diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePathStrategy.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePathStrategy.java
index 9753149c878fe..6506387e26367 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePathStrategy.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/index/remote/RemoteStorePathStrategy.java
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public static class BasePathInput {
         public BasePathInput(BlobPath basePath, String indexUUID) {
             this.basePath = basePath;
             this.indexUUID = indexUUID;
+            this.fixedPrefix = null;
         }
 
         public BasePathInput(Builder<?> builder) {