return false, err
		}
		bucketExists = true
	}

	if globalSiteReplicationSys.isEnabled() {
		configData := []byte(`<VersioningConfiguration><Status>Enabled</Status><ExcludedPrefixes><Prefix>speedtest/*</Prefix></ExcludedPrefixes></VersioningConfiguration>`)
		if _, err = globalBucketMetadataSys.Update(ctx, bucketName, bucketVersioningConfig, configData); err != nil {
			return false, err
		}
	}

	response, err := s.client.Do(request)
	c.Assert(err, nil)
	c.Assert(response.StatusCode, http.StatusOK)

	// enable versioning on the bucket.
	enableVersioningBody := []byte("<VersioningConfiguration><Status>Enabled</Status></VersioningConfiguration>")
	enableVersioningBucketRequest, err := newTestSignedRequest(http.MethodPut, getBucketVersioningConfigURL(s.endPoint, bucketName),