diff --git a/p2p/kademlia/store/cloud.go/cloud.go b/p2p/kademlia/store/cloud.go/cloud.go
index a26403658..0e2256d72 100644
--- a/p2p/kademlia/store/cloud.go/cloud.go
+++ b/p2p/kademlia/store/cloud.go/cloud.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package cloud
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/common/log"
 )
 
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ type Storage interface {
 	FetchBatch(keys []string) (map[string][]byte, error)
 	Upload(key string, data []byte) (string, error)
 	UploadBatch(keys []string, data [][]byte) ([]string, error)
+	CheckCloudConnection() error
+	Delete(key string) error
 }
 
 type RcloneStorage struct {
@@ -51,10 +53,11 @@ func (r *RcloneStorage) Store(key string, data []byte) (string, error) {
 
 	// Use rclone to copy the file to the remote
 	cmd := exec.Command("rclone", "copyto", filePath, remotePath)
+	cmdOutput := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	cmd.Stderr = cmdOutput // Capture standard error
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		// Clean up the local file if the upload fails
 		os.Remove(filePath)
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("rclone command failed: %w", err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("rclone command failed: %s, error: %w", cmdOutput.String(), err)
 	}
 
 	// Delete the local file after successful upload
@@ -192,3 +195,43 @@ func (r *RcloneStorage) UploadBatch(keys []string, data [][]byte) ([]string, err
 
 	return successfulKeys, nil
 }
+
+// Delete - deletes the file from the bucket of the configured spec
+func (r *RcloneStorage) Delete(key string) error {
+	remotePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s/%s", r.specName, r.bucketName, key)
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("rclone", "deletefile", remotePath)
+	var stderr bytes.Buffer
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+
+	// Execute the command
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("rclone command failed to delete file: %s, error: %w", stderr.String(), err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CheckCloudConnection verifies the R-clone connection by storing and fetching a test file.
+func (r *RcloneStorage) CheckCloudConnection() error {
+	testKey := uuid.NewString()
+	testData := []byte("this is test data to verify cloud storage connectivity through r-clone")
+
+	_, err := r.Store(testKey, testData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = r.Fetch(testKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = r.Delete(testKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/replication.go b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/replication.go
index 014c4f6dd..3fdbdf921 100644
--- a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/replication.go
+++ b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/replication.go
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func retrieveBatchValues(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB, keys []string, getFro
 			values[idx] = value
 			keysFound++
 
-			if s.isCloudBackupOn() {
+			if s.IsCloudBackupOn() {
 				if len(value) == 0 && is_on_cloud {
 					cloudKeys = append(cloudKeys, key)
 				}
diff --git a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite.go b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite.go
index f840df4a4..b2cd3e6a6 100644
--- a/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite.go
+++ b/p2p/kademlia/store/sqlite/sqlite.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func NewStore(ctx context.Context, dataDir string, _ time.Duration, _ time.Durat
 	// Run WAL checkpoint worker every 5 seconds
 	go s.startCheckpointWorker(ctx)
 
-	if s.isCloudBackupOn() {
+	if s.IsCloudBackupOn() {
 		_, err = NewMigrationMetaStore(ctx, dataDir, cloud)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot create meta store: %w", err)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func NewStore(ctx context.Context, dataDir string, _ time.Duration, _ time.Durat
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Store) isCloudBackupOn() bool {
+func (s *Store) IsCloudBackupOn() bool {
 	return s.cloud != nil
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ func (s *Store) Retrieve(_ context.Context, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get record by key %s: %w", hkey, err)
 	}
 
-	if s.isCloudBackupOn() {
+	if s.IsCloudBackupOn() {
 		PostAccessUpdate([]string{hkey})
 	}
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ func (s *Store) Retrieve(_ context.Context, key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve data from cloud: data is neither on cloud nor on local - this shouldn't happen")
 	}
 
-	if !s.isCloudBackupOn() {
+	if !s.IsCloudBackupOn() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve data from cloud: data is supposed to be on cloud but backup is not enabled")
 	}
 
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ func (s *Store) storeRecord(key []byte, value []byte, typ int, isOriginal bool)
 		return fmt.Errorf("error storing data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if s.isCloudBackupOn() {
+	if s.IsCloudBackupOn() {
 		PostKeysInsert([]UpdateMessage{{Key: hkey, LastAccessTime: time.Now(), Size: len(value)}})
 	}
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ func (s *Store) storeBatchRecord(values [][]byte, typ int, isOriginal bool) erro
 		return fmt.Errorf("error storing data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if s.isCloudBackupOn() {
+	if s.IsCloudBackupOn() {
 		PostKeysInsert(hkeys)
 	}
 
diff --git a/supernode/cmd/app.go b/supernode/cmd/app.go
index cce88c79f..90a27d004 100644
--- a/supernode/cmd/app.go
+++ b/supernode/cmd/app.go
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ func runApp(ctx context.Context, config *configs.Config) error {
 		log.WithContext(ctx).Info("Interrupt signal received. Gracefully shutting down...")
 	})
 
