diff --git a/cmd/batch-handlers.go b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
index cbc3f3a18..4a932b8e3 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ type BatchJobRequest struct {
 	ID        string               `yaml:"-" json:"name"`
 	User      string               `yaml:"-" json:"user"`
 	Started   time.Time            `yaml:"-" json:"started"`
-	Location  string               `yaml:"-" json:"location"`
 	Replicate *BatchJobReplicateV1 `yaml:"replicate" json:"replicate"`
 	KeyRotate *BatchJobKeyRotateV1 `yaml:"keyrotate" json:"keyrotate"`
 	Expire    *BatchJobExpire      `yaml:"expire" json:"expire"`
@@ -710,38 +709,52 @@ type batchJobInfo struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	batchReplName      = "batch-replicate.bin"
-	batchReplFormat    = 1
-	batchReplVersionV1 = 1
-	batchReplVersion   = batchReplVersionV1
-	batchJobName       = "job.bin"
-	batchJobPrefix     = "batch-jobs"
+	batchReplName         = "batch-replicate.bin"
+	batchReplFormat       = 1
+	batchReplVersionV1    = 1
+	batchReplVersion      = batchReplVersionV1
+	batchJobName          = "job.bin"
+	batchJobPrefix        = "batch-jobs"
+	batchJobReportsPrefix = batchJobPrefix + "/reports"
 
 	batchReplJobAPIVersion        = "v1"
 	batchReplJobDefaultRetries    = 3
 	batchReplJobDefaultRetryDelay = 250 * time.Millisecond
 )
 
-func (ri *batchJobInfo) load(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, job BatchJobRequest) error {
+func getJobReportPath(job BatchJobRequest) string {
 	var fileName string
-	var format, version uint16
 	switch {
 	case job.Replicate != nil:
 		fileName = batchReplName
+	case job.KeyRotate != nil:
+		fileName = batchKeyRotationName
+	case job.Expire != nil:
+		fileName = batchExpireName
+	}
+	return pathJoin(batchJobReportsPrefix, job.ID, fileName)
+}
+
+func getJobPath(job BatchJobRequest) string {
+	return pathJoin(batchJobPrefix, job.ID)
+}
+
+func (ri *batchJobInfo) load(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, job BatchJobRequest) error {
+	var format, version uint16
+	switch {
+	case job.Replicate != nil:
 		version = batchReplVersionV1
 		format = batchReplFormat
 	case job.KeyRotate != nil:
-		fileName = batchKeyRotationName
 		version = batchKeyRotateVersionV1
 		format = batchKeyRotationFormat
 	case job.Expire != nil:
-		fileName = batchExpireName
 		version = batchExpireVersionV1
 		format = batchExpireFormat
 	default:
 		return errors.New("no supported batch job request specified")
 	}
-	data, err := readConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(job.Location, fileName))
+	data, err := readConfig(ctx, api, getJobReportPath(job))
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, errConfigNotFound) || isErrObjectNotFound(err) {
 			ri.Version = int(version)
@@ -852,8 +865,8 @@ func (ri *batchJobInfo) updateAfter(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, durati
 	now := UTCNow()
 	ri.mu.Lock()
 	var (
-		format, version  uint16
-		jobTyp, fileName string
+		format, version uint16
+		jobTyp          string
 	)
 
 	if now.Sub(ri.LastUpdate) >= duration {
@@ -862,19 +875,16 @@ func (ri *batchJobInfo) updateAfter(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, durati
 			format = batchReplFormat
 			version = batchReplVersion
 			jobTyp = string(job.Type())
-			fileName = batchReplName
 			ri.Version = batchReplVersionV1
 		case madmin.BatchJobKeyRotate:
 			format = batchKeyRotationFormat
 			version = batchKeyRotateVersion
 			jobTyp = string(job.Type())
-			fileName = batchKeyRotationName
 			ri.Version = batchKeyRotateVersionV1
 		case madmin.BatchJobExpire:
 			format = batchExpireFormat
 			version = batchExpireVersion
 			jobTyp = string(job.Type())
-			fileName = batchExpireName
 			ri.Version = batchExpireVersionV1
 		default:
 			return errInvalidArgument
@@ -895,7 +905,7 @@ func (ri *batchJobInfo) updateAfter(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, durati
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return saveConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(job.Location, fileName), buf)
+		return saveConfig(ctx, api, getJobReportPath(job), buf)
 	}
 	ri.mu.Unlock()
 	return nil
@@ -1417,15 +1427,8 @@ func (j BatchJobRequest) Validate(ctx context.Context, o ObjectLayer) error {
 }
 
 func (j BatchJobRequest) delete(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer) {
-	switch {
-	case j.Replicate != nil:
-		deleteConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(j.Location, batchReplName))
-	case j.KeyRotate != nil:
-		deleteConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(j.Location, batchKeyRotationName))
-	case j.Expire != nil:
-		deleteConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(j.Location, batchExpireName))
-	}
-	deleteConfig(ctx, api, j.Location)
+	deleteConfig(ctx, api, getJobReportPath(j))
+	deleteConfig(ctx, api, getJobPath(j))
 }
 
