info:  minio.ObjectInfo{Key: bucket},
				isDir: true,
			}}, nil
		}

		objInfo, err := clnt.StatObject(context.Background(), bucket, object, minio.StatObjectOptions{})
		if err != nil {
			if minio.ToErrorResponse(err).Code == "NoSuchKey" {
				// dummy return to satisfy LIST (stat -> list) behavior.
				return listerAt{&minioFileInfo{
					p:     pathClean(object),
					info:  minio.ObjectInfo{Key: object},
					isDir: true,

			info:  minio.ObjectInfo{Key: bucket},
			isDir: true,
		}, nil
	}

	objInfo, err := clnt.StatObject(context.Background(), bucket, object, minio.StatObjectOptions{})
	if err != nil {
		if minio.ToErrorResponse(err).Code == "NoSuchKey" {
			// dummy return to satisfy LIST (stat -> list) behavior.
			return &minioFileInfo{
				p:     pathClean(object),
				info:  minio.ObjectInfo{Key: object},
				isDir: true,
			}, nil

	} else {
		_, rinfo.Err = c.PutObject(ctx, tgt.Bucket, object, r, size, "", "", putOpts)
	}
	if rinfo.Err != nil {
		if minio.ToErrorResponse(rinfo.Err).Code != "PreconditionFailed" {
			rinfo.ReplicationStatus = replication.Failed
			replLogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("unable to replicate for object %s/%s(%s): to (target: %s): %w",

		return BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: tgt.TargetBucket, Err: err}
	}
	// validate if target credentials are ok
	exists, err := clnt.BucketExists(ctx, tgt.TargetBucket)
	if err != nil {
		switch minio.ToErrorResponse(err).Code {
		case "NoSuchBucket":
			return BucketRemoteTargetNotFound{Bucket: tgt.TargetBucket, Err: err}
		case "AccessDenied":

				stopFn := globalBatchJobsMetrics.trace(batchJobMetricReplication, job.ID, attempts)
				success := true
				if err := r.ReplicateToTarget(ctx, api, c, result, retry); err != nil {
					if miniogo.ToErrorResponse(err).Code == "PreconditionFailed" {
						// pre-condition failed means we already have the object copied over.
						return
					}