diff --git a/cmd/admin-handlers.go b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
index 31761fb7d..c89129301 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-handlers.go
@@ -2337,7 +2337,7 @@ func getKubernetesInfo(dctx context.Context) madmin.KubernetesInfo {
 	}
 
 	client := &http.Client{
-		Transport: NewHTTPTransport(),
+		Transport: globalHealthChkTransport,
 		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/bucket-replication.go b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
index ab6096538..782adfa3e 100644
--- a/cmd/bucket-replication.go
+++ b/cmd/bucket-replication.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func checkRemoteEndpoint(ctx context.Context, epURL *url.URL) error {
 	}
 
 	client := &http.Client{
-		Transport: NewHTTPTransport(),
+		Transport: globalRemoteTargetTransport,
 		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/globals.go b/cmd/globals.go
index 0d8d0bba3..507fd53ea 100644
--- a/cmd/globals.go
+++ b/cmd/globals.go
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ var (
 
 	globalRemoteTargetTransport http.RoundTripper
 
+	globalHealthChkTransport http.RoundTripper
+
 	globalDNSCache = &dnscache.Resolver{
 		Timeout: 5 * time.Second,
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/server-main.go b/cmd/server-main.go
index 9a54c7d7c..97bdf1981 100644
--- a/cmd/server-main.go
+++ b/cmd/server-main.go
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func serverHandleCmdArgs(ctxt serverCtxt) {
 	globalProxyEndpoints = GetProxyEndpoints(globalEndpoints)
 	globalInternodeTransport = NewInternodeHTTPTransport(ctxt.MaxIdleConnsPerHost)()
 	globalRemoteTargetTransport = NewRemoteTargetHTTPTransport(false)()
-
+	globalHealthChkTransport = NewHTTPTransport()
 	globalForwarder = handlers.NewForwarder(&handlers.Forwarder{
 		PassHost:     true,
 		RoundTripper: NewHTTPTransportWithTimeout(1 * time.Hour),