diff --git a/common-methods.go b/common-methods.go
index 10bee2fb..212c66c5 100644
--- a/common-methods.go
+++ b/common-methods.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func putTargets(targetURLs []string, length int64, reader io.Reader) <-chan erro
 func getNewClient(urlStr string, auth *hostConfig) (clnt client.Client, err error) {
 	url, err := client.Parse(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidURL{URL: urlStr}, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidURL{URL: urlStr}, map[string]string{"URL": urlStr})
 	}
 	switch url.Type {
 	case client.Object: // Minio and S3 compatible object storage
@@ -138,12 +138,7 @@ func getNewClient(urlStr string, auth *hostConfig) (clnt client.Client, err erro
 
 // url2Stat - Returns client, config and its stat Content from the URL
 func url2Stat(urlStr string) (client client.Client, content *client.Content, err error) {
-	config, err := getHostConfig(urlStr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"URL": urlStr})
-	}
-
-	client, err = getNewClient(urlStr, config)
+	client, err = url2Client(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"URL": urlStr})
 	}
@@ -160,21 +155,21 @@ func url2Client(url string) (client.Client, error) {
 	// Empty source arg?
 	urlParse, err := client.Parse(url)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"URL": url})
 	}
 
 	if urlParse.Path == "" {
-		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidURL{URL: url}, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidURL{URL: url}, map[string]string{"URL": url})
 	}
 
 	urlonfig, err := getHostConfig(url)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"URL": url})
 	}
 
 	client, err := getNewClient(url, urlonfig)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(err, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(err, map[string]string{"URL": url})
 	}
 
 	return client, nil
@@ -184,7 +179,7 @@ func url2Client(url string) (client.Client, error) {
 func source2Client(sourceURL string) (client.Client, error) {
 	sourceClient, err := url2Client(sourceURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidSource{URL: sourceURL}, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidSource{URL: sourceURL}, map[string]string{"URL": sourceURL})
 	}
 	return sourceClient, nil
 }
@@ -193,7 +188,7 @@ func source2Client(sourceURL string) (client.Client, error) {
 func target2Client(targetURL string) (client.Client, error) {
 	targetClient, err := url2Client(targetURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidTarget{URL: targetURL}, nil)
+		return nil, iodine.New(errInvalidTarget{URL: targetURL}, map[string]string{"URL": targetURL})
 	}
 	return targetClient, nil
 }
diff --git a/cp-url.go b/cp-url.go
index 3cc69963..82791882 100644
--- a/cp-url.go
+++ b/cp-url.go
@@ -79,14 +79,10 @@ func isTargetURLDir(targetURL string) bool {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(targetURLParse.String(), string(targetURLParse.Separator)) {
 		return true
 	}
-	targetClient, err := target2Client(targetURL)
+	_, targetContent, err := url2Stat(targetURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	targetContent, err := targetClient.Stat()
-	if err != nil { // Cannot stat target
-		return false
-	}
 	if !targetContent.Type.IsDir() { // Target is a dir. Type B
 		return false
 	}
@@ -124,13 +120,7 @@ func prepareCopyURLsTypeA(sourceURL string, targetURL string) <-chan cpURLs {
 	cpURLsCh := make(chan cpURLs, 10000)
 	go func(sourceURL, targetURL string, cpURLsCh chan cpURLs) {
 		defer close(cpURLsCh)
-		sourceClient, err := source2Client(sourceURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-			return
-		}
-		// Source exists?
-		sourceContent, err := sourceClient.Stat()
+		_, sourceContent, err := url2Stat(sourceURL)
 		if err != nil {
 			// Source does not exist or insufficient privileges.
 			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
@@ -167,13 +157,7 @@ func prepareCopyURLsTypeB(sourceURL string, targetURL string) <-chan cpURLs {
 	cpURLsCh := make(chan cpURLs, 10000)
 	go func(sourceURL, targetURL string, cpURLsCh chan cpURLs) {
 		defer close(cpURLsCh)
-		sourceClient, err := source2Client(sourceURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-			return
-		}
-
-		sourceContent, err := sourceClient.Stat()
+		_, sourceContent, err := url2Stat(sourceURL)
 		if err != nil {
 			// Source does not exist or insufficient privileges.
 			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
@@ -186,14 +170,11 @@ func prepareCopyURLsTypeB(sourceURL string, targetURL string) <-chan cpURLs {
 			return
 		}
 
-		targetClient, err := target2Client(targetURL)
+		_, targetContent, err := url2Stat(targetURL)
 		if err != nil {
 			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
 			return
 		}
-
-		// Target exist?
-		targetContent, err := targetClient.Stat()
 		if err == nil {
 			if !targetContent.Type.IsDir() {
 				// Target exists, but is not a directory.
@@ -237,14 +218,7 @@ func prepareCopyURLsTypeC(sourceURL, targetURL string) <-chan cpURLs {
 
 		// add `/` after trimming off `...` to emulate directories
 		sourceURL = stripRecursiveURL(sourceURL)
-		sourceClient, err := source2Client(sourceURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Source exist?
-		sourceContent, err := sourceClient.Stat()
+		sourceClient, sourceContent, err := url2Stat(sourceURL)
 		if err != nil {
 			// Source does not exist or insufficient privileges.
 			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
@@ -257,14 +231,8 @@ func prepareCopyURLsTypeC(sourceURL, targetURL string) <-chan cpURLs {
 			return
 		}
 
