diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yml
index 17aaba380..75928bcb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-lint.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ concurrency:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
index 28664412b..c6f443100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulncheck.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v3
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19.10
+          go-version: 1.19.11
           check-latest: true
       - name: Get official govulncheck
         run: go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-metadata.go b/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
index 277986e4f..5b24467fc 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-metadata.go
@@ -350,8 +350,11 @@ func findFileInfoInQuorum(ctx context.Context, metaArr []FileInfo, modTime time.
 			for _, part := range meta.Parts {
 				fmt.Fprintf(h, "part.%d", part.Number)
 			}
-			fmt.Fprintf(h, "%v+%v", meta.Erasure.DataBlocks, meta.Erasure.ParityBlocks)
-			fmt.Fprintf(h, "%v", meta.Erasure.Distribution)
+
+			if !meta.Deleted && meta.Size != 0 {
+				fmt.Fprintf(h, "%v+%v", meta.Erasure.DataBlocks, meta.Erasure.ParityBlocks)
+				fmt.Fprintf(h, "%v", meta.Erasure.Distribution)
+			}
 
 			// ILM transition fields
 			fmt.Fprint(h, meta.TransitionStatus)
@@ -499,7 +502,8 @@ func listObjectParities(partsMetadata []FileInfo, errs []error) (parities []int)
 			parities[index] = -1
 			continue
 		}
-		if metadata.Deleted {
+		// Delete marker or zero byte objects take highest parity.
+		if metadata.Deleted || metadata.Size == 0 {
 			parities[index] = len(partsMetadata) / 2
 		} else {
 			parities[index] = metadata.Erasure.ParityBlocks
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-object.go b/cmd/erasure-object.go
index 7bd7c0993..52c081a18 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-object.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-object.go
@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@ func (er erasureObjects) GetObjectNInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object stri
 		return gr.WithCleanupFuncs(nsUnlocker), nil
 	}
 
+	if objInfo.Size == 0 {
+		// Zero byte objects don't even need to further initialize pipes etc.
+		return NewGetObjectReaderFromReader(bytes.NewReader(nil), objInfo, opts)
+	}
+
 	fn, off, length, err := NewGetObjectReader(rs, objInfo, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err