diff --git a/bin/env.sh b/bin/env.sh
index 481d5cf31cce6f24722039db2837393c63e7c068..748a0223b54eb4a1e65c45dc59538ade6cb28130 100755
--- a/bin/env.sh
+++ b/bin/env.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fi
 mkdir -p "${LOCAL_DATA_PATH}"
 if [ ! -d "${LOCAL_DATA_PATH}" ]; then 
   echo "LOCAL_DATA_PATH (${LOCAL_DATA_PATH}) does not exist!!"
-  exit 1
+  #exit 1
 fi
 
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