diff --git a/internal/logger/config.go b/internal/logger/config.go
index ec058cd05..7eb5265f6 100644
--- a/internal/logger/config.go
+++ b/internal/logger/config.go
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ func NewConfig() Config {
 	return cfg
 }
 
+func getCfgVal(envName, key, defaultValue string) string {
+	if key != config.Default {
+		envName = envName + config.Default + key
+	}
+	return env.Get(envName, defaultValue)
+}
+
 func lookupLegacyConfigForSubSys(subSys string) Config {
 	cfg := NewConfig()
 	switch subSys {
@@ -269,11 +276,7 @@ func lookupLegacyConfigForSubSys(subSys string) Config {
 
 		// Load HTTP logger from the environment if found
 		for _, target := range loggerTargets {
-			endpointEnv := legacyEnvLoggerHTTPEndpoint
-			if target != config.Default {
-				endpointEnv = legacyEnvLoggerHTTPEndpoint + config.Default + target
-			}
-			endpoint := env.Get(endpointEnv, "")
+			endpoint := getCfgVal(legacyEnvLoggerHTTPEndpoint, target, "")
 			if endpoint == "" {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -296,11 +299,7 @@ func lookupLegacyConfigForSubSys(subSys string) Config {
 		}
 
 		for _, target := range loggerAuditTargets {
-			endpointEnv := legacyEnvAuditLoggerHTTPEndpoint
-			if target != config.Default {
-				endpointEnv = legacyEnvAuditLoggerHTTPEndpoint + config.Default + target
-			}
-			endpoint := env.Get(endpointEnv, "")
+			endpoint := getCfgVal(legacyEnvAuditLoggerHTTPEndpoint, target, "")
 			if endpoint == "" {
 				continue
 			}
@@ -316,11 +315,8 @@ func lookupLegacyConfigForSubSys(subSys string) Config {
 
 func lookupAuditKafkaConfig(scfg config.Config, cfg Config) (Config, error) {
 	for k, kv := range config.Merge(scfg[config.AuditKafkaSubSys], EnvKafkaEnable, DefaultAuditKafkaKVS) {
-		enableEnv := EnvKafkaEnable
-		if k != config.Default {
-			enableEnv = enableEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		enabled, err := config.ParseBool(env.Get(enableEnv, kv.Get(config.Enable)))
+		enabledCfgVal := getCfgVal(EnvKafkaEnable, k, kv.Get(config.Enable))
+		enabled, err := config.ParseBool(enabledCfgVal)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
@@ -328,11 +324,7 @@ func lookupAuditKafkaConfig(scfg config.Config, cfg Config) (Config, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		var brokers []xnet.Host
-		brokersEnv := EnvKafkaBrokers
-		if k != config.Default {
-			brokersEnv = brokersEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		kafkaBrokers := env.Get(brokersEnv, kv.Get(KafkaBrokers))
+		kafkaBrokers := getCfgVal(EnvKafkaBrokers, k, kv.Get(KafkaBrokers))
 		if len(kafkaBrokers) == 0 {
 			return cfg, config.Errorf("kafka 'brokers' cannot be empty")
 		}
@@ -348,90 +340,35 @@ func lookupAuditKafkaConfig(scfg config.Config, cfg Config) (Config, error) {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
 
-		clientAuthEnv := EnvKafkaTLSClientAuth
-		if k != config.Default {
-			clientAuthEnv = clientAuthEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		clientAuth, err := strconv.Atoi(env.Get(clientAuthEnv, kv.Get(KafkaTLSClientAuth)))
+		clientAuthCfgVal := getCfgVal(EnvKafkaTLSClientAuth, k, kv.Get(KafkaTLSClientAuth))
+		clientAuth, err := strconv.Atoi(clientAuthCfgVal)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
 
-		topicEnv := EnvKafkaTopic
-		if k != config.Default {
-			topicEnv = topicEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-
-		versionEnv := EnvKafkaVersion
-		if k != config.Default {
-			versionEnv = versionEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-
 		kafkaArgs := kafka.Config{
 			Enabled: enabled,
 			Brokers: brokers,
-			Topic:   env.Get(topicEnv, kv.Get(KafkaTopic)),
-			Version: env.Get(versionEnv, kv.Get(KafkaVersion)),
+			Topic:   getCfgVal(EnvKafkaTopic, k, kv.Get(KafkaTopic)),
+			Version: getCfgVal(EnvKafkaVersion, k, kv.Get(KafkaVersion)),
 		}
 
