if err != nil {
			continue
		}

		mrfRec, err = loadMRF(rc)
		if err != nil {
			continue
		}

		// finally delete the file after processing mrf entries
		localDrive.Delete(p.ctx, minioMetaBucket, pathJoin(replicationMRFDir, globalLocalNodeNameHex+".bin"), DeleteOptions{})
		break
	}

	return mrfRec, nil
}