diff --git a/weed/iam/integration/role_store.go b/weed/iam/integration/role_store.go
index c34c1a2b2..295115be4 100644
--- a/weed/iam/integration/role_store.go
+++ b/weed/iam/integration/role_store.go
@@ -146,18 +146,11 @@ func NewFilerRoleStore(config map[string]interface{}) (*FilerRoleStore, error) {
 		basePath: "/etc/iam/roles", // Default path for role storage - aligned with /etc/ convention
 	}
 
-	// Parse configuration
+	// Parse configuration - only basePath and other settings, NOT filerAddress
 	if config != nil {
 		if basePath, ok := config["basePath"].(string); ok && basePath != "" {
 			store.basePath = strings.TrimSuffix(basePath, "/")
 		}
-
-		// Validate that filerAddress is provided in config - required for distributed setup
-		if _, ok := config["filerAddress"].(string); !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("filer address is required in configuration for FilerRoleStore")
-		}
-	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("filer address is required in configuration for FilerRoleStore")
 	}
 
 	glog.V(2).Infof("Initialized FilerRoleStore with basePath %s", store.basePath)
diff --git a/weed/iam/policy/policy_store.go b/weed/iam/policy/policy_store.go
index c44afd6e4..4c673d40a 100644
--- a/weed/iam/policy/policy_store.go
+++ b/weed/iam/policy/policy_store.go
@@ -158,18 +158,11 @@ func NewFilerPolicyStore(config map[string]interface{}) (*FilerPolicyStore, erro
 		basePath: "/etc/iam/policies", // Default path for policy storage - aligned with /etc/ convention
 	}
 
-	// Parse configuration
+	// Parse configuration - only basePath and other settings, NOT filerAddress
 	if config != nil {
 		if basePath, ok := config["basePath"].(string); ok && basePath != "" {
 			store.basePath = strings.TrimSuffix(basePath, "/")
 		}
-
-		// Validate that filerAddress is provided in config - required for distributed setup
-		if _, ok := config["filerAddress"].(string); !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("filer address is required in configuration for FilerPolicyStore")
-		}
-	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("filer address is required in configuration for FilerPolicyStore")
 	}
 
 	glog.V(2).Infof("Initialized FilerPolicyStore with basePath %s", store.basePath)