diff --git a/fs_storage/models/fs_storage.py b/fs_storage/models/fs_storage.py
index 99ba816254..471bb7ad28 100644
--- a/fs_storage/models/fs_storage.py
+++ b/fs_storage/models/fs_storage.py
@@ -148,6 +148,14 @@ def __init__(self, env, ids=(), prefetch_ids=()):
         compute="_compute_options_properties",
         store=False,
     )
+    check_connection_method = fields.Selection(
+        [
+            ("marker_file", "Create Marker file"),
+            ("ls", "List File"),
+        ],
+        default="marker_file",
+        required=True,
+    )
 
     _sql_constraints = [
         (
@@ -269,12 +277,21 @@ def _compute_options_properties(self) -> None:
     def _get_marker_file_name(self):
         return ".odoo_fs_storage_%s.marker" % self.id
 
-    def _check_connection(self, fs):
+    def _marker_file_check_connection(self, fs):
         marker_file_name = self._get_marker_file_name()
         try:
             fs.info(marker_file_name)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             fs.touch(marker_file_name)
+
+    def _ls_check_connection(self, fs):
+        fs.ls("", detail=False)
+
+    def _check_connection(self, fs):
+        if self.check_connection_method == "marker_file":
+            self._marker_file_check_connection(fs)
+        elif self.check_connection_method == "ls":
+            self._ls_check_connection(fs)
         return True
 
     @property
diff --git a/fs_storage/views/fs_storage_view.xml b/fs_storage/views/fs_storage_view.xml
index 3e25196230..712bb2a656 100644
--- a/fs_storage/views/fs_storage_view.xml
+++ b/fs_storage/views/fs_storage_view.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
                                 options="{'mode': 'python'}"
                                 placeholder="Enter you fsspec options here."
                             />
+                            <field name="check_connection_method" />
                         </group>
                         <group>
                             <notebook colspan="2">