diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode_kvcache_offload_manager.py b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode_kvcache_offload_manager.py
index a222aa266..ebc660bbf 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode_kvcache_offload_manager.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/decode_kvcache_offload_manager.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import json
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
@@ -77,6 +78,17 @@ class DecodeKVCacheOffloadManager:
         self.tp_group = tp_group
         self.tp_world_size = torch.distributed.get_world_size(group=self.tp_group)
 
+        hicache_storage_backend_extra_config = {}
+        if server_args.hicache_storage_backend_extra_config:
+            try:
+                hicache_storage_backend_extra_config = json.loads(
+                    server_args.hicache_storage_backend_extra_config
+                )
+            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    f"Invalid hicache storage backend extra config JSON: {e}"
+                )
+
         self.cache_controller = HiCacheController(
             token_to_kv_pool_allocator=self.token_to_kv_pool_allocator,
             mem_pool_host=self.decode_host_mem_pool,
@@ -86,7 +98,7 @@ class DecodeKVCacheOffloadManager:
             load_cache_event=threading.Event(),
             storage_backend=server_args.hicache_storage_backend,
             model_name=server_args.served_model_name,
-            storage_backend_extra_config=server_args.hicache_storage_backend_extra_config,
+            storage_backend_extra_config=hicache_storage_backend_extra_config,
         )
 
         self.ongoing_offload = {}