diff --git a/extensions/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.js b/extensions/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.js
index a16fed3e8..4ebb94c61 100644
--- a/extensions/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.js
+++ b/extensions/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.js
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ class ReplicationQueuePopulator extends QueuePopulatorExtension {
         if (entry.bucket === usersBucket) {
             return this._filterBucketOp(entry);
         }
-        if (!isMasterKey(entry.key)) {
-            return this._filterVersionedKey(entry);
-        }
-        return undefined;
+        return this._filterKeyOp(entry);
     }
 
     _filterBucketOp(entry) {
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ class ReplicationQueuePopulator extends QueuePopulatorExtension {
                      entry.bucket, JSON.stringify(publishedEntry));
     }
 
-    _filterVersionedKey(entry) {
+    _filterKeyOp(entry) {
         if (entry.type !== 'put') {
             return;
         }
@@ -51,8 +48,6 @@ class ReplicationQueuePopulator extends QueuePopulatorExtension {
         if (sanityCheckRes) {
             return;
         }
-        // Allow a non-versioned object if being replicated from an NFS bucket.
-        // Or if the master key is of a non versioned object
         if (!this._entryCanBeReplicated(queueEntry)) {
             return;
         }
@@ -85,30 +80,28 @@ class ReplicationQueuePopulator extends QueuePopulatorExtension {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Filter if the entry is considered a valid master key entry.
+     * Accept the entry if considered a valid master key entry.
      * There is a case where a single null entry looks like a master key and
      * will not have a duplicate versioned key. They are created when you have a
      * non-versioned bucket with objects, and then convert bucket to versioned.
      * If no new versioned objects are added for given object(s), they look like
      * standalone master keys. The `isNull` case is undefined for these entries.
-     * Non-versioned objects if being replicated from an NFS bucket are also allowed
      * Null versions which are objects created after suspending versioning are allowed,
      * these only have a master object that has an internal versionId and a 'isNull' flag.
-     * @param {ObjectQueueEntry} entry - raw queue entry
-     * @return {Boolean} true if we should filter entry
+     * @param {ObjectQueueEntry} entry - queue entry
+     * @return {Boolean} true if we should accept entry
      */
     _entryCanBeReplicated(entry) {
         const isMaster = isMasterKey(entry.getObjectVersionedKey());
-        const isNFS = entry.getReplicationIsNFS();
         // single null entries will have a version id as undefined or null.
         // do not filter single null entries
         const isNonVersionedMaster = entry.getVersionId() === undefined;
         const isNullVersionedMaster = entry.getIsNull();
-        if (isMaster && !isNFS && !isNonVersionedMaster && !isNullVersionedMaster) {
-            this.log.trace('skipping master key entry');
-            return false;
+        if (!isMaster || isNonVersionedMaster || isNullVersionedMaster) {
+            return true;
         }
-        return true;
+        this.log.trace('skipping master key entry');
+        return false;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 92d04632f..1173096f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/scality/backbeat#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@hapi/joi": "^15.1.0",
-    "arsenal": "git+https://github.com/scality/arsenal#7.70.14",
+    "arsenal": "git+https://github.com/scality/arsenal#7.70.30",
     "async": "^2.3.0",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.1326.0",
     "backo": "^1.1.0",
diff --git a/tests/unit/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.spec.js b/tests/unit/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.spec.js
index d1f9a6bd4..bae3fa54b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/replication/ReplicationQueuePopulator.spec.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe('replication queue populator', () => {
             },
         }, { value: JSON.stringify(kafkaValue) });
 
-        rqp._filterVersionedKey(entry);
+        rqp._filterKeyOp(entry);
 
