diff --git a/superagi/controllers/resources.py b/superagi/controllers/resources.py
index 3fc1ed5ff..ab83275e0 100644
--- a/superagi/controllers/resources.py
+++ b/superagi/controllers/resources.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ async def upload(agent_id: int, file: UploadFile = File(...), name=Form(...), si
     if not name.endswith(accepted_file_types):
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="File type not supported!")
 
-    storage_type = StorageType.get_storage_type(get_config("STORAGE_TYPE"))
+    storage_type = StorageType.get_storage_type(get_config("STORAGE_TYPE", StorageType.FILE.value))
     save_directory = ResourceHelper.get_root_input_dir()
     if "{agent_id}" in save_directory:
         save_directory = ResourceHelper.get_formatted_agent_level_path(agent=Agent
diff --git a/superagi/helper/resource_helper.py b/superagi/helper/resource_helper.py
index 882ac97e2..28596be57 100644
--- a/superagi/helper/resource_helper.py
+++ b/superagi/helper/resource_helper.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def make_written_file_resource(cls, file_name: str, agent: Agent, agent_executio
         Returns:
             Resource: The Resource object.
         """
-        storage_type = StorageType.get_storage_type(get_config("STORAGE_TYPE"))
+        storage_type = StorageType.get_storage_type(get_config("STORAGE_TYPE", StorageType.FILE.value))
         file_extension = os.path.splitext(file_name)[1][1:]
 
         if file_extension in ["png", "jpg", "jpeg"]:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def make_written_file_resource(cls, file_name: str, agent: Agent, agent_executio
         file_path = ResourceHelper.get_agent_write_resource_path(file_name, agent, agent_execution)
 
         logger.info(final_path)
-        if StorageType.get_storage_type(get_config("STORAGE_TYPE")) == StorageType.S3:
+        if StorageType.get_storage_type(get_config("STORAGE_TYPE", StorageType.FILE.value)) == StorageType.S3:
             file_path = "resources" + file_path
         resource = Resource(name=file_name, path=file_path, storage_type=storage_type.value,
                             size=file_size,
diff --git a/superagi/types/storage_types.py b/superagi/types/storage_types.py
index 9d41c7fef..c10729540 100644
--- a/superagi/types/storage_types.py
+++ b/superagi/types/storage_types.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class StorageType(Enum):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_storage_type(cls, store):
+        if store is None:
+            raise ValueError("Storage type cannot be None.")
         store = store.upper()
         if store in cls.__members__:
             return cls[store]