diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php
index f350576362405..9712ed0874355 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/GlobalStoragesController.php
@@ -77,16 +77,6 @@ public function create(
 		?array $applicableGroups,
 		?int $priority,
 	): DataResponse {
-		$canCreateNewLocalStorage = $this->config->getSystemValue('files_external_allow_create_new_local', true);
-		if (!$canCreateNewLocalStorage && $backend === 'local') {
-			return new DataResponse(
-				[
-					'message' => $this->l10n->t('Forbidden to manage local mounts')
-				],
-				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
-			);
-		}
-
 		$newStorage = $this->createStorage(
 			$mountPoint,
 			$backend,
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/StoragesController.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/StoragesController.php
index 07afd0ceb44e2..e216539ceb0e3 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/StoragesController.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/StoragesController.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\AuthMechanism;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\Backend;
+use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\Local;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\InsufficientDataForMeaningfulAnswerException;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\StorageConfig;
 use OCA\Files_External\NotFoundException;
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ protected function createStorage(
 		?int $priority = null,
 	) {
 		$canCreateNewLocalStorage = $this->config->getSystemValue('files_external_allow_create_new_local', true);
-		if (!$canCreateNewLocalStorage && $backend === 'local') {
+		if (!$canCreateNewLocalStorage && $this->backendService->getBackend($backend) instanceof Local) {
 			return new DataResponse(
 				[
 					'message' => $this->l10n->t('Forbidden to manage local mounts')
diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php
index 2ed6d4d92d138..1cd2fa291869c 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Controller/UserStoragesController.php
@@ -102,15 +102,6 @@ public function create(
 		array $backendOptions,
 		?array $mountOptions,
 	): DataResponse {
-		$canCreateNewLocalStorage = $this->config->getSystemValue('files_external_allow_create_new_local', true);
-		if (!$canCreateNewLocalStorage && $backend === 'local') {
-			return new DataResponse(
-				[
-					'message' => $this->l10n->t('Forbidden to manage local mounts')
-				],
-				Http::STATUS_FORBIDDEN
-			);
-		}
 		$newStorage = $this->createStorage(
 			$mountPoint,
 			$backend,
diff --git a/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/GlobalStoragesControllerTest.php b/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/GlobalStoragesControllerTest.php
index 7445c3e16d88d..21182010c9563 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/GlobalStoragesControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/GlobalStoragesControllerTest.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ private function createController(bool $allowCreateLocal = true): GlobalStorages
 			$session,
 			$this->createMock(IGroupManager::class),
 			$config,
-			$this->createMock(BackendService::class),
+			$this->backendService,
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/StoragesControllerTestCase.php b/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/StoragesControllerTestCase.php
index 33c8eb26f5f82..2370588193f50 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/StoragesControllerTestCase.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/StoragesControllerTestCase.php
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\AuthMechanism;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Auth\NullMechanism;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\Backend;
+use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\Local;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\Backend\SMB;
 use OCA\Files_External\Lib\StorageConfig;
 use OCA\Files_External\NotFoundException;
+use OCA\Files_External\Service\BackendService;
 use OCA\Files_External\Service\GlobalStoragesService;
 use OCA\Files_External\Service\UserStoragesService;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
@@ -24,9 +26,20 @@
 abstract class StoragesControllerTestCase extends \Test\TestCase {
 	protected GlobalStoragesController|UserStoragesController $controller;
 	protected GlobalStoragesService|UserStoragesService|MockObject $service;
+	protected BackendService|MockObject $backendService;
 
 	protected function setUp(): void {
 		parent::setUp();
+
+		$this->backendService = $this->createMock(BackendService::class);
+		$this->backendService->method('getBackend')
+			->willReturnCallback(function ($identifier) {
+				if ($identifier === 'local') {
+					return $this->createMock(Local::class);
+				} else {
+					return $this->createMock(Backend::class);
+				}
+			});
 	}
 
 	protected function tearDown(): void {
diff --git a/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/UserStoragesControllerTest.php b/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/UserStoragesControllerTest.php
index e2d5f301b122f..138b5e1225dd8 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/UserStoragesControllerTest.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/tests/Controller/UserStoragesControllerTest.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private function createController(bool $allowCreateLocal = true) {
 			$session,
 			$this->createMock(IGroupManager::class),
 			$config,
-			$this->createMock(BackendService::class),
+			$this->backendService,
 		);
 	}