-		targetClient, err := target2Client(targetURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-			return
-		}
-
+		_, targetContent, err := url2Stat(targetURL)
 		// Target exist?
-		targetContent, err := targetClient.Stat()
 		if err != nil {
 			// Target does not exist.
 			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(errTargetNotFound{URL: targetURL}, nil)}
@@ -330,28 +298,27 @@ func prepareCopyURLsTypeD(sourceURLs []string, targetURL string) <-chan cpURLs {
 	cpURLsCh := make(chan cpURLs, 10000)
 	go func(sourceURLs []string, targetURL string, cpURLsCh chan cpURLs) {
 		defer close(cpURLsCh)
-		targetClient, err := target2Client(targetURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-			return
-		}
-		// Target exist?
-		targetContent, err := targetClient.Stat()
-		if err != nil {
-			// Target does not exist.
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(errTargetNotFound{URL: targetURL}, nil)}
-			return
-		}
-		if !targetContent.Type.IsDir() {
-			// Target exists, but is not a directory.
-			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(errTargetIsNotDir{URL: targetURL}, nil)}
-			return
-		}
+
 		if sourceURLs == nil {
 			// Source list is empty.
 			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(errSourceListEmpty{}, nil)}
 			return
 		}
+
+		_, targetContent, err := url2Stat(targetURL)
+		// Target exist?
+		if err != nil {
+			// Target does not exist.
+			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(errTargetNotFound{URL: targetURL}, nil)}
+			return
+		}
+
+		if !targetContent.Type.IsDir() {
+			// Target exists, but is not a directory.
+			cpURLsCh <- cpURLs{Error: iodine.New(errTargetIsNotDir{URL: targetURL}, nil)}
+			return
+		}
+
 		for _, sourceURL := range sourceURLs {
 			// Target is directory. Possibilities are only Type B and C
 			// Is it a recursive URL "..."?
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 9afe702b..f278388a 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type ContentOnChannel struct {
 	Err     error
 }
 
-// Content - object content list
+// Content container for content metadata
 type Content struct {
 	Name string
 	Time time.Time
diff --git a/print-structs.go b/print-structs.go
index b81c2119..dfba9c8b 100644
--- a/print-structs.go
+++ b/print-structs.go
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/iodine"
 )
 
-// ErrorMessage container for message reason encapsulation
+// ErrorMessage container for error reason encapsulation
 type ErrorMessage struct {
 	Message string `json:"message"`
 	Error   error  `json:"error"`
 }
 
+// String string printer for error message
 func (e ErrorMessage) String() string {
 	var message string
 	if e.Error != nil {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ type Content struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 }
 
+// String string printer for Content metadata
 func (c Content) String() string {
 	message := console.Time("[%s] ", c.Time)
 	message = message + console.Size("%6s ", c.Size)
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ type InfoMessage struct {
 	Message string `json:"message"`
 }
 
+// String string printer for informational message
 func (i InfoMessage) String() string {
 	return i.Message
 }
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ type CopyMessage struct {
 	Target  string `json:"target"`
 }
 
+// String string printer for copy message
 func (c CopyMessage) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("‘%s’ -> ‘%s’", c.Source, c.Target)
 }
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ func (c CopyMessage) String() string {
 // SyncMessage container for file sync messages, inherits CopyMessage
 type SyncMessage CopyMessage
 
+// String string printer for sync message
 func (s SyncMessage) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("‘%s’ -> ‘%s’", s.Source, s.Target)
 }
diff --git a/sync-url.go b/sync-url.go
index efd10c16..41338b6d 100644
--- a/sync-url.go
+++ b/sync-url.go
@@ -150,13 +150,8 @@ func prepareSyncURLsTypeC(sourceURL string, targetURLs []string) <-chan syncURLs
 		}
 		// add `/` after trimming off `...` to emulate directories
 		sourceURL = stripRecursiveURL(sourceURL)
-		sourceClient, err := source2Client(sourceURL)
-		if err != nil {
-			syncURLsCh <- syncURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-			return
-		}
+		sourceClient, sourceContent, err := url2Stat(sourceURL)
 		// Source exist?
-		sourceContent, err := sourceClient.Stat()
 		if err != nil {
 			// Source does not exist or insufficient privileges.
 			syncURLsCh <- syncURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
@@ -170,14 +165,8 @@ func prepareSyncURLsTypeC(sourceURL string, targetURLs []string) <-chan syncURLs
 		}
 
 		for _, targetURL := range targetURLs {
-			targetClient, err := target2Client(targetURL)
-			if err != nil {
-				syncURLsCh <- syncURLs{Error: iodine.New(err, nil)}
-				return
-			}
-
+			_, targetContent, err := url2Stat(targetURL)
 			// Target exist?
-			targetContent, err := targetClient.Stat()
 			if err != nil {
 				// Target does not exist.
 				syncURLsCh <- syncURLs{Error: iodine.New(errTargetNotFound{URL: targetURL}, nil)}