diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go
index dfbc9bdea..1110c380d 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers_put.go
@@ -1854,8 +1854,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) lockAndRecheckConditionalHeaders(r *http.Request, bucket
 	}
 
 	lockKey := s3a.toFilerPath(bucket, object)
-	lockClient := cluster.NewLockClient(s3a.option.GrpcDialOption, s3a.option.Filers[0])
-	lock := lockClient.NewShortLivedLock(lockKey, fmt.Sprintf("s3-cond-%d", s3a.randomClientId))
+	lock := s3a.lockClient.NewShortLivedLock(lockKey, fmt.Sprintf("s3-cond-%d", s3a.randomClientId))
 
 	entry, err := s3a.resolveObjectEntry(bucket, object)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
index f969582bc..1a7c320f7 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_server.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ type S3ApiServer struct {
 	embeddedIam           *EmbeddedIamApi // Embedded IAM API server (when enabled)
 	stsHandlers           *STSHandlers    // STS HTTP handlers for AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity
 	cipher                bool            // encrypt data on volume servers
+	lockClient            *cluster.LockClient
 }
 
 func NewS3ApiServer(router *mux.Router, option *S3ApiServerOption) (s3ApiServer *S3ApiServer, err error) {
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ func NewS3ApiServerWithStore(router *mux.Router, option *S3ApiServerOption, expl
 		policyEngine:          policyEngine,                           // Initialize bucket policy engine
 		inFlightDataLimitCond: sync.NewCond(new(sync.Mutex)),
 		cipher:                option.Cipher,
+		lockClient:            cluster.NewLockClient(option.GrpcDialOption, option.Filers[0]),
 	}
 
 	// Set s3a reference in circuit breaker for upload limiting