diff --git a/docker/scripts/app-configure-blobstore.py b/docker/scripts/app-configure-blobstore.py
index 7b5ce962e..ae87bf1af 100755
--- a/docker/scripts/app-configure-blobstore.py
+++ b/docker/scripts/app-configure-blobstore.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # Copyright The IETF Trust 2024, All Rights Reserved
 
 import boto3
+import botocore.config
+import botocore.exceptions
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -16,13 +18,19 @@ def init_blobstore():
         aws_secret_access_key=os.environ.get("BLOB_STORE_SECRET_KEY", "minio_pass"),
         aws_session_token=None,
         config=botocore.config.Config(signature_version="s3v4"),
-        verify=False,
     )
     for bucketname in MORE_STORAGE_NAMES:
-        blobstore.create_bucket(
-            Bucket=f"{os.environ.get('BLOB_STORE_BUCKET_PREFIX', '')}{bucketname}".strip()
-        )
-
+        try:
+            blobstore.create_bucket(
+                Bucket=f"{os.environ.get('BLOB_STORE_BUCKET_PREFIX', '')}{bucketname}".strip()
+            )
+        except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as err:
+            if err.response["Error"]["Code"] == "BucketAlreadyExists":
+                print(f"Bucket {bucketname} already exists")
+            else:
+                print(f"Error creating {bucketname}: {err.response['Error']['Code']}")
+        else:
+            print(f"Bucket {bucketname} created")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(init_blobstore())