diff --git a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java
+++ b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/docker/DockerOptions.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public class DockerOptions {
   }
 
   private Path getStoragePath() {
-    String storagePath = config.get(DOCKER_SECTION, "video-path").orElse(null);
+    String storagePath = config.get(DOCKER_SECTION, "video-path").orElse("");
     if (Files.isDirectory(Path.of(storagePath))) {
       return Path.of(storagePath);
     }
[grid] Fixing NPE [skip ci]