diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3ClientConfig.java b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3ClientConfig.java
index c23e437..bc13078 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3ClientConfig.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-cloud/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/cloud/clients/aws/s3/S3ClientConfig.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     }
 
     public AwsCredentialsProvider createCredentialsProvider() {
-        return anonymousAuth ? AnonymousCredentialsProvider.create() : DefaultCredentialsProvider.create();
+        return anonymousAuth ? AnonymousCredentialsProvider.create() : DefaultCredentialsProvider.builder().build();
     }
 
     public long getProfilerLogInterval() {