if isVeeamClient(ctx) && strings.HasSuffix(prefix, ".blk") {
		opts.BaseDir = prefix
		opts.Transient = true
	}

	// set bucket metadata in opts
	opts.setBucketMeta(ctx)

	merged, err := z.listPath(ctx, &opts)
	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
		if !isErrBucketNotFound(err) {
			storageLogOnceIf(ctx, err, "erasure-list-objects-path-"+bucket)
		}
		return loi, toObjectErr(err, bucket)
	}