diff --git a/rdsn b/rdsn
index 65edf61e37..67e06d2c50 160000
--- a/rdsn
+++ b/rdsn
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 65edf61e376b692f41845ab3deb71cb686ea5575
+Subproject commit 67e06d2c5022e82984b0c7e6651876b5b0e7410d
diff --git a/src/server/config.ini b/src/server/config.ini
index 02813ae4e4..eb6e56020e 100644
--- a/src/server/config.ini
+++ b/src/server/config.ini
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@
   cold_backup_root = %{cluster.name}
   max_concurrent_uploading_file_count = 10
 
-  bulk_load_provider_root = bulk_load_root
   max_concurrent_bulk_load_downloading_count = 5
 
 [pegasus.server]
diff --git a/src/server/config.min.ini b/src/server/config.min.ini
index a12fe8d0af..0094879713 100644
--- a/src/server/config.min.ini
+++ b/src/server/config.min.ini
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
   duplication_disabled = true
   cluster_name = onebox
   cold_backup_checkpoint_reserve_minutes = 10
-  bulk_load_provider_root = bulk_load_root
 
 [meta_server.apps.@APP_NAME@]
   app_name = @APP_NAME@
diff --git a/src/shell/commands/bulk_load.cpp b/src/shell/commands/bulk_load.cpp
index 19a0c357a9..dd8fc930e4 100644
--- a/src/shell/commands/bulk_load.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/commands/bulk_load.cpp
@@ -24,16 +24,18 @@ bool start_bulk_load(command_executor *e, shell_context *sc, arguments args)
     static struct option long_options[] = {{"app_name", required_argument, 0, 'a'},
                                            {"cluster_name", required_argument, 0, 'c'},
                                            {"file_provider_type", required_argument, 0, 'p'},
+                                           {"root_path", required_argument, 0, 'r'},
                                            {0, 0, 0, 0}};
     std::string app_name;
     std::string cluster_name;
     std::string file_provider_type;
+    std::string remote_root_path;
 
     optind = 0;
     while (true) {
         int option_index = 0;
         int c;
-        c = getopt_long(args.argc, args.argv, "a:c:p:", long_options, &option_index);
+        c = getopt_long(args.argc, args.argv, "a:c:p:r:", long_options, &option_index);
         if (c == -1)
             break;
         switch (c) {
@@ -46,6 +48,9 @@ bool start_bulk_load(command_executor *e, shell_context *sc, arguments args)
         case 'p':
             file_provider_type = optarg;
             break;
+        case 'r':
+            remote_root_path = optarg;
+            break;
         default:
             return false;
         }
@@ -65,7 +70,13 @@ bool start_bulk_load(command_executor *e, shell_context *sc, arguments args)
         return false;
     }
 
-    auto err_resp = sc->ddl_client->start_bulk_load(app_name, cluster_name, file_provider_type);
+    if (remote_root_path.empty()) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "remote_root_path should not be empty\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    auto err_resp = sc->ddl_client->start_bulk_load(
+        app_name, cluster_name, file_provider_type, remote_root_path);
     dsn::error_s err = err_resp.get_error();
     std::string hint_msg;
     if (err.is_ok()) {
diff --git a/src/shell/main.cpp b/src/shell/main.cpp
index 76610cb1e5..9a02ab33aa 100644
--- a/src/shell/main.cpp
+++ b/src/shell/main.cpp
@@ -460,7 +460,8 @@ static command_executor commands[] = {
     {
         "start_bulk_load",
         "start app bulk load",
-        "<-a --app_name str> <-c --cluster_name str> <-p --file_provider_type str>",
+        "<-a --app_name str> <-c --cluster_name str> <-p --file_provider_type str> <-r "
+        "--root_path>",
         start_bulk_load,
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/test/function_test/test_bulk_load.cpp b/src/test/function_test/test_bulk_load.cpp
index 963d419e20..7f5c11b26e 100644
--- a/src/test/function_test/test_bulk_load.cpp
+++ b/src/test/function_test/test_bulk_load.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class bulk_load_test : public testing::Test
 
     error_code start_bulk_load()
     {
-        auto err_resp = ddl_client->start_bulk_load(APP_NAME, CLUSTER, PROVIDER);
+        auto err_resp = ddl_client->start_bulk_load(APP_NAME, CLUSTER, PROVIDER, LOCAL_ROOT);
         return err_resp.get_value().err;
     }