if err != nil {
		apiErr := errorCodes.ToAPIErr(ErrMalformedXML)
		apiErr.Description = err.Error()
		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, apiErr, r.URL)
		return
	}
	sameTarget, apiErr := validateReplicationDestination(ctx, bucket, replicationConfig, &validateReplicationDestinationOptions{CheckRemoteBucket: true})
	if apiErr != noError {
		writeErrorResponse(ctx, w, apiErr, r.URL)
		return
	}

		return rCfg, err
	}
	return rCfg, nil
}

// validateReplicationDestination returns error if replication destination bucket missing or not configured
// It also returns true if replication destination is same as this server.
func validateReplicationDestination(ctx context.Context, bucket string, rCfg *replication.Config, opts *validateReplicationDestinationOptions) (bool, APIError) {

		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		newReplicationConfig, err := sreplication.ParseConfig(bytes.NewReader(newReplCfgBytes))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		sameTarget, apiErr := validateReplicationDestination(ctx, bucket, newReplicationConfig, &validateReplicationDestinationOptions{CheckRemoteBucket: true})
		if apiErr != noError {
			return fmt.Errorf("bucket replication config validation error: %#v", apiErr)
		}