diff --git a/core-primitives/utils/src/buffer.rs b/core-primitives/utils/src/buffer.rs
index 0a69094577..304c0ce947 100644
--- a/core-primitives/utils/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/core-primitives/utils/src/buffer.rs
@@ -17,15 +17,20 @@
 
 //! Buffer utility functions.
 
-use crate::error::{Error, Result};
 use frame_support::ensure;
 use std::vec::Vec;
 
+#[cfg(all(not(feature = "std"), feature = "sgx"))]
+use crate::sgx_reexport_prelude::thiserror;
+
 /// Fills a given buffer with data and the left over buffer space with white spaces.
-pub fn write_slice_and_whitespace_pad(writable: &mut [u8], data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+pub fn write_slice_and_whitespace_pad(
+	writable: &mut [u8],
+	data: Vec<u8>,
+) -> Result<(), BufferError> {
 	ensure!(
 		data.len() <= writable.len(),
-		Error::InsufficientBufferSize(writable.len(), data.len())
+		BufferError::InsufficientBufferSize(writable.len(), data.len())
 	);
 	let (left, right) = writable.split_at_mut(data.len());
 	left.clone_from_slice(&data);
@@ -34,6 +39,12 @@ pub fn write_slice_and_whitespace_pad(writable: &mut [u8], data: Vec<u8>) -> Res
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum BufferError {
+	#[error("Insufficient buffer size. Actual: {0}, required: {1}")]
+	InsufficientBufferSize(usize, usize),
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
 	use super::*;
diff --git a/core-primitives/utils/src/error.rs b/core-primitives/utils/src/error.rs
index 662fb189a7..02042b8781 100644
--- a/core-primitives/utils/src/error.rs
+++ b/core-primitives/utils/src/error.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ use std::boxed::Box;
 
 pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
-/// extrinsics factory error
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 pub enum Error {
-	#[error("Insufficient buffer size. Actual: {0}, required: {1}")]
-	InsufficientBufferSize(usize, usize),
 	#[error("Could not decode from hex data: {0}")]
 	Hex(hex::FromHexError),
 	#[error("Parity Scale Codec: {0}")]
diff --git a/core/parentchain/light-client/src/io.rs b/core/parentchain/light-client/src/io.rs
index c455b283d5..b5fabfa796 100644
--- a/core/parentchain/light-client/src/io.rs
+++ b/core/parentchain/light-client/src/io.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ pub struct LightClientStateSeal<B, LightClientState> {
 }
 
 impl<B, L> LightClientStateSeal<B, L> {
-	pub fn new(path: &str) -> Self {
-		Self { path_buf: PathBuf::from(path), _phantom: Default::default() }
+	pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+		Self { path_buf: path, _phantom: Default::default() }
 	}
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub mod sgx_tests {
 	pub fn init_parachain_light_client_works() {
 		let parachain_params = default_simple_params();
 		let temp_dir = TempDir::with_prefix("init_parachain_light_client_works").unwrap();
-		let seal = TestSeal::new(temp_dir.path().to_str().unwrap());
+		let seal = TestSeal::new(temp_dir.path().to_path_buf());
 
 		let validator = read_or_init_parachain_validator::<TestBlock, OnchainMock, _>(
 			parachain_params.clone(),
diff --git a/enclave-runtime/src/error.rs b/enclave-runtime/src/error.rs
index 4c7ac4de6f..239e1450e3 100644
--- a/enclave-runtime/src/error.rs
+++ b/enclave-runtime/src/error.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub enum Error {
 	MutexAccess,
 	Attestation(itp_attestation_handler::error::Error),
 	Metadata(itp_node_api_metadata::error::Error),
+	BufferError(itp_utils::buffer::BufferError),
 	Other(Box<dyn std::error::Error>),
 }
 
diff --git a/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/mod.rs b/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/mod.rs
index 4e2e40e749..2206289d5c 100644
--- a/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/mod.rs
+++ b/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/mod.rs
@@ -21,19 +21,20 @@ use itc_parentchain::primitives::ParentchainInitParams;
 use itp_settings::worker_mode::ProvideWorkerMode;
 use parachain::FullParachainHandler;
 use solochain::FullSolochainHandler;
-use std::vec::Vec;
+use std::{path::PathBuf, vec::Vec};
 
 mod common;
 pub mod parachain;
 pub mod solochain;
 
 pub(crate) fn init_parentchain_components<WorkerModeProvider: ProvideWorkerMode>(
+	base_path: PathBuf,
 	encoded_params: Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 	match ParentchainInitParams::decode(&mut encoded_params.as_slice())? {
 		ParentchainInitParams::Parachain { params } =>
-			FullParachainHandler::init::<WorkerModeProvider>(params),
+			FullParachainHandler::init::<WorkerModeProvider>(base_path, params),
 		ParentchainInitParams::Solochain { params } =>
-			FullSolochainHandler::init::<WorkerModeProvider>(params),
+			FullSolochainHandler::init::<WorkerModeProvider>(base_path, params),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/parachain.rs b/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/parachain.rs
index 24da81921c..dc2791e0d1 100644
--- a/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/parachain.rs
+++ b/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/parachain.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use itp_settings::{
 	files::LIGHT_CLIENT_DB,
 	worker_mode::{ProvideWorkerMode, WorkerMode},
 };
-use std::{sync::Arc, vec::Vec};
+use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc, vec::Vec};
 
 pub use itc_parentchain::primitives::{ParachainBlock, ParachainHeader, ParachainParams};
 
