diff --git a/kernel/model/sync.go b/kernel/model/sync.go
index 9f37a0fe2..91f978fea 100644
--- a/kernel/model/sync.go
+++ b/kernel/model/sync.go
@@ -475,6 +475,26 @@ func SetSyncProviderLocal(local *conf.Local) (err error) {
 	local.Endpoint = strings.TrimSpace(local.Endpoint)
 	local.Endpoint = util.NormalizeLocalPath(local.Endpoint)
 
+	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(local.Endpoint)
+	if nil != err {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("get endpoint [%s] abs path failed: %s", local.Endpoint, err)
+		logging.LogErrorf(msg)
+		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf(Conf.Language(77), msg))
+		return
+	}
+	if !gulu.File.IsExist(absPath) {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("endpoint [%s] not exist", local.Endpoint+" ("+absPath+")")
+		logging.LogErrorf(msg)
+		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf(Conf.Language(77), msg))
+		return
+	}
+	if util.IsAbsPathInWorkspace(absPath) {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("endpoint [%s] is in workspace", local.Endpoint+" ("+absPath+")")
+		logging.LogErrorf(msg)
+		err = errors.New(fmt.Sprintf(Conf.Language(77), msg))
+		return
+	}
+
 	local.Timeout = util.NormalizeTimeout(local.Timeout)
 	local.ConcurrentReqs = util.NormalizeConcurrentReqs(local.ConcurrentReqs, conf.ProviderLocal)