-		tlsEnableEnv := EnvKafkaTLS
-		if k != config.Default {
-			tlsEnableEnv = tlsEnableEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		tlsSkipVerifyEnv := EnvKafkaTLSSkipVerify
-		if k != config.Default {
-			tlsSkipVerifyEnv = tlsSkipVerifyEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-
-		tlsClientTLSCertEnv := EnvKafkaClientTLSCert
-		if k != config.Default {
-			tlsClientTLSCertEnv = tlsClientTLSCertEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-
-		tlsClientTLSKeyEnv := EnvKafkaClientTLSKey
-		if k != config.Default {
-			tlsClientTLSKeyEnv = tlsClientTLSKeyEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-
-		kafkaArgs.TLS.Enable = env.Get(tlsEnableEnv, kv.Get(KafkaTLS)) == config.EnableOn
-		kafkaArgs.TLS.SkipVerify = env.Get(tlsSkipVerifyEnv, kv.Get(KafkaTLSSkipVerify)) == config.EnableOn
+		kafkaArgs.TLS.Enable = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaTLS, k, kv.Get(KafkaTLS)) == config.EnableOn
+		kafkaArgs.TLS.SkipVerify = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaTLSSkipVerify, k, kv.Get(KafkaTLSSkipVerify)) == config.EnableOn
 		kafkaArgs.TLS.ClientAuth = tls.ClientAuthType(clientAuth)
 
-		kafkaArgs.TLS.ClientTLSCert = env.Get(tlsClientTLSCertEnv, kv.Get(KafkaClientTLSCert))
-		kafkaArgs.TLS.ClientTLSKey = env.Get(tlsClientTLSKeyEnv, kv.Get(KafkaClientTLSKey))
+		kafkaArgs.TLS.ClientTLSCert = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaClientTLSCert, k, kv.Get(KafkaClientTLSCert))
+		kafkaArgs.TLS.ClientTLSKey = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaClientTLSKey, k, kv.Get(KafkaClientTLSKey))
 
-		saslEnableEnv := EnvKafkaSASLEnable
-		if k != config.Default {
-			saslEnableEnv = saslEnableEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		saslUsernameEnv := EnvKafkaSASLUsername
-		if k != config.Default {
-			saslUsernameEnv = saslUsernameEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		saslPasswordEnv := EnvKafkaSASLPassword
-		if k != config.Default {
-			saslPasswordEnv = saslPasswordEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		saslMechanismEnv := EnvKafkaSASLMechanism
-		if k != config.Default {
-			saslMechanismEnv = saslMechanismEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		kafkaArgs.SASL.Enable = env.Get(saslEnableEnv, kv.Get(KafkaSASL)) == config.EnableOn
-		kafkaArgs.SASL.User = env.Get(saslUsernameEnv, kv.Get(KafkaSASLUsername))
-		kafkaArgs.SASL.Password = env.Get(saslPasswordEnv, kv.Get(KafkaSASLPassword))
-		kafkaArgs.SASL.Mechanism = env.Get(saslMechanismEnv, kv.Get(KafkaSASLMechanism))
+		kafkaArgs.SASL.Enable = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaSASLEnable, k, kv.Get(KafkaSASL)) == config.EnableOn
+		kafkaArgs.SASL.User = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaSASLUsername, k, kv.Get(KafkaSASLUsername))
+		kafkaArgs.SASL.Password = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaSASLPassword, k, kv.Get(KafkaSASLPassword))
+		kafkaArgs.SASL.Mechanism = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaSASLMechanism, k, kv.Get(KafkaSASLMechanism))
 
-		queueDirEnv := EnvKafkaQueueDir
-		if k != config.Default {
-			queueDirEnv = queueDirEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		kafkaArgs.QueueDir = env.Get(queueDirEnv, kv.Get(KafkaQueueDir))
+		kafkaArgs.QueueDir = getCfgVal(EnvKafkaQueueDir, k, kv.Get(KafkaQueueDir))
 
