diff --git a/src/drive/drive_monitor/mod.rs b/src/drive/drive_monitor/mod.rs
index 0e90eacb..1cc202ad 100644
--- a/src/drive/drive_monitor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/drive/drive_monitor/mod.rs
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ mod kb_processor;
 mod monitor;
 mod utils;
 
-pub use types::{DriveMonitor, normalize_etag};
+pub use types::{DriveMonitor, normalize_etag, normalize_config_value};
diff --git a/src/drive/drive_monitor/types.rs b/src/drive/drive_monitor/types.rs
index 32ba003f..8f9f5ab0 100644
--- a/src/drive/drive_monitor/types.rs
+++ b/src/drive/drive_monitor/types.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,26 @@ pub fn normalize_etag(etag: &str) -> String {
     etag.trim_matches('"').to_string()
 }
 
+pub fn normalize_config_value(value: &str) -> String {
+    let trimmed = value.trim();
+    if trimmed.is_empty() || trimmed.eq_ignore_ascii_case("none") {
+        String::new()
+    } else {
+        trimmed.to_string()
+    }
+}
+
+impl DriveMonitor {
+    /// Start monitoring the drive bucket for changes
+    /// This is a placeholder that will be implemented with the actual monitoring logic
+    pub async fn start_monitoring(&self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+        log::info!("DriveMonitor monitoring started for bucket: {}", self.bucket_name);
+        // The actual monitoring logic is handled by LocalFileMonitor
+        // This method is kept for backward compatibility
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct DriveMonitor {
     pub state: Arc<AppState>,
diff --git a/src/drive/drive_monitor/utils.rs b/src/drive/drive_monitor/utils.rs
index 1774031c..70ea423b 100644
--- a/src/drive/drive_monitor/utils.rs
+++ b/src/drive/drive_monitor/utils.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,4 @@
-use super::types::DriveMonitor;
-
-impl DriveMonitor {
-    pub fn normalize_config_value(value: &str) -> String {
-        let trimmed = value.trim();
-        if trimmed.is_empty() || trimmed.eq_ignore_ascii_case("none") {
-            String::new()
-        } else {
-            trimmed.to_string()
-        }
-    }
-}
+// Utility functions for drive_monitor module
+// Re-exports from types.rs to maintain module structure
+// Re-exported from types.rs for module structure
+// pub use super::types::normalize_config_value;