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 37872dd..fe73a0a 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
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     public S3ClientConfig(String region, String endpoint, String prefix, boolean anonymousAuth,
             long profilerLogInterval, int writeBufferSize) {
         this.region = Objects.requireNonNull(region, "region");
-        this.endpoint = Objects.requireNonNull(endpoint, "endpoint");
+        this.endpoint = endpoint;
         this.prefix = Objects.requireNonNull(prefix, "prefix");
         this.anonymousAuth = anonymousAuth;
         this.profilerLogInterval = profilerLogInterval;