diff --git a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go
index 03537d820..ef52235dd 100644
--- a/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go
+++ b/cmd/lotus-storage-miner/init.go
@@ -200,11 +200,12 @@ var initCmd = &cli.Command{
 				if err := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(lr.Path(), "sectorstore.json"), b, 0644); err != nil {
 					return xerrors.Errorf("persisting storage metadata (%s): %w", filepath.Join(lr.Path(), "storage.json"), err)
 				}
+
+				sc.StoragePaths = append(sc.StoragePaths, config.LocalPath{
+					Path: lr.Path(),
+				})
 			}
 
-			sc.StoragePaths = append(sc.StoragePaths, config.LocalPath{
-				Path: lr.Path(),
-			})
 
 			if err := lr.SetStorage(sc); err != nil {
 				return xerrors.Errorf("set storage config: %w", err)