diff --git a/lib/storage/data/LocationConstraintParser.js b/lib/storage/data/LocationConstraintParser.js
index 7320bda21..29a9e110f 100644
--- a/lib/storage/data/LocationConstraintParser.js
+++ b/lib/storage/data/LocationConstraintParser.js
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ function parseLC(config, vault) {
             if (locationObj.details.credentialsProfile) {
                 s3Params.credentials = new AWS.SharedIniFileCredentials({
                     profile: locationObj.details.credentialsProfile });
-            } else {
+            } else if (locationObj.details.credentials && 
+                locationObj.details.credentials.accessKey && 
+                locationObj.details.credentials.secretKey) {
                 s3Params.accessKeyId =
                     locationObj.details.credentials.accessKey;
                 s3Params.secretAccessKey =