diff --git a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
index 421c5e2e9..6fdd3b2cb 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go
@@ -693,9 +693,9 @@ func completedRestoreObj(expiry time.Time) restoreObjStatus {
 // String returns x-amz-restore compatible representation of r.
 func (r restoreObjStatus) String() string {
 	if r.Ongoing() {
-		return "ongoing-request=true"
+		return `ongoing-request="true"`
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("ongoing-request=false, expiry-date=%s", r.expiry.Format(http.TimeFormat))
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`ongoing-request="false", expiry-date="%s"`, r.expiry.Format(http.TimeFormat))
 }
 
 // Expiry returns expiry of restored object and true if restore-object has completed.
@@ -739,12 +739,11 @@ func parseRestoreObjStatus(restoreHdr string) (restoreObjStatus, error) {
 	}
 
 	switch progressTokens[1] {
-	case "true":
+	case "true", `"true"`: // true without double quotes is deprecated in Feb 2022
 		if len(tokens) == 1 {
 			return ongoingRestoreObj(), nil
 		}
-
-	case "false":
+	case "false", `"false"`: // false without double quotes is deprecated in Feb 2022
 		if len(tokens) != 2 {
 			return restoreObjStatus{}, errRestoreHDRMalformed
 		}
@@ -755,8 +754,7 @@ func parseRestoreObjStatus(restoreHdr string) (restoreObjStatus, error) {
 		if strings.TrimSpace(expiryTokens[0]) != "expiry-date" {
 			return restoreObjStatus{}, errRestoreHDRMalformed
 		}
-
-		expiry, err := time.Parse(http.TimeFormat, expiryTokens[1])
+		expiry, err := time.Parse(http.TimeFormat, strings.Trim(expiryTokens[1], `"`))
 		if err != nil {
 			return restoreObjStatus{}, errRestoreHDRMalformed
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle_test.go b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle_test.go
index 0577834d4..38bafee6b 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-lifecycle_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestParseRestoreObjStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			// valid: represents a restored object, 'pending' expiry.
-			restoreHdr: "ongoing-request=false, expiry-date=Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT",
+			restoreHdr: `ongoing-request="false", expiry-date="Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT"`,
 			expectedStatus: restoreObjStatus{
 				ongoing: false,
 				expiry:  time.Date(2012, 12, 21, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestParseRestoreObjStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			// valid: represents an ongoing restore object request.
-			restoreHdr: "ongoing-request=true",
+			restoreHdr: `ongoing-request="true"`,
 			expectedStatus: restoreObjStatus{
 				ongoing: true,
 			},
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ func TestParseRestoreObjStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			// invalid; ongoing restore object request can't have expiry set on it.
-			restoreHdr:     "ongoing-request=true, expiry-date=Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT",
+			restoreHdr:     `ongoing-request="true", expiry-date="Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT"`,
 			expectedStatus: restoreObjStatus{},
 			expectedErr:    errRestoreHDRMalformed,
 		},
 		{
 			// invalid; completed restore object request must have expiry set on it.
-			restoreHdr:     "ongoing-request=false",
+			restoreHdr:     `ongoing-request="false"`,
 			expectedStatus: restoreObjStatus{},
 			expectedErr:    errRestoreHDRMalformed,
 		},