diff --git a/packages/storage/src/metadata/gundbMetadataStore.ts b/packages/storage/src/metadata/gundbMetadataStore.ts
index 0b1ef84..0c93f3f 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/metadata/gundbMetadataStore.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/metadata/gundbMetadataStore.ts
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ export class GundbMetadataStore implements UserMetadataStore {
       }
     } else {
       this.gunInit = () => Gun({
-        localStorage: false,
+        localStorage: true,
         radisk: true,
         peers: 'https://gun.space.storage/gun',
+        axe: true,
       } as any);
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/storage/src/utils/pathUtils.spec.ts b/packages/storage/src/utils/pathUtils.spec.ts
index f167131..9c2aa57 100644
--- a/packages/storage/src/utils/pathUtils.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/storage/src/utils/pathUtils.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ describe('pathUtils', () => {
       { input: '/folder', output: '/folder' },
       { input: '/folder/', output: '/folder' },
       { input: 'folder', output: '/folder' },
+      { input: '', output: '/' },
       { input: 'folder/inside/', output: '/folder/inside' },
       { input: 'folder\\inside\\', output: '/folder/inside' },
     ];