diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3fa030961..828026158 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -175,14 +175,15 @@ class Embark {
         // Check storage
         const platform = engine.config.storageConfig.provider;
         self._checkStorageEndpoint(engine, platform, (err) => {
-          if (err) {
-            return self._startStorageNode(engine, platform, (err) => {
-              if (err) {
-                engine.logger.error('Error while starting a storage process for ' + platform);
-                engine.logger.error(err);
-              }
-            });
+          if (!err) {
+            return;
           }
+          self._startStorageNode(engine, platform, (err) => {
+            if (err) {
+              engine.logger.error('Error while starting a storage process for ' + platform);
+              engine.logger.error(err);
+            }
+          });
         });
 
         engine.events.on('outputDone', function () {
@@ -376,22 +377,22 @@ class Embark {
         const errorObj = {message: __('Cannot upload: {{platform}} node is not running on {{protocol}}://{{host}}:{{port}}.', {platform: platform, protocol: engine.config.storageConfig.protocol, host: engine.config.storageConfig.host, port: engine.config.storageConfig.port})};
 
         self._checkStorageEndpoint(engine, platform, function (err) {
-          if (err) {
-            return self._startStorageNode(engine, platform, (err) => {
+          if (!err) {
+            return callback();
+          }
+          self._startStorageNode(engine, platform, (err) => {
+            if (err) {
+              engine.logger.error(err);
+              return callback(errorObj);
+            }
+            // Check endpoint again to see if really did start
+            self._checkStorageEndpoint(engine, platform, (err) => {
               if (err) {
-                engine.logger.error(err);
                 return callback(errorObj);
               }
-              // Check endpoint again to see if really did start
-              self._checkStorageEndpoint(engine, platform, (err) => {
-                if (err) {
-                  return callback(errorObj);
-                }
-                callback();
-              });
+              callback();
             });
-          }
-          callback();
+          });
         });
       },
       function setupStoragePlugin(callback){
diff --git a/lib/processes/storageProcesses/storageProcessesLauncher.js b/lib/processes/storageProcesses/storageProcessesLauncher.js
index e66678726..49a1ddf41 100644
--- a/lib/processes/storageProcesses/storageProcessesLauncher.js
+++ b/lib/processes/storageProcesses/storageProcessesLauncher.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class StorageProcessesLauncher {
         modulePath: filePath,
         logger: self.logger,
         events: self.events,
-        silent: false,
+        silent: true,
         exitCallback: self.processExited.bind(this, storageName)
       });
       self.processes[storageName].send({