diff --git a/cmd/metacache-bucket.go b/cmd/metacache-bucket.go
index 334d4637a..7ea9b6e67 100644
--- a/cmd/metacache-bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/metacache-bucket.go
@@ -51,7 +51,17 @@ type bucketMetacache struct {
 }
 
 // newBucketMetacache creates a new bucketMetacache.
-func newBucketMetacache(bucket string) *bucketMetacache {
+// Optionally remove all existing caches.
+func newBucketMetacache(bucket string, cleanup bool) *bucketMetacache {
+	if cleanup {
+		// Recursively delete all caches.
+		objAPI := newObjectLayerFn()
+		ez, ok := objAPI.(*erasureServerSets)
+		if ok {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			ez.deleteAll(ctx, minioMetaBucket, metacachePrefixForID(bucket, slashSeparator))
+		}
+	}
 	return &bucketMetacache{
 		bucket: bucket,
 		caches: make(map[string]metacache, 10),
@@ -97,19 +107,26 @@ func loadBucketMetaCache(ctx context.Context, bucket string) (*bucketMetacache,
 		} else {
 			logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 		}
-		return newBucketMetacache(bucket), err
+		if errors.Is(err, InsufficientReadQuorum{}) {
+			// Cache is likely lost. Clean up and return new.
+			return newBucketMetacache(bucket, true), nil
+		}
+		return newBucketMetacache(bucket, false), err
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 	if decErr != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+			return newBucketMetacache(bucket, false), err
+		}
 		// Log the error, but assume the data is lost and return a fresh bucket.
 		// Otherwise a broken cache will never recover.
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, decErr)
-		return newBucketMetacache(bucket), nil
+		return newBucketMetacache(bucket, true), nil
 	}
 	// Sanity check...
 	if meta.bucket != bucket {
 		logger.Info("loadBucketMetaCache: loaded cache name mismatch, want %s, got %s. Discarding.", bucket, meta.bucket)
-		return newBucketMetacache(bucket), nil
+		return newBucketMetacache(bucket, true), nil
 	}
 	return &meta, nil
 }
@@ -393,6 +410,16 @@ func (b *bucketMetacache) deleteAll() {
 		logger.LogIf(ctx, errors.New("bucketMetacache: expected objAPI to be *erasureZones"))
 		return
 	}
+
+	b.updated = true
+	if !b.transient {
+		// Delete all.
+		ez.deleteAll(ctx, minioMetaBucket, metacachePrefixForID(b.bucket, slashSeparator))
+		b.caches = make(map[string]metacache, 10)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Transient are in different buckets.
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for id := range b.caches {
 		wg.Add(1)
@@ -400,9 +427,9 @@ func (b *bucketMetacache) deleteAll() {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			ez.deleteAll(ctx, minioMetaBucket, metacachePrefixForID(cache.bucket, cache.id))
 		}(b.caches[id])
-		delete(b.caches, id)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
+	b.caches = make(map[string]metacache, 10)
 }
 
 // deleteCache will delete a specific cache and all files related to it across the cluster.
diff --git a/cmd/metacache-manager.go b/cmd/metacache-manager.go
index 75d62094a..6f0a407c7 100644
--- a/cmd/metacache-manager.go
+++ b/cmd/metacache-manager.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const metacacheManagerTransientBucket = "**transient**"
 // initManager will start async saving the cache.
 func (m *metacacheManager) initManager() {
 	// Add a transient bucket.
-	tb := newBucketMetacache(metacacheManagerTransientBucket)
+	tb := newBucketMetacache(metacacheManagerTransientBucket, false)
 	tb.transient = true
 	m.buckets[metacacheManagerTransientBucket] = tb