diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 2c9cce2..03c6d89 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@ exports.validate = function(config) {
 exports.validateAllocation = function(conf, callback) {
   const self = this;
 
-  if (conf.storageAllocation &&
-      !conf.storageAllocation.toString().match(
-        /[0-9]+([Tt]|[Mm]|[Gg]|[Kk])?[Bb]/g
-      )) {
+  if (!self._isValidStorageAllocationFormat(conf.storageAllocation)) {
     return callback(
       new Error('Invalid storage size specified: '+ conf.storageAllocation)
     );
@@ -120,6 +117,20 @@ exports.existsSync = function(file) {
   return true;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Check if StorageAllocation is formatted properly (Size + Unit)
+ * @param {String} storage - storage Allocation from config
+ */
+exports._isValidStorageAllocationFormat = function(storageAllocation) {
+    if (!storageAllocation.toString().match(
+          /[0-9]+([Tt]|[Mm]|[Gg]|[Kk])?[Bb]/g)
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+};
+
 /**
  * Recursively determines the size of a directory
  * @param {String} dir - Directory to traverse
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8c5c9a..89e17da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "storjshare-daemon",
-  "version": "3.5.1",
+  "version": "3.5.2",
   "description": "daemon + process manager for sharing space on the storj network",
   "main": "index.js",
   "bin": {