diff --git a/src/storage.c b/src/storage.c
index 584bbec27..1987ac4f3 100644
--- a/src/storage.c
+++ b/src/storage.c
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ void storage_init(const char *tmpfilePath, size_t cbFileReserve)
     {
         serverAssert(mkdisk == NULL);
         mkdisk = MEMKIND_DEFAULT;
+        pool_initialize(&poolobj, sizeof(robj));
+        pool_initialize(&poolembstrobj, EMBSTR_ROBJ_SIZE);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -169,9 +171,6 @@ void storage_init(const char *tmpfilePath, size_t cbFileReserve)
             cbFileReserve = 1*1024*1024*1024;   // 1 GB (enough to be interesting)
         posix_fallocate64(memkind_fd(mkdisk), 0, cbFileReserve);
 
-        pool_initialize(&poolobj, sizeof(robj));
-        pool_initialize(&poolembstrobj, EMBSTR_ROBJ_SIZE);
-
         pthread_atfork(handle_prefork, handle_postfork_parent, handle_postfork_child);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/storage.h b/src/storage.h
index 8b21cd204..fa3cd5b8c 100644
--- a/src/storage.h
+++ b/src/storage.h
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@ void sfree(void*);
 void *srealloc(void *pv, size_t cb, enum MALLOC_CLASS mclass);
 size_t salloc_usable_size(void *ptr);
 
+struct redisObject *salloc_objembstr();
+void sfree_objembstr(struct redisObject *obj);
+struct redisObject *salloc_obj();
+void sfree_obj(struct redisObject *obj);
+
 #endif