diff --git a/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts b/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
index 9fefba769..44efd346c 100644
--- a/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
+++ b/server/initializers/checker-after-init.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ function checkConfig () {
     }
   }
 
+  if (CONFIG.STORAGE.VIDEOS_DIR === CONFIG.STORAGE.REDUNDANCY_DIR) {
+    logger.warn('Redundancy directory should be different than the videos folder.')
+  }
+
   return null
 }