diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jifa/server/service/impl/StorageServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jifa/server/service/impl/StorageServiceImpl.java
index 628308ac..7ded9f20 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jifa/server/service/impl/StorageServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jifa/server/service/impl/StorageServiceImpl.java
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public StorageServiceImpl(CipherService cipherService) {
     @PostConstruct
     private void init() {
         if (isElasticWorker()) {
+            basePath = config.getStoragePath();
+            Validate.isTrue(Files.isDirectory(basePath));
             available = true;
             return;
         }
@@ -96,7 +98,6 @@ private void init() {
             if (config.getStoragePath() == null) {
                 return;
             }
-
             // TODO: check k8s environment
         }