diff --git a/jraft-extension/java-log-storage-impl/src/main/java/com/alipay/sofa/jraft/storage/HybridLogStorage.java b/jraft-extension/java-log-storage-impl/src/main/java/com/alipay/sofa/jraft/storage/HybridLogStorage.java
index bd2399e66..2be22f4ed 100644
--- a/jraft-extension/java-log-storage-impl/src/main/java/com/alipay/sofa/jraft/storage/HybridLogStorage.java
+++ b/jraft-extension/java-log-storage-impl/src/main/java/com/alipay/sofa/jraft/storage/HybridLogStorage.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public HybridLogStorage(final String path, final StoreOptions storeOptions, fina
         try {
             FileUtils.forceMkdir(new File(path));
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            // ignore
+            LOG.error("Failed to create directory at path: {}", path, e);
         }
         final String newLogStoragePath = Paths.get(path, storeOptions.getStoragePath()).toString();
         this.newLogStorage = new LogitLogStorage(newLogStoragePath, storeOptions);