}
		}
		// validate replication ARN against target endpoint
		c := globalBucketTargetSys.GetRemoteTargetClient(bucket, arnStr)
		if c != nil {
			if err := checkRemoteEndpoint(ctx, c.EndpointURL()); err != nil {
				switch err.(type) {
				case BucketRemoteIdenticalToSource:
					return true, errorCodes.ToAPIErrWithErr(ErrBucketRemoteIdenticalToSource, fmt.Errorf("remote target endpoint %s is self referential", c.EndpointURL().String()))