@@ -53,14 +53,17 @@ pub struct FullParachainHandler {
 }
 
 impl FullParachainHandler {
-	pub fn init<WorkerModeProvider: ProvideWorkerMode>(params: ParachainParams) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+	pub fn init<WorkerModeProvider: ProvideWorkerMode>(
+		base_path: PathBuf,
+		params: ParachainParams,
+	) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 		let ocall_api = GLOBAL_OCALL_API_COMPONENT.get()?;
 		let state_handler = GLOBAL_STATE_HANDLER_COMPONENT.get()?;
 		let node_metadata_repository = Arc::new(EnclaveNodeMetadataRepository::default());
 
 		let genesis_header = params.genesis_header.clone();
 
-		let light_client_seal = EnclaveLightClientSeal::new(LIGHT_CLIENT_DB);
+		let light_client_seal = EnclaveLightClientSeal::new(base_path.join(LIGHT_CLIENT_DB));
 		let validator = itc_parentchain::light_client::io::read_or_init_parachain_validator::<
 			ParachainBlock,
 			EnclaveOCallApi,
diff --git a/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/solochain.rs b/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/solochain.rs
index b251142c91..0b1a4b1301 100644
--- a/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/solochain.rs
+++ b/enclave-runtime/src/initialization/parentchain/solochain.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use itp_settings::{
 	files::LIGHT_CLIENT_DB,
 	worker_mode::{ProvideWorkerMode, WorkerMode},
 };
-use std::{sync::Arc, vec::Vec};
+use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc, vec::Vec};
 
 pub use itc_parentchain::primitives::{SolochainBlock, SolochainHeader, SolochainParams};
 
@@ -52,14 +52,17 @@ pub struct FullSolochainHandler {
 }
 
 impl FullSolochainHandler {
-	pub fn init<WorkerModeProvider: ProvideWorkerMode>(params: SolochainParams) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+	pub fn init<WorkerModeProvider: ProvideWorkerMode>(
+		base_path: PathBuf,
+		params: SolochainParams,
+	) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
 		let ocall_api = GLOBAL_OCALL_API_COMPONENT.get()?;
 		let state_handler = GLOBAL_STATE_HANDLER_COMPONENT.get()?;
 		let node_metadata_repository = Arc::new(EnclaveNodeMetadataRepository::default());
 
 		let genesis_header = params.genesis_header.clone();
 
-		let light_client_seal = EnclaveLightClientSeal::new(LIGHT_CLIENT_DB);
+		let light_client_seal = EnclaveLightClientSeal::new(base_path.join(LIGHT_CLIENT_DB));
 		let validator = itc_parentchain::light_client::io::read_or_init_grandpa_validator::<
 			SolochainBlock,
 			EnclaveOCallApi,
diff --git a/enclave-runtime/src/lib.rs b/enclave-runtime/src/lib.rs
index bdd3ecee96..809383c5ac 100644
--- a/enclave-runtime/src/lib.rs
+++ b/enclave-runtime/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ use crate::{
 		get_triggered_dispatcher_from_solo_or_parachain, utf8_str_from_raw, DecodeRaw,
 	},
 };
-use codec::{alloc::string::String, Decode};
+use codec::Decode;
 use itc_parentchain::block_import_dispatcher::{
 	triggered_dispatcher::TriggerParentchainBlockImport, DispatchBlockImport,
 };
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ use log::*;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 use sgx_types::sgx_status_t;
 use sp_runtime::traits::BlakeTwo256;
-use std::{boxed::Box, path::PathBuf, slice, vec::Vec};
+use std::{
+	boxed::Box,
+	path::PathBuf,
+	slice,
+	string::{String, ToString},
+	vec::Vec,
+};
 
 mod attestation;
 mod empty_impls;
@@ -85,6 +91,14 @@ pub type AuthorityPair = sp_core::ed25519::Pair;
 
 static BASE_PATH: OnceCell<PathBuf> = OnceCell::new();
 
+fn get_base_path() -> Result<PathBuf> {
+	let base_path = BASE_PATH.get().ok_or_else(|| {
+		Error::Other("BASE_PATH not initialized. Broken enclave init flow!".to_string().into())
+	})?;
+
+	Ok(base_path.clone())
+}
+
 /// Initialize the enclave.
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn init(
@@ -335,19 +349,22 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn init_parentchain_components(
 	let encoded_params = slice::from_raw_parts(params, params_size);
 	let latest_header_slice = slice::from_raw_parts_mut(latest_header, latest_header_size);
 
-	let encoded_latest_header = match initialization::parentchain::init_parentchain_components::<
-		WorkerModeProvider,
-	>(encoded_params.to_vec())
-	{
-		Ok(h) => h,
-		Err(e) => return e.into(),
-	};
+	match init_parentchain_params_internal(encoded_params.to_vec(), latest_header_slice) {
+		Ok(()) => sgx_status_t::SGX_SUCCESS,
+		Err(e) => e.into(),
+	}
+}
 
-	if let Err(e) = write_slice_and_whitespace_pad(latest_header_slice, encoded_latest_header) {
-		return Error::Other(Box::new(e)).into()
-	};
+/// Initializes the parentchain components and writes the latest header into the `latest_header` slice.
+fn init_parentchain_params_internal(params: Vec<u8>, latest_header: &mut [u8]) -> Result<()> {
+	use initialization::parentchain::init_parentchain_components;
 
-	sgx_status_t::SGX_SUCCESS
+	let encoded_latest_header =
+		init_parentchain_components::<WorkerModeProvider>(get_base_path()?, params)?;
+
+	write_slice_and_whitespace_pad(latest_header, encoded_latest_header)?;
+
+	Ok(())
 }
 
 #[no_mangle]