diff --git a/ee/api/chalicelib/utils/storage/__init__.py b/ee/api/chalicelib/utils/storage/__init__.py
index 4b7c7453c..fb9c3956f 100644
--- a/ee/api/chalicelib/utils/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/ee/api/chalicelib/utils/storage/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from .azure_blob import AzureBlobStorage
 from .s3 import AmazonS3Storage
 
 # Init global object storage client
-if config("CLOUD") == "azure":
+if config("CLOUD", default=None) == "azure":
     StorageClient = AzureBlobStorage()
 else:
     StorageClient = AmazonS3Storage()