diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a22fd10..16d8cef 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Version 6.03  2019-11-17
+Version 6.03  2019-11-19
  * dual IPs support two different types of inner (intranet) IPs
  * storage server request tracker server to change it's status
    to that of tracker leader when the storage server found 
diff --git a/conf/storage.conf b/conf/storage.conf
index 9346182..0a3b599 100644
--- a/conf/storage.conf
+++ b/conf/storage.conf
@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@ compress_binlog = false
 # since V6.01
 compress_binlog_time=01:30
 
+# if check the mark of store path to prevent confusion
+# recommend to set this parameter to true
+# if two storage servers (instances) MUST use a same store path for
+# some specific purposes, you should set this parameter to false
+# default value is true
+# since V6.03
+check_store_path_mark = true
+
 # use the ip address of this storage server if domain_name is empty,
 # else this domain name will ocur in the url redirected by the tracker server
 http.domain_name=
diff --git a/storage/storage_func.c b/storage/storage_func.c
index acd369e..0823442 100644
--- a/storage/storage_func.c
+++ b/storage/storage_func.c
@@ -671,13 +671,16 @@ int storage_write_to_sync_ini_file()
 	    );
 
 
-	for (i=0; i<g_fdfs_store_paths.count; i++)
+    if (g_check_store_path_mark)
     {
-        if (g_fdfs_store_paths.paths[i].mark != NULL)
+        for (i=0; i<g_fdfs_store_paths.count; i++)
         {
-            len += sprintf(buff + len, "%s%d=%s\n",
-                    INIT_ITEM_STORE_PATH_MARK_PREFIX, i,
-                    g_fdfs_store_paths.paths[i].mark);
+            if (g_fdfs_store_paths.paths[i].mark != NULL)
+            {
+                len += sprintf(buff + len, "%s%d=%s\n",
+                        INIT_ITEM_STORE_PATH_MARK_PREFIX, i,
+                        g_fdfs_store_paths.paths[i].mark);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -720,6 +723,11 @@ static int storage_load_store_path_marks(IniContext *pIniContext)
     char name[64];
     int i;
 
+    if (!g_check_store_path_mark)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
 	for (i=0; i<g_fdfs_store_paths.count; i++)
     {
         sprintf(name, "%s%d", INIT_ITEM_STORE_PATH_MARK_PREFIX, i);
@@ -816,6 +824,11 @@ static int storage_check_store_path_mark(const int store_path_index,
     char *mark;
     int result;
 
+    if (!g_check_store_path_mark)
+    {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     snprintf(full_filename, sizeof(full_filename), "%s/data/%s",
             g_fdfs_store_paths.paths[store_path_index].path,
             STORE_PATH_MARK_FILENAME);
@@ -928,8 +941,11 @@ static int storage_check_store_path_mark(const int store_path_index,
                             " create_time: %s }, "
                             "if you confirm that it is NOT "
                             "used by other storage server, you can delete "
-                            "the mark file %s then try again", __LINE__,
-                            store_path_index, g_fdfs_store_paths.
+                            "the mark file %s then try again. if you DON'T "
+                            "really need to check store path mark to prevent "
+                            "confusion, you can set the parameter "
+                            "check_store_path_mark to false in storage.conf",
+                            __LINE__, store_path_index, g_fdfs_store_paths.
                             paths[store_path_index].path,
                             mark_info.ip_addr, mark_info.port,
                             mark_info.store_path_index, time_str,
@@ -2064,6 +2080,8 @@ int storage_func_init(const char *filename, \
 			break;
 		}
 
+		g_check_store_path_mark = iniGetBoolValue(NULL,
+                "check_store_path_mark", &iniContext, true);
 		if ((result=fdfs_connection_pool_init(filename, &iniContext)) != 0)
 		{
 			break;
@@ -2134,7 +2152,8 @@ int storage_func_init(const char *filename, \
 			"use_connection_pool=%d, " \
 			"g_connection_pool_max_idle_time=%ds, " \
 			"compress_binlog=%d, " \
-			"compress_binlog_time=%02d:%02d", \
+			"compress_binlog_time=%02d:%02d, " \
+            "check_store_path_mark=%d",  \
 			g_fdfs_version.major, g_fdfs_version.minor, \
 			g_fdfs_base_path, g_fdfs_store_paths.count, \
 			g_subdir_count_per_path, \
@@ -2171,7 +2190,7 @@ int storage_func_init(const char *filename, \
 			g_file_sync_skip_invalid_record, \
 			g_use_connection_pool, g_connection_pool_max_idle_time, \
             g_compress_binlog, g_compress_binlog_time.hour,   \
-            g_compress_binlog_time.minute);
+            g_compress_binlog_time.minute, g_check_store_path_mark);
 
 #ifdef WITH_HTTPD
 		if (!g_http_params.disabled)
diff --git a/storage/storage_global.c b/storage/storage_global.c
index 432591c..166a3dd 100644
--- a/storage/storage_global.c
+++ b/storage/storage_global.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ bool g_storage_ip_changed_auto_adjust = false;
 bool g_thread_kill_done = false;
 bool g_file_sync_skip_invalid_record = false;
 
+bool g_check_store_path_mark = true;
 bool g_compress_binlog = false;
 TimeInfo g_compress_binlog_time = {0, 0};
 
diff --git a/storage/storage_global.h b/storage/storage_global.h
index 135e479..718e8f0 100644
--- a/storage/storage_global.h
+++ b/storage/storage_global.h
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ extern bool g_thread_kill_done;
 
 extern bool g_file_sync_skip_invalid_record;
 
+extern bool g_check_store_path_mark;
 extern bool g_compress_binlog;
 extern TimeInfo g_compress_binlog_time;  //compress binlog time base