nilBucket := "dummy-bucket"
	nilObject := "dummy-object"
	nilReq, err := newTestSignedRequestV4(http.MethodHead, getGetObjectURL("", nilBucket, nilObject),
		0, nil, "", "", nil)
	if err != nil {
		t.Errorf("MinIO %s: Failed to create HTTP request for testing the response when object Layer is set to `nil`.", instanceType)
	}