diff --git a/scripts/start-agent.sh b/scripts/start-agent.sh
index 2bdebbf..c56551e 100644
--- a/scripts/start-agent.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-agent.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ check_env_var OSS_ACCESS_KEY
 check_env_var OSS_SECRET_KEY
 check_env_var WORKER_NAME
 check_env_var BINANCE_FUTURES_DIR
+
+# Check if BINANCE_FUTURES_DIR directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$BINANCE_FUTURES_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: BINANCE_FUTURES_DIR directory '$BINANCE_FUTURES_DIR' does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
 # Set working directory with default value
 WORKING_DIR=${WORKING_DIR:-/kaggle/working}
 
@@ -36,4 +42,12 @@ chmod +x ~/.local/bin/mc
 fi
 export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
 mc alias set oss $OSS_ENDPOINT $OSS_ACCESS_KEY $OSS_SECRET_KEY --api S3v4
+
+# Check if OSS is accessible
+echo "Checking OSS connectivity..."
+if ! mc ls oss/ > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: Unable to connect to OSS at $OSS_ENDPOINT"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "OSS connection successful!"
 prefect worker start --name $WORKER_NAME --pool freqtrade -l 3
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