diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/OpenViduServer.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/OpenViduServer.java
index 2fdc1d96..cf544f24 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/OpenViduServer.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/OpenViduServer.java
@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ public class OpenViduServer implements JsonRpcConfigurer {
 					finalErrorMessage = "Error initializing recording path \""
 							+ this.openviduConfig().getOpenViduRecordingPath()
 							+ "\" set with system property \"openvidu.recording.path\". Shutting down OpenVidu Server";
+				} else if (e.getCodeValue() == Code.RECORDING_FILE_EMPTY_ERROR.getValue()) {
+					finalErrorMessage = "Error initializing recording custom layouts path \""
+							+ this.openviduConfig().getOpenviduRecordingCustomLayout()
+							+ "\" set with system property \"openvidu.recording.custom-layout\". Shutting down OpenVidu Server";
 				}
 				log.error(finalErrorMessage);
 				System.exit(1);
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 21f08a1e..78611a1d 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
@@ -569,16 +569,17 @@ public class RecordingManager {
 							+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server needs read permissions. Try running command \"sudo chmod 755 "
 							+ openviduConfig.getOpenviduRecordingCustomLayout() + "\"";
 					log.error(errorMessage);
-					throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
+					throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_FILE_EMPTY_ERROR, errorMessage);
 				} else {
 					log.info("OpenVidu Server has read permissions on custom layout path: {}",
 							openviduConfig.getOpenviduRecordingCustomLayout());
 				}
 			} else {
-				String errorMessage = "The custom layouts path \"" + recordingPathString
-						+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server cannot find path \"" + recordingPathString + "\"";
+				String errorMessage = "The custom layouts path \"" + openviduConfig.getOpenviduRecordingCustomLayout()
+						+ "\" is not valid. Reason: OpenVidu Server cannot find path \""
+						+ openviduConfig.getOpenviduRecordingCustomLayout() + "\"";
 				log.error(errorMessage);
-				throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_PATH_NOT_VALID, errorMessage);
+				throw new OpenViduException(Code.RECORDING_FILE_EMPTY_ERROR, errorMessage);
 			}
 		}