diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/utilities.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/utilities.js
index 2743102f0a..cfdbc3b811 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/utilities.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/utilities.js
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ const PUBLIC_BUCKETS = [ObjectStoreBuckets.APPS]
  * @constructor
  */
 exports.ObjectStore = bucket => {
-  AWS.config.update({
-    accessKeyId: env.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY,
-    secretAccessKey: env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY,
-  })
+  if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
+    AWS.config.update({
+      accessKeyId: env.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY,
+      secretAccessKey: env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY,
+    })
+  }
   const config = {
     s3ForcePathStyle: true,
     signatureVersion: "v4",