-		queueSizeEnv := EnvKafkaQueueSize
-		if k != config.Default {
-			queueSizeEnv = queueSizeEnv + config.Default + k
-		}
-		queueSize, err := strconv.Atoi(env.Get(queueSizeEnv, kv.Get(KafkaQueueSize)))
+		queueSizeCfgVal := getCfgVal(EnvKafkaQueueSize, k, kv.Get(KafkaQueueSize))
+		queueSize, err := strconv.Atoi(queueSizeCfgVal)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
@@ -464,59 +401,38 @@ func lookupLoggerWebhookConfig(scfg config.Config, cfg Config) (Config, error) {
 			// legacy environment variables, ignore.
 			continue
 		}
-		enableEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookEnable
-		if target != config.Default {
-			enableEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookEnable + config.Default + target
-		}
-		enable, err := config.ParseBool(env.Get(enableEnv, ""))
+
+		enableCfgVal := getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookEnable, target, "")
+		enable, err := config.ParseBool(enableCfgVal)
 		if err != nil || !enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		endpointEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookEndpoint
-		if target != config.Default {
-			endpointEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookEndpoint + config.Default + target
-		}
-		authTokenEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookAuthToken
-		if target != config.Default {
-			authTokenEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookAuthToken + config.Default + target
-		}
-		clientCertEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookClientCert
-		if target != config.Default {
-			clientCertEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookClientCert + config.Default + target
-		}
-		clientKeyEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookClientKey
-		if target != config.Default {
-			clientKeyEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookClientKey + config.Default + target
-		}
-		err = config.EnsureCertAndKey(env.Get(clientCertEnv, ""), env.Get(clientKeyEnv, ""))
+
+		clientCert := getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookClientCert, target, "")
+		clientKey := getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookClientKey, target, "")
+		err = config.EnsureCertAndKey(clientCert, clientKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
-		proxyEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookProxy
-		queueSizeEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookQueueSize
-		if target != config.Default {
-			queueSizeEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookQueueSize + config.Default + target
-		}
-		queueSize, err := strconv.Atoi(env.Get(queueSizeEnv, "100000"))
+
+		queueSizeCfgVal := getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookQueueSize, target, "100000")
+		queueSize, err := strconv.Atoi(queueSizeCfgVal)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
 		if queueSize <= 0 {
 			return cfg, errors.New("invalid queue_size value")
 		}
-		queueDirEnv := EnvLoggerWebhookQueueDir
-		if target != config.Default {
-			queueDirEnv = EnvLoggerWebhookQueueDir + config.Default + target
-		}
+
 		cfg.HTTP[target] = http.Config{
 			Enabled:    true,
-			Endpoint:   env.Get(endpointEnv, ""),
-			AuthToken:  env.Get(authTokenEnv, ""),
-			ClientCert: env.Get(clientCertEnv, ""),
-			ClientKey:  env.Get(clientKeyEnv, ""),
-			Proxy:      env.Get(proxyEnv, ""),
+			Endpoint:   getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookEndpoint, target, ""),
+			AuthToken:  getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookAuthToken, target, ""),
+			ClientCert: clientCert,
+			ClientKey:  clientKey,
+			Proxy:      getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookProxy, target, ""),
 			QueueSize:  queueSize,
-			QueueDir:   env.Get(queueDirEnv, ""),
+			QueueDir:   getCfgVal(EnvLoggerWebhookQueueDir, target, ""),
 			Name:       loggerTargetNamePrefix + target,
 		}
 	}
@@ -586,57 +502,35 @@ func lookupAuditWebhookConfig(scfg config.Config, cfg Config) (Config, error) {
 			// legacy environment variables, ignore.
 			continue
 		}
-		enableEnv := EnvAuditWebhookEnable
-		if target != config.Default {
-			enableEnv = EnvAuditWebhookEnable + config.Default + target
-		}
-		enable, err := config.ParseBool(env.Get(enableEnv, ""))
+		enable, err := config.ParseBool(getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookEnable, target, ""))
 		if err != nil || !enable {
 			continue
 		}
-		endpointEnv := EnvAuditWebhookEndpoint
-		if target != config.Default {
-			endpointEnv = EnvAuditWebhookEndpoint + config.Default + target
-		}
-		authTokenEnv := EnvAuditWebhookAuthToken
-		if target != config.Default {
-			authTokenEnv = EnvAuditWebhookAuthToken + config.Default + target
-		}
-		clientCertEnv := EnvAuditWebhookClientCert
-		if target != config.Default {
-			clientCertEnv = EnvAuditWebhookClientCert + config.Default + target
-		}
-		clientKeyEnv := EnvAuditWebhookClientKey
-		if target != config.Default {
-			clientKeyEnv = EnvAuditWebhookClientKey + config.Default + target
-		}
-		err = config.EnsureCertAndKey(env.Get(clientCertEnv, ""), env.Get(clientKeyEnv, ""))
+
+		clientCert := getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookClientCert, target, "")
+		clientKey := getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookClientKey, target, "")
+		err = config.EnsureCertAndKey(clientCert, clientKey)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
-		queueSizeEnv := EnvAuditWebhookQueueSize
-		if target != config.Default {
-			queueSizeEnv = EnvAuditWebhookQueueSize + config.Default + target
-		}
-		queueSize, err := strconv.Atoi(env.Get(queueSizeEnv, "100000"))
+
+		queueSizeCfgVal := getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookQueueSize, target, "100000")
+		queueSize, err := strconv.Atoi(queueSizeCfgVal)
 		if err != nil {
 			return cfg, err
 		}
 		if queueSize <= 0 {
 			return cfg, errors.New("invalid queue_size value")
 		}
-		queueDirEnv := EnvAuditWebhookQueueDir
-		if target != config.Default {
-			queueDirEnv = EnvAuditWebhookQueueDir + config.Default + target
-		}
+
 		cfg.AuditWebhook[target] = http.Config{
 			Enabled:    true,
-			Endpoint:   env.Get(endpointEnv, ""),
-			AuthToken:  env.Get(authTokenEnv, ""),
-			ClientCert: env.Get(clientCertEnv, ""),
-			ClientKey:  env.Get(clientKeyEnv, ""),
+			Endpoint:   getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookEndpoint, target, ""),
+			AuthToken:  getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookAuthToken, target, ""),
+			ClientCert: clientCert,
+			ClientKey:  clientKey,
 			QueueSize:  queueSize,
-			QueueDir:   env.Get(queueDirEnv, ""),
+			QueueDir:   getCfgVal(EnvAuditWebhookQueueDir, target, ""),
 			Name:       auditTargetNamePrefix + target,
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/logger/target/http/http.go b/internal/logger/target/http/http.go
index ebc195e70..4b70d8988 100644
--- a/internal/logger/target/http/http.go
+++ b/internal/logger/target/http/http.go
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ func (h *Target) String() string {
 
