diff --git a/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc b/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc
index 2de4b8308a7..c355d603fd5 100644
--- a/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc
+++ b/src/osd/ReplicatedPG.cc
@@ -2147,11 +2147,13 @@ ReplicatedPG::cache_result_t ReplicatedPG::maybe_handle_cache_detail(
       return cache_result_t::BLOCKED_FULL;
     }
 
-    if (!hit_set && (must_promote || !op->need_skip_promote())) {
+    if (must_promote || (!hit_set && !op->need_skip_promote())) {
       promote_object(obc, missing_oid, oloc, op, promote_obc);
       return cache_result_t::BLOCKED_PROMOTE;
-    } else if (op->may_write() || op->may_cache()) {
-      if (can_proxy_write && !must_promote) {
+    }
+
+    if (op->may_write() || op->may_cache()) {
+      if (can_proxy_write) {
         do_proxy_write(op, missing_oid);
       } else {
 	// promote if can't proxy the write
@@ -2169,7 +2171,7 @@ ReplicatedPG::cache_result_t ReplicatedPG::maybe_handle_cache_detail(
       return cache_result_t::HANDLED_PROXY;
     } else {
       bool did_proxy_read = false;
-      if (can_proxy_read && !must_promote) {
+      if (can_proxy_read) {
         do_proxy_read(op);
 	did_proxy_read = true;
       } else {