diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 59102ec..bc3f1ea 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ std::filesystem::path get_config_path() {
     std::vector<std::filesystem::path> config_paths = {
         "/data/sos_config.json",
         _home / ".config/simple_object_storage/config.json",
-        _exe / ".." / ".test-docker" / "config.json"
+        _exe / ".." / ".test" / "config.json"
     };
 
     for (const auto& path : config_paths) {
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ bool initialize_server() {
     std::cout << "Starting server at " << config.host << ":" << config.port << std::endl;
     std::cout << "Object store path: " << config.object_store_path << std::endl;
 
+    if (!std::filesystem::exists(config.object_store_path)) {
+        std::cout << "Object store path does not exist: " << config.object_store_path << std::endl;
+        return false;
+    }
+
     g_server = std::make_unique<Server>(config);
     
     // Start server in a separate thread