 // IsOnline returns true if the target is reachable.
 func (h *Target) IsOnline(ctx context.Context) bool {
-	return h.isAlive(ctx) == nil
+	if err := h.checkAlive(ctx); err != nil {
+		return !xnet.IsNetworkOrHostDown(err, false)
+	}
+	return true
 }
 
 // Stats returns the target statistics.
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ func (h *Target) Stats() types.TargetStats {
 }
 
 // This will check if we can reach the remote.
-func (h *Target) isAlive(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
+func (h *Target) checkAlive(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	return h.send(ctx, []byte(`{}`), 2*webhookCallTimeout)
 }
 
@@ -179,8 +182,7 @@ func (h *Target) initLogChannel(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 		return errors.New("target is closed")
 	}
 
-	err = h.isAlive(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
+	if !h.IsOnline(ctx) {
 		// Start a goroutine that will continue to check if we can reach
 		h.revive.Do(func() {
 			go func() {
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ func (h *Target) initLogChannel(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 					if atomic.LoadInt32(&h.status) != statusOffline {
 						return
 					}
-					if err := h.isAlive(ctx); err == nil {
+					if h.IsOnline(ctx) {
 						// We are online.
 						if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&h.status, statusOffline, statusOnline) {
 							h.workerStartMu.Lock()
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ func (h *Target) send(ctx context.Context, payload []byte, timeout time.Duration
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost,
 		h.config.Endpoint, bytes.NewReader(payload))
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%s returned '%w', please check your endpoint configuration", h.config.Endpoint, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration for '%s'; %v", h.config.Endpoint, err)
 	}
 	req.Header.Set(xhttp.ContentType, "application/json")
 	req.Header.Set(xhttp.MinIOVersion, xhttp.GlobalMinIOVersion)
diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index c90c609bf..14b5889d8 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ type Store[I any] interface {
 }
 
 // replayItems - Reads the items from the store and replays.
-func replayItems[I any](store Store[I], doneCh <-chan struct{}, logger logger, id string) <-chan string {
+func replayItems[I any](store Store[I], doneCh <-chan struct{}, log logger, id string) <-chan string {
 	itemKeyCh := make(chan string)
 
 	go func() {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func replayItems[I any](store Store[I], doneCh <-chan struct{}, logger logger, i
 		for {
 			names, err := store.List()
 			if err != nil {
-				logger(context.Background(), fmt.Errorf("store.List() failed with: %w", err), id)
+				log(context.Background(), fmt.Errorf("store.List() failed with: %w", err), id)
 			} else {
 				for _, name := range names {
 					select {