diff --git a/cmd/main/main.go b/cmd/main/main.go
index c05c454..1f2f6b4 100644
--- a/cmd/main/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main/main.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func main() {
 	repository := repository.NewRepository(db)
 
 	// Initialize Minio client
-	minioClient, err := minio.NewMinioClientAndInitBucket()
+	minioClient, _ := minio.NewMinioClientAndInitBucket()
 
 	
 	service := service.NewService(repository, minioClient, mgmtPrivateServiceClient, httpclient.NewRegistryClient(ctx))
diff --git a/pkg/minio/minio.go b/pkg/minio/minio.go
index 48499a1..d5ebf2d 100644
--- a/pkg/minio/minio.go
+++ b/pkg/minio/minio.go
@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@ func NewMinioClientAndInitBucket() (*Minio, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	client, err := minio.New(cfg.Host+":"+cfg.Port, cfg.RootUser, cfg.RootUser, false)
+	client, err := minio.New(cfg.Host+":"+cfg.Port, cfg.RootUser, cfg.RootPwd, false)
 	if err != nil {
+		// log connection error
+		log.Error("cannot connect to minio",
+			zap.String("host:port", cfg.Host+":"+cfg.Port),
+			zap.String("user", cfg.RootUser),
+			zap.String("pwd", cfg.RootPwd), zap.Error(err))
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	err = client.MakeBucket(cfg.BucketName, "us-east-1")