3api/utils/utils.go
index aa4346bb..f926bf3a 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/utils.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/utils.go
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ func createHttpRequestFromCtx(ctx *fiber.Ctx, signedHdrs []string, contentLength
 		}
 	})
 
+	// make sure all headers in the signed headers are present
+	for _, header := range signedHdrs {
+		if httpReq.Header.Get(header) == "" {
+			httpReq.Header.Set(header, "")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Check if Content-Length in signed headers
 	// If content length is non 0, then the header will be included
 	if !includeHeader("Content-Length", signedHdrs) {
diff --git a/s3api/utils/utils_test.go b/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
index a2c9ac01..5d8ef5f2 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func TestCreateHttpRequestFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
 		args    args
 		want    *http.Request
 		wantErr bool
+		hdrs    []string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Success-response",
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func TestCreateHttpRequestFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want:    request,
 			wantErr: false,
+			hdrs:    []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Success-response-With-Headers",
@@ -51,11 +53,12 @@ func TestCreateHttpRequestFromCtx(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			want:    request2,
 			wantErr: false,
+			hdrs:    []string{"X-Amz-Mfa"},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := createHttpRequestFromCtx(tt.args.ctx, []string{"X-Amz-Mfa"}, 0)
+			got, err := createHttpRequestFromCtx(tt.args.ctx, tt.hdrs, 0)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("CreateHttpRequestFromCtx() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return