diff --git a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
index e01afa7a..2e37f67f 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ipfs/index.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class IPFS {
       }
       function versionCb(err, body) {
         if (err) {
-          self.logger.trace("Check IPFS version error: " + err);
+          self.logger.trace("IPFS unavailable");
           return cb({name: "IPFS ", status: 'off'});
         }
         if (body.Version) {
diff --git a/lib/modules/storage/index.js b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
index 299538bb..fbcb5d9d 100644
--- a/lib/modules/storage/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/storage/index.js
@@ -156,24 +156,22 @@ class Storage {
 
   checkStorageService(platform, url, callback) {
     const self = this;
-    const errorObj = {message: __('Cannot upload: {{platform}} node is not running on {{url}}.', {platform: platform, url: url})};
 
     // start the upload storage node
     self._checkStorageEndpoint(platform, function (err) {
       if (!err) {
-        return callback();
+        return callback(null);
       }
       self._startStorageNode(platform, (err) => {
         if (err) {
-          self._logger.error(err);
-          return callback(errorObj);
+          return callback(err);
         }
         // Check endpoint again to see if really did start
         self._checkStorageEndpoint(platform, (err) => {
           if (err) {
-            return callback(errorObj);
+            return callback(err);
           }
-          callback();
+          callback(null);
         });
       });
     });
@@ -182,20 +180,44 @@ class Storage {
   startStorageProcesses(){
     let platform = this._storageConfig.upload.provider;
     let self = this;
+    let withErrors = false;
 
     async.waterfall([
       function _checkStorageService(callback){
-        self.checkStorageService(platform, utils.buildUrlFromConfig(self._storageConfig.upload), callback);
+        self.checkStorageService(platform, utils.buildUrlFromConfig(self._storageConfig.upload), (err) => {
+          // log error and continue
+          if(err){
+            self._logger.error(err);
+            withErrors = true;
+          }
+          callback(null);
+        });
       },
       function checkDappConnectionStorageService(callback){
         // start any dappConnection storage nodes
-        self._validDappProviders.forEach(dappConn => {
-          if(!dappConn.provider || dappConn.provider === platform) return; // don't start the process we've just started above
+        async.each(self._validDappProviders, function(dappConn, cb) {
+          if(!dappConn.provider || dappConn.provider === platform) {
+            return cb(null);
+          } // don't start the process we've just started above
 
-          self.checkStorageService(dappConn.provider, utils.buildUrlFromConfig(dappConn), callback);
-        });
+          self.checkStorageService(dappConn.provider, utils.buildUrlFromConfig(dappConn), (err) => {
+            // log error and continue
+            if(err){
+              self._logger.error(err);
+              withErrors = true;
+            }
+            cb(null);
+          });
+        }, callback);
       }
-    ]);
+    ], function (){
+      let strComplete = __('Finished starting all storage providers');
+      if(withErrors){
+        strComplete += ', ' + __('with errors.');
+        return self._logger.warn(strComplete);
+      }
+      self._logger.info(strComplete + '.');
+    });
   }
 }