diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage-disk-id-check.go b/cmd/xl-storage-disk-id-check.go
index 9f40fb7f0..dd745eebc 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage-disk-id-check.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage-disk-id-check.go
@@ -175,10 +175,12 @@ func (p *xlStorageDiskIDCheck) Healing() *healingTracker {
 
 func (p *xlStorageDiskIDCheck) NSScanner(ctx context.Context, cache dataUsageCache, updates chan<- dataUsageEntry, scanMode madmin.HealScanMode) (dataUsageCache, error) {
 	if contextCanceled(ctx) {
+		close(updates)
 		return dataUsageCache{}, ctx.Err()
 	}
 
 	if err := p.checkDiskStale(); err != nil {
+		close(updates)
 		return dataUsageCache{}, err
 	}
 	return p.storage.NSScanner(ctx, cache, updates, scanMode)