diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/RecordingManager.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/RecordingManager.java
index 283b9a87..91d333e7 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/RecordingManager.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/recording/service/RecordingManager.java
@@ -526,80 +526,83 @@ public class RecordingManager {
 
 	private void initRecordingPath() throws OpenViduException {
 		log.info("Initializing recording path");
+
+		final String recPath = this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath();
+		final String testFolderPath = recPath + "/TEST_RECORDING_PATH_" + System.currentTimeMillis();
+		final String testFilePath = testFolderPath + "/TEST_RECORDING_PATH.webm";
+
+		Path path = null;
 		try {
-			final String recPath = this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath();
-			final String testFolderPath = recPath + "/TEST_RECORDING_PATH_" + System.currentTimeMillis();
-			final String testFilePath = testFolderPath + "/TEST_RECORDING_PATH.webm";
-			Path path = Files.createDirectories(Paths.get(recPath));
-
-			// Check OpenVidu Server write permissions in recording path
-			if (!Files.isWritable(path)) {
-				String errorMessage = "The recording path \"" + recPath
-						+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server needs write permissions. Try running command \"sudo chmod 777 "
-						+ recPath + "\"";
-				log.error(errorMessage);
-				throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
-			} else {
-				log.info("OpenVidu Server has write permissions on recording path: {}", recPath);
-			}
-
-			// Check Kurento Media Server write permissions in recording path
-			KurentoClientSessionInfo kcSessionInfo = new OpenViduKurentoClientSessionInfo("TEST_RECORDING_PATH",
-					"TEST_RECORDING_PATH");
-			MediaPipeline pipeline = this.kcProvider.getKurentoClient(kcSessionInfo).createMediaPipeline();
-			RecorderEndpoint recorder = new RecorderEndpoint.Builder(pipeline, "file://" + testFilePath).build();
-
-			recorder.addErrorListener(new EventListener<ErrorEvent>() {
-				@Override
-				public void onEvent(ErrorEvent event) {
-					if (event.getErrorCode() == 6) {
-						// KMS write permissions error
-						log.error("The recording path \"" + recPath
-								+ "\" is not valid. Reason: Kurento Media Server needs write permissions. Try running command \"sudo chmod 777 "
-								+ recPath + "\"");
-						log.error(
-								"Error initializing recording path \"{}\" set with system property \"openvidu.recording.path\". Shutting down OpenVidu Server",
-								recPath);
-						System.exit(1);
-					}
-				}
-			});
-
-			recorder.record();
-
-			try {
-				Thread.sleep(250);
-			} catch (InterruptedException e1) {
-				e1.printStackTrace();
-			}
-
-			recorder.release();
-			pipeline.release();
-
-			log.info("Kurento Media Server has write permissions on recording path: {}", recPath);
-
-			try {
-				new CustomFileManager().deleteFolder(testFolderPath);
-				log.info("OpenVidu Server has write permissions over files created by Kurento Media Server");
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				String errorMessage = "The recording path \"" + recPath
-						+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server does not have write permissions over files created by Kurento Media Server. "
-						+ "Try running Kurento Media Server as user \"" + System.getProperty("user.name")
-						+ "\" or run OpenVidu Server as superuser";
-				log.error(errorMessage);
-				log.error(
-						"Be aware that a folder \"{}\" was created and should be manually deleted (\"sudo rm -rf {}\")",
-						testFolderPath, testFolderPath);
-				throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
-			}
-
-			log.info("Recording path successfully initialized at {}", this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath());
-
+			path = Files.createDirectories(Paths.get(recPath));
 		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID,
-					"The recording path '" + this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath() + "' is not valid. Reason: "
-							+ e.getClass().getName());
+			String errorMessage = "The recording path \"" + recPath
+					+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server cannot find path \"" + recPath
+					+ "\" and doesn't have permissions to create it";
+			log.error(errorMessage);
+			throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
 		}
+
+		// Check OpenVidu Server write permissions in recording path
+		if (!Files.isWritable(path)) {
+			String errorMessage = "The recording path \"" + recPath
+					+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server needs write permissions. Try running command \"sudo chmod 777 "
+					+ recPath + "\"";
+			log.error(errorMessage);
+			throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
+		} else {
+			log.info("OpenVidu Server has write permissions on recording path: {}", recPath);
+		}
+
+		// Check Kurento Media Server write permissions in recording path
+		KurentoClientSessionInfo kcSessionInfo = new OpenViduKurentoClientSessionInfo("TEST_RECORDING_PATH",
+				"TEST_RECORDING_PATH");
+		MediaPipeline pipeline = this.kcProvider.getKurentoClient(kcSessionInfo).createMediaPipeline();
+		RecorderEndpoint recorder = new RecorderEndpoint.Builder(pipeline, "file://" + testFilePath).build();
+
+		recorder.addErrorListener(new EventListener<ErrorEvent>() {
+			@Override
+			public void onEvent(ErrorEvent event) {
+				if (event.getErrorCode() == 6) {
+					// KMS write permissions error
+					log.error("The recording path \"" + recPath
+							+ "\" is not valid. Reason: Kurento Media Server needs write permissions. Try running command \"sudo chmod 777 "
+							+ recPath + "\"");
+					log.error(
+							"Error initializing recording path \"{}\" set with system property \"openvidu.recording.path\". Shutting down OpenVidu Server",
+							recPath);
+					System.exit(1);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+
+		recorder.record();
+
+		try {
+			Thread.sleep(250);
+		} catch (InterruptedException e1) {
+			e1.printStackTrace();
+		}
+
+		recorder.release();
+		pipeline.release();
+
+		log.info("Kurento Media Server has write permissions on recording path: {}", recPath);
+
+		try {
+			new CustomFileManager().deleteFolder(testFolderPath);
+			log.info("OpenVidu Server has write permissions over files created by Kurento Media Server");
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			String errorMessage = "The recording path \"" + recPath
+					+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server does not have write permissions over files created by Kurento Media Server. "
+					+ "Try running Kurento Media Server as user \"" + System.getProperty("user.name")
+					+ "\" or run OpenVidu Server as superuser";
+			log.error(errorMessage);
+			log.error("Be aware that a folder \"{}\" was created and should be manually deleted (\"sudo rm -rf {}\")",
+					testFolderPath, testFolderPath);
+			throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
+		}
+
+		log.info("Recording path successfully initialized at {}", this.openviduConfig.getOpenViduRecordingPath());
 	}
 
 	public static String finalReason(String reason) {