diff --git a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
index de40897ea..db5f4c8a3 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/jsonpb"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/iam_pb"
@@ -159,8 +158,7 @@ func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) authRequest(r *http.Request, action Action)
 
 	glog.V(3).Infof("user name: %v actions: %v", identity.Name, identity.Actions)
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	if !identity.canDo(action, bucket) {
 		return ErrAccessDenied
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
index 7d96e3e0e..816db04f9 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
@@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListBucketsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reques
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	// create the folder for bucket, but lazily create actual collection
 	if err := s3a.mkdir(s3a.option.BucketsPath, bucket, nil); err != nil {
@@ -70,8 +68,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	err := s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
@@ -100,8 +97,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) HeadBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	err := s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_copy_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_copy_handlers.go
index 102f85139..80ca9afcb 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_copy_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_copy_handlers.go
@@ -8,16 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 )
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) CopyObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
-	dstObject := getObject(vars)
+	dstBucket, dstObject := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	// Copy source path.
 	cpSrcPath, err := url.QueryUnescape(r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Copy-Source"))
@@ -85,9 +81,7 @@ type CopyPartResult struct {
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) CopyObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/CopyingObjctsUsingRESTMPUapi.html
 	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_UploadPartCopy.html
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	dstBucket := vars["bucket"]
-	// dstObject := getObject(vars)
+	dstBucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	// Copy source path.
 	cpSrcPath, err := url.QueryUnescape(r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Copy-Source"))
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go
index 29be4a7c2..d62dbff3d 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 	// http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/dev/UploadingObjects.html
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	_, err := validateContentMd5(r.Header)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -75,9 +73,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	if strings.HasSuffix(r.URL.Path, "/") {
 		writeErrorResponse(w, ErrNotImplemented, r.URL)
@@ -93,9 +89,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) GetObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	destUrl := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s/%s%s",
 		s3a.option.Filer, s3a.option.BucketsPath, bucket, object)
@@ -106,9 +100,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) HeadObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	destUrl := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s/%s%s?recursive=true",
 		s3a.option.Filer, s3a.option.BucketsPath, bucket, object)
@@ -122,7 +114,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 
 }
 
-/// ObjectIdentifier carries key name for the object to delete.
+// / ObjectIdentifier carries key name for the object to delete.
 type ObjectIdentifier struct {
 	ObjectName string `xml:"Key"`
 }
@@ -156,8 +148,7 @@ type DeleteObjectsResponse struct {
 // DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler - Delete multiple objects
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	deleteXMLBytes, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -310,10 +301,13 @@ func setEtag(w http.ResponseWriter, etag string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func getObject(vars map[string]string) string {
-	object := vars["object"]
+func getBucketAndObject(r *http.Request) (bucket, object string) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	bucket = vars["bucket"]
+	object = vars["object"]
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(object, "/") {
 		object = "/" + object
 	}
-	return object
+
+	return
 }
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_multipart_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_multipart_handlers.go
index 438af4b60..0ed96afa2 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_multipart_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_multipart_handlers.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/s3"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -21,10 +20,7 @@ const (
 
 // NewMultipartUploadHandler - New multipart upload.
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	var object, bucket string
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket = vars["bucket"]
-	object = vars["object"]
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	response, errCode := s3a.createMultipartUpload(&s3.CreateMultipartUploadInput{
 		Bucket: aws.String(bucket),
@@ -44,9 +40,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) NewMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 
 // CompleteMultipartUploadHandler - Completes multipart upload.
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	// Get upload id.
 	uploadID, _, _, _ := getObjectResources(r.URL.Query())
@@ -70,9 +64,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) CompleteMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r
 
 // AbortMultipartUploadHandler - Aborts multipart upload.
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	// Get upload id.
 	uploadID, _, _, _ := getObjectResources(r.URL.Query())
@@ -96,8 +88,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) AbortMultipartUploadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 
 // ListMultipartUploadsHandler - Lists multipart uploads.
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	prefix, keyMarker, uploadIDMarker, delimiter, maxUploads, encodingType := getBucketMultipartResources(r.URL.Query())
 	if maxUploads < 0 {
@@ -135,9 +126,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListMultipartUploadsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 
 // ListObjectPartsHandler - Lists object parts in a multipart upload.
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-	object := getObject(vars)
+	bucket, object := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	uploadID, partNumberMarker, maxParts, _ := getObjectResources(r.URL.Query())
 	if partNumberMarker < 0 {
@@ -170,8 +159,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListObjectPartsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 
 // PutObjectPartHandler - Put an object part in a multipart upload.
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutObjectPartHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	uploadID := r.URL.Query().Get("uploadId")
 	exists, err := s3a.exists(s3a.genUploadsFolder(bucket), uploadID, true)
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go
index 919e6230a..e06faf213 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/filer2"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
@@ -23,10 +21,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListObjectsV2Handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/v2-RESTBucketGET.html
 
 	// collect parameters
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
-
-	glog.V(4).Infof("read v2: %v", vars)
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	originalPrefix, marker, startAfter, delimiter, _, maxKeys := getListObjectsV2Args(r.URL.Query())
 
@@ -58,8 +53,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) ListObjectsV1Handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Requ
 	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/RESTBucketGET.html
 
 	// collect parameters
-	vars := mux.Vars(r)
-	bucket := vars["bucket"]
+	bucket, _ := getBucketAndObject(r)
 
 	originalPrefix, marker, delimiter, maxKeys := getListObjectsV1Args(r.URL.Query())