diff --git a/storage-provider/server/src/main.rs b/storage-provider/server/src/main.rs
index 58ba48855..2233bbc15 100644
--- a/storage-provider/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/storage-provider/server/src/main.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ pub enum ServerError {
     #[error("proof sectors sizes do not match")]
     SectorSizeMismatch,
 
+    #[error("at least 1 prove commit should be running in parallel")]
+    InvalidNumberOfParallelProveCommits,
+
     #[error("failed to load PoRep parameters from: {0}, because: {1}")]
     InvalidPoRepParameters(std::path::PathBuf, porep::PoRepError),
 
@@ -296,6 +299,10 @@ impl TryFrom<ServerArguments> for ServerConfiguration {
             return Err(ServerError::SectorSizeMismatch);
         }
 
+        if value.parallel_prove_commits < 1 {
+            return Err(ServerError::InvalidNumberOfParallelProveCommits);
+        }
+
         let multi_pair_signer = MultiPairSigner::new(
             value.sr25519_key.map(DebugPair::<Sr25519Pair>::into_inner),
             value.ecdsa_key.map(DebugPair::<ECDSAPair>::into_inner),