diff --git a/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/blockstore/fs_store.go b/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/blockstore/fs_store.go
index a8cd39273c..a5824c1e6e 100644
--- a/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/blockstore/fs_store.go
+++ b/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/blockstore/fs_store.go
@@ -226,10 +226,11 @@ func Init(workDir string, sViper *viper.Viper) {
 		basePath:              basePath,
 	}
 
-	cViper := sViper.Sub("cache")
-	if cViper != nil {
-		bStore.cache = initCache(cViper)
+	if sViper != nil {
+		cViper := sViper.Sub("cache")
+		if cViper != nil {
+			bStore.cache = initCache(cViper)
+		}
 	}
-
 	SetupStore(bStore)
 }
diff --git a/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/sharder/sharder.go b/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/sharder/sharder.go
index 28c5e2f974..d9cefb4f79 100644
--- a/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/sharder/sharder.go
+++ b/code/go/0chain.net/sharder/sharder/sharder.go
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ func main() {
 	ctx := common.GetRootContext()
 	initEntities(workdir)
 	sViper := viper.Sub("storage")
-	if sViper == nil {
-		panic("Storage config is required")
-	}
 	blockstore.Init(workdir, sViper)
 	serverChain := chain.NewChainFromConfig()
 	signatureScheme := serverChain.GetSignatureScheme()