         sinon.assert.calledOnceWithExactly(
             params.metricsHandler.bytes,
@@ -149,4 +149,68 @@ describe('replication queue populator', () => {
         // should not throw
         rqp._filterBucketOp(entry);
     });
+
+    // A "standalone null master key" is created when an object is placed in a non-versioned bucket,
+    // which is then converted to a versioned bucket. If no new versioned objects are added for that object,
+    // it appears as a standalone null master key with no version id.
+    it('should replicate standalone null master key', () => {
+        const customKafkaValue = {
+            ...kafkaValue,
+        };
+        delete customKafkaValue.versionId;
+        const entry = Object.assign({}, {
+            type: 'put',
+            bucket: 'test-bucket-source',
+            key: '\x7FMkey0',
+            logReader: {
+                getMetricLabels: () => {},
+            },
+        }, { value: JSON.stringify(customKafkaValue) });
+
+        rqp._filterKeyOp(entry);
+
+        const publishedMessage = rqp.getState();
+        assert(publishedMessage.key);
+    });
+
+    it('should replicate master suspended null version', () => {
+        const customKafkaValue = {
+            ...kafkaValue,
+            versionId: '98285859405462999999RG001  ',
+            isNull: true,
+        };
+        const entry = Object.assign({}, {
+            type: 'put',
+            bucket: 'test-bucket-source',
+            key: '\x7FMkey0',
+            logReader: {
+                getMetricLabels: () => {},
+            },
+        }, { value: JSON.stringify(customKafkaValue) });
+
+        rqp._filterKeyOp(entry);
+
+        const publishedMessage = rqp.getState();
+        assert(publishedMessage.key);
+    });
+
+    it('should not replicate non-null master', () => {
+        const customKafkaValue = {
+            ...kafkaValue,
+            versionId: '98285859405462999999RG001  ',
+        };
+        const entry = Object.assign({}, {
+            type: 'put',
+            bucket: 'test-bucket-source',
+            key: '\x7FMkey0',
+            logReader: {
+                getMetricLabels: () => {},
+            },
+        }, { value: JSON.stringify(customKafkaValue) });
+
+        rqp._filterKeyOp(entry);
+
+        const publishedMessage = rqp.getState();
+        assert(!publishedMessage.key);
+    });
 });
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ccc9802d5..3be69958b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -265,6 +265,11 @@
   dependencies:
     "@hapi/hoek" "^9.0.0"
 
+"@js-sdsl/ordered-set@^4.4.2":
+  version "4.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@js-sdsl/ordered-set/-/ordered-set-4.4.2.tgz#ab857eb63cf358b5a0f74fdd458b4601423779b7"
+  integrity sha512-ieYQ8WlBPKYzEo81H3q0DFbd8WtFRXXABb4+vRCF0AO3WWtJZFxYvRGdipUXGrd6tlSySmqhcPuO3J6SCodCxg==
+
 "@npmcli/fs@^1.0.0":
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@npmcli/fs/-/fs-1.1.0.tgz#bec1d1b89c170d40e1b73ad6c943b0b75e7d2951"
@@ -841,10 +846,11 @@ arraybuffer.slice@~0.0.7:
   optionalDependencies:
     ioctl "^2.0.2"
 
-"arsenal@git+https://github.com/scality/arsenal#7.70.14":
-  version "7.70.14"
-  resolved "git+https://github.com/scality/arsenal#a99a6d9d971ec57500b396616cfadf50df1f725a"
+"arsenal@git+https://github.com/scality/arsenal#7.70.30":
+  version "7.70.30"
+  resolved "git+https://github.com/scality/arsenal#a86cff46317e36f6018aa17ae96130a43b422188"
   dependencies:
+    "@js-sdsl/ordered-set" "^4.4.2"
     "@types/async" "^3.2.12"
     "@types/utf8" "^3.0.1"
     JSONStream "^1.0.0"
@@ -876,7 +882,7 @@ arraybuffer.slice@~0.0.7:
     sproxydclient "github:scality/sproxydclient#8.0.4"
     utf8 "2.1.2"
     uuid "^3.0.1"
-    werelogs scality/werelogs#8.1.0
+    werelogs scality/werelogs#8.1.4
     xml2js "~0.4.23"
   optionalDependencies:
     ioctl "^2.0.2"
@@ -6081,6 +6087,13 @@ werelogs@scality/werelogs#8.1.0:
   dependencies:
     safe-json-stringify "1.0.3"
 
+werelogs@scality/werelogs#8.1.4:
+  version "8.1.4"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/scality/werelogs/tar.gz/d6bec11df034c88a12959791eb7dd60913eb5f47"
+  dependencies:
+    fast-safe-stringify "^2.1.1"
+    safe-json-stringify "^1.2.0"
+
 werelogs@scality/werelogs#GA7.2.0.5:
   version "7.2.0"
   resolved "https://codeload.github.com/scality/werelogs/tar.gz/bc034589ebf7810d6e6d61932f94327976de6eef"