diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go
index 1525889fd..7a423d524 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go
@@ -93,13 +93,15 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutObjectHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	defer dataReader.Close()
 
 	objectContentType := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
-	if strings.HasSuffix(object, "/") {
-		if err := s3a.mkdir(s3a.option.BucketsPath, bucket+strings.TrimSuffix(object, "/"), func(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
-			if objectContentType == "" {
-				objectContentType = "httpd/unix-directory"
-			}
-			entry.Attributes.Mime = objectContentType
-		}); err != nil {
+	if strings.HasSuffix(object, "/") && r.ContentLength == 0 {
+		if err := s3a.mkdir(
+			s3a.option.BucketsPath, bucket+strings.TrimSuffix(object, "/"),
+			func(entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
+				if objectContentType == "" {
+					objectContentType = "httpd/unix-directory"
+				}
+				entry.Attributes.Mime = objectContentType
+			}); err != nil {
 			s3err.WriteErrorResponse(w, r, s3err.ErrInternalError)
 			return
 		}
@@ -314,7 +316,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) doDeleteEmptyDirectories(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient, directoriesWithDeletion map[string]int) (newDirectoriesWithDeletion map[string]int) {
 	var allDirs []string
-	for dir, _ := range directoriesWithDeletion {
+	for dir := range directoriesWithDeletion {
 		allDirs = append(allDirs, dir)
 	}
 	slices.SortFunc(allDirs, func(a, b string) bool {
diff --git a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
index 58df2f524..327eaa54d 100644
--- a/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
+++ b/weed/server/filer_server_handlers_read.go
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ import (
 
 // Validates the preconditions. Returns true if GET/HEAD operation should not proceed.
 // Preconditions supported are:
-//  If-Modified-Since
-//  If-Unmodified-Since
-//  If-Match
-//  If-None-Match
+//
+//	If-Modified-Since
+//	If-Unmodified-Since
+//	If-Match
+//	If-None-Match
 func checkPreconditions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, entry *filer.Entry) bool {
 
 	etag := filer.ETagEntry(entry)
@@ -111,12 +112,12 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) GetOrHeadHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
 			return
 		}
-		if entry.Attr.Mime != "" {
-			// inform S3 API this is a user created directory key object
-			w.Header().Set(s3_constants.X_SeaweedFS_Header_Directory_Key, "true")
+		if entry.Attr.Mime == "" {
+			fs.listDirectoryHandler(w, r)
+			return
 		}
-		fs.listDirectoryHandler(w, r)
-		return
+		// inform S3 API this is a user created directory key object
+		w.Header().Set(s3_constants.X_SeaweedFS_Header_Directory_Key, "true")
 	}
 
 	if isForDirectory {