diff --git a/PVE/API2/Storage/Status.pm b/PVE/API2/Storage/Status.pm
index ab07146..afb8dcc 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/Storage/Status.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Storage/Status.pm
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method ({
 	my $scfg = PVE::Storage::storage_check_enabled($cfg, $param->{storage}, $node);
 
 	die "cant upload to storage type '$scfg->{type}'\n" 
-	    if !($scfg->{type} eq 'dir' || $scfg->{type} eq 'nfs' || $scfg->{type} eq 'glusterfs');
+	    if !defined($scfg->{path});
 
 	my $content = $param->{content};