diff --git a/backend/.env.development b/backend/.env.development
index c6634bc2..84ee895a 100644
--- a/backend/.env.development
+++ b/backend/.env.development
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ LANGCHAIN_API_KEY=your_langsmith_api_key_here
 LANGCHAIN_PROJECT=your_langsmith_project_name_here
 
 # FILE_UPLOAD: Whether to enable file upload to storage
+# Available options: false, s3, minio
 # If set to false, AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME is not required.
 # Set to true if file upload is required.
 FILE_UPLOAD=true
diff --git a/backend/docker/docker-compose-full.yml b/backend/docker/docker-compose-full.yml
index 9e19bfaa..233ff1f3 100644
--- a/backend/docker/docker-compose-full.yml
+++ b/backend/docker/docker-compose-full.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
             LANGCHAIN_TRACING_V2: "false"
             LANGCHAIN_API_KEY: "your_langsmith_api_key_here"
             LANGCHAIN_PROJECT: "your_langsmith_project_name_here"
-            FILE_UPLOAD: true
+            FILE_UPLOAD: false
             AWS_REGION: "your_aws_region_here"
             # Default configuration values for using Minio
             BUCKET_NAME: "default-storage"
diff --git a/backend/src/storage/storage.module.ts b/backend/src/storage/storage.module.ts
index ce18a69a..b75a261a 100644
--- a/backend/src/storage/storage.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/storage/storage.module.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
 const s3ClientFactory = {
 	provide: "STORAGE_CLIENT",
 	useFactory: (configService: ConfigService): S3Client | null => {
-		const fileUpload = configService.get<boolean>("FILE_UPLOAD");
+		const fileUpload = configService.get<boolean | "s3" | "minio">("FILE_UPLOAD");
 		if (!fileUpload) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -14,19 +14,17 @@ const s3ClientFactory = {
 		const accessKeyId = configService.get<string>("STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY");
 		const secretAccessKey = configService.get<string>("STORAGE_SECRET_KEY");
 
-		const config: S3ClientConfig = fileUpload
-			? {
-					region,
-					endpoint,
-					forcePathStyle: true,
-					credentials: {
-						accessKeyId,
-						secretAccessKey,
-					},
-				}
-			: {
-					region,
-				};
+		const config: S3ClientConfig = {
+			region,
+			...(fileUpload === "minio" && {
+				endpoint,
+				forcePathStyle: true,
+				credentials: {
+					accessKeyId,
+					secretAccessKey,
+				},
+			}),
+		};
 
 		return new S3Client(config);
 	},