diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index 0ccafe7..f77e853 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
-Version 6.01  2019-10-23
+Version 6.01  2019-10-25
  * compress and uncompress binlog file by gzip when need,
    config items in storage.conf: compress_binlog and compress_binlog_time
+ * bugfix: must check and create data path before write_to_pid_file
+   in fdfs_storaged.c
 
 Version 6.00  2019-10-16
  * tracker and storage server support dual IPs
diff --git a/storage/fdfs_storaged.c b/storage/fdfs_storaged.c
index db6e846..c2fc25b 100644
--- a/storage/fdfs_storaged.c
+++ b/storage/fdfs_storaged.c
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		return result;
 	}
 
+    if ((result=storage_check_and_make_data_path()) != 0)
+    {
+		log_destroy();
+        return result;
+    }
 	snprintf(pidFilename, sizeof(pidFilename),
 		"%s/data/fdfs_storaged.pid", g_fdfs_base_path);
 	if ((result=process_action(pidFilename, argv[2], &stop)) != 0)
diff --git a/storage/storage_func.c b/storage/storage_func.c
index 7da246e..4229b15 100644
--- a/storage/storage_func.c
+++ b/storage/storage_func.c
@@ -684,6 +684,29 @@ int storage_write_to_sync_ini_file()
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int storage_check_and_make_data_path()
+{
+    char data_path[MAX_PATH_SIZE];
+    snprintf(data_path, sizeof(data_path), "%s/data",
+            g_fdfs_base_path);
+    if (!fileExists(data_path))
+    {
+        if (mkdir(data_path, 0755) != 0)
+        {
+            logError("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, "
+                    "mkdir \"%s\" fail, "
+                    "errno: %d, error info: %s",
+                    __LINE__, data_path,
+                    errno, STRERROR(errno));
+            return errno != 0 ? errno : EPERM;
+        }
+
+        STORAGE_CHOWN(data_path, geteuid(), getegid())
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int storage_check_and_make_data_dirs()
 {
 	int result;
@@ -820,21 +843,10 @@ static int storage_check_and_make_data_dirs()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		if (!fileExists(data_path))
-		{
-			if (mkdir(data_path, 0755) != 0)
-			{
-				logError("file: "__FILE__", line: %d, " \
-					"mkdir \"%s\" fail, " \
-					"errno: %d, error info: %s", \
-					__LINE__, data_path, \
-					errno, STRERROR(errno));
-				return errno != 0 ? errno : EPERM;
-			}
-
-			STORAGE_CHOWN(data_path, geteuid(), getegid())
-		}
-
+        if ((result=storage_check_and_make_data_path()) != 0)
+        {
+			return result;
+        }
 		g_last_server_port = g_server_port;
 		g_last_http_port = g_http_port;
 		g_storage_join_time = g_current_time;
diff --git a/storage/storage_func.h b/storage/storage_func.h
index 1208498..5960ac4 100644
--- a/storage/storage_func.h
+++ b/storage/storage_func.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ bool storage_id_is_myself(const char *storage_id);
 int storage_set_tracker_client_ips(ConnectionInfo *conn,
         const int tracker_index);
 
+int storage_check_and_make_data_path();
+
 #define STORAGE_CHOWN(path, current_uid, current_gid) \
 	if (!(g_run_by_gid == current_gid && g_run_by_uid == current_uid)) \
 	{ \