-	// entities
 	pastelClient := pastel.NewClient(config.Pastel, config.Pastel.BurnAddress())
 
 	if config.PassPhrase == "" {
@@ -225,7 +224,15 @@ func runApp(ctx context.Context, config *configs.Config) error {
 	// p2p service (currently using kademlia)
 	config.P2P.SetWorkDir(config.WorkDir)
 	config.P2P.ID = config.PastelID
-	cloudStorage := cloud.NewRcloneStorage("bucket", "spec")
+
+	cloudStorage := cloud.NewRcloneStorage(config.RcloneStorageConfig.BucketName, config.RcloneStorageConfig.SpecName)
+	if config.RcloneStorageConfig.BucketName != "" && config.RcloneStorageConfig.SpecName != "" {
+		if err := cloudStorage.CheckCloudConnection(); err != nil {
+			log.WithContext(ctx).WithError(err).Fatal("error establishing connection with the cloud")
+			return fmt.Errorf("rclone connection check failed: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	p2p, err := p2p.New(ctx, config.P2P, pastelClient, secInfo, rqstore, cloudStorage)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("could not create p2p service, %w", err)
diff --git a/supernode/configs/config.go b/supernode/configs/config.go
index e55f992f6..c7461fbf3 100644
--- a/supernode/configs/config.go
+++ b/supernode/configs/config.go
@@ -35,10 +35,17 @@ type Config struct {
 	P2P    *p2p.Config    `mapstructure:"p2p" json:"p2p,omitempty"`
 	//MetaDB       *metadb.Config          `mapstructure:"metadb" json:"metadb,omitempty"`
 	//UserDB       *database.Config        `mapstructure:"userdb" json:"userdb,omitempty"`
-	DDServer     *ddclient.Config        `mapstructure:"dd-server" json:"dd-server,omitempty"`
-	RaptorQ      *raptorq.Config         `mapstructure:"raptorq" json:"raptorq,omitempty"`
-	HealthCheck  *healthcheck_lib.Config `mapstructure:"health-check" json:"health-check,omitempty"`
-	DebugService *debug.Config           `mapstructure:"debug-service" json:"debug-service,omitempty"`
+	DDServer            *ddclient.Config        `mapstructure:"dd-server" json:"dd-server,omitempty"`
+	RaptorQ             *raptorq.Config         `mapstructure:"raptorq" json:"raptorq,omitempty"`
+	HealthCheck         *healthcheck_lib.Config `mapstructure:"health-check" json:"health-check,omitempty"`
+	DebugService        *debug.Config           `mapstructure:"debug-service" json:"debug-service,omitempty"`
+	RcloneStorageConfig *RcloneStorageConfig    `mapstructure:"storage-rclone" json:"storage-rclone,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// RcloneStorageConfig contains settings for RcloneStorage
+type RcloneStorageConfig struct {
+	SpecName   string `mapstructure:"spec_name" json:"spec_name,omitempty"`
+	BucketName string `mapstructure:"bucket_name" json:"bucket_name,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // LogConfig contains log configs
diff --git a/walletnode/go.mod b/walletnode/go.mod
index 2dd56c917..b8ea5e4ce 100644
--- a/walletnode/go.mod
+++ b/walletnode/go.mod
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12
 	github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/common v0.0.0-20240229105633-1f295fe18563
 	github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/mixins v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
+	github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/p2p v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/pastel v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/proto v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
 	github.com/pastelnetwork/gonode/raptorq v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/manveru/faker v0.0.0-20171103152722-9fbc68a78c4d // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.17 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 // indirect
 	github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
diff --git a/walletnode/go.sum b/walletnode/go.sum
index b6a19dc8f..ca2aa16db 100644
--- a/walletnode/go.sum
+++ b/walletnode/go.sum
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovk
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16 h1:bq3VjFmv/sOjHtdEhmkEV4x1AJtvUvOJ2PFAZ5+peKQ=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.6/go.mod h1:NyWgC/yNuGj7Q9rpYnZvas74GogHl5/Z4A/KQRfk6bU=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.17 h1:mCRHCLDUBXgpKAqIKsaAaAsrAlbkeomtRFKXh2L6YIM=
-github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.17/go.mod h1:2eHXhiwb8IkHr+BDWZGa96P6+rkvnG63S2DGjv9HUNg=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 h1:2gZY6PC6kBnID23Tichd1K+Z0oS6nE/XwU+Vz/5o4kU=
+github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
 github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d h1:5PJl274Y63IEHC+7izoQE9x6ikvDFZS2mDVS3drnohI=
 github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d/go.mod h1:01TrycV0kFyexm33Z7vhZRXopbI8J3TDReVlkTgMUxE=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 h1:jeMsZIYE/09sWLaz43PL7Gy6RuMjD2eJVyuac5Z2hdY=