diff --git a/app/aws/s3.py b/app/aws/s3.py
index c47653b64..9df1f1a0d 100644
--- a/app/aws/s3.py
+++ b/app/aws/s3.py
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ def get_s3_object(
     session = Session(
         aws_access_key_id=access_key,
         aws_secret_access_key=secret_key,
-        region_name=region,
-        config=AWS_CLIENT_CONFIG
+        region_name=region
     )
-    s3 = session.resource('s3')
+    s3 = session.resource('s3', config=AWS_CLIENT_CONFIG)
     return s3.Object(bucket_name, file_location)