 func (j *BatchJobRequest) save(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer) error {
@@ -1437,13 +1440,12 @@ func (j *BatchJobRequest) save(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	j.Location = pathJoin(batchJobPrefix, j.ID)
 	job, err := j.MarshalMsg(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return saveConfig(ctx, api, j.Location, job)
+	return saveConfig(ctx, api, getJobPath(*j), job)
 }
 
 func (j *BatchJobRequest) load(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer, name string) error {
@@ -1671,8 +1673,7 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) CancelBatchJob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	}
 
 	j := BatchJobRequest{
-		ID:       jobID,
-		Location: pathJoin(batchJobPrefix, jobID),
+		ID: jobID,
 	}
 
 	j.delete(ctx, objectAPI)
diff --git a/cmd/batch-handlers_gen.go b/cmd/batch-handlers_gen.go
index 40b476a27..09d3cec12 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-handlers_gen.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-handlers_gen.go
@@ -42,12 +42,6 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) DecodeMsg(dc *msgp.Reader) (err error) {
 				err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Started")
 				return
 			}
-		case "Location":
-			z.Location, err = dc.ReadString()
-			if err != nil {
-				err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Location")
-				return
-			}
 		case "Replicate":
 			if dc.IsNil() {
 				err = dc.ReadNil()
@@ -115,9 +109,9 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) DecodeMsg(dc *msgp.Reader) (err error) {
 
 // EncodeMsg implements msgp.Encodable
 func (z *BatchJobRequest) EncodeMsg(en *msgp.Writer) (err error) {
-	// map header, size 7
+	// map header, size 6
 	// write "ID"
-	err = en.Append(0x87, 0xa2, 0x49, 0x44)
+	err = en.Append(0x86, 0xa2, 0x49, 0x44)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -146,16 +140,6 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) EncodeMsg(en *msgp.Writer) (err error) {
 		err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Started")
 		return
 	}
-	// write "Location"
-	err = en.Append(0xa8, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x63, 0x61, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	err = en.WriteString(z.Location)
-	if err != nil {
-		err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Location")
-		return
-	}
 	// write "Replicate"
 	err = en.Append(0xa9, 0x52, 0x65, 0x70, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x63, 0x61, 0x74, 0x65)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -213,9 +197,9 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) EncodeMsg(en *msgp.Writer) (err error) {
 // MarshalMsg implements msgp.Marshaler
 func (z *BatchJobRequest) MarshalMsg(b []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 	o = msgp.Require(b, z.Msgsize())
-	// map header, size 7
+	// map header, size 6
 	// string "ID"
-	o = append(o, 0x87, 0xa2, 0x49, 0x44)
+	o = append(o, 0x86, 0xa2, 0x49, 0x44)
 	o = msgp.AppendString(o, z.ID)
 	// string "User"
 	o = append(o, 0xa4, 0x55, 0x73, 0x65, 0x72)
@@ -223,9 +207,6 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) MarshalMsg(b []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 	// string "Started"
 	o = append(o, 0xa7, 0x53, 0x74, 0x61, 0x72, 0x74, 0x65, 0x64)
 	o = msgp.AppendTime(o, z.Started)
-	// string "Location"
-	o = append(o, 0xa8, 0x4c, 0x6f, 0x63, 0x61, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e)
-	o = msgp.AppendString(o, z.Location)
 	// string "Replicate"
 	o = append(o, 0xa9, 0x52, 0x65, 0x70, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x63, 0x61, 0x74, 0x65)
 	if z.Replicate == nil {
@@ -298,12 +279,6 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) UnmarshalMsg(bts []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 				err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Started")
 				return
 			}
-		case "Location":
-			z.Location, bts, err = msgp.ReadStringBytes(bts)
-			if err != nil {
-				err = msgp.WrapError(err, "Location")
-				return
-			}
 		case "Replicate":
 			if msgp.IsNil(bts) {
 				bts, err = msgp.ReadNilBytes(bts)
@@ -369,7 +344,7 @@ func (z *BatchJobRequest) UnmarshalMsg(bts []byte) (o []byte, err error) {
 
 // Msgsize returns an upper bound estimate of the number of bytes occupied by the serialized message
 func (z *BatchJobRequest) Msgsize() (s int) {
-	s = 1 + 3 + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(z.ID) + 5 + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(z.User) + 8 + msgp.TimeSize + 9 + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(z.Location) + 10
+	s = 1 + 3 + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(z.ID) + 5 + msgp.StringPrefixSize + len(z.User) + 8 + msgp.TimeSize + 10
 	if z.Replicate == nil {
 		s += msgp.NilSize
 	} else {