diff --git a/services/filestore/app/js/S3PersistorManager.js b/services/filestore/app/js/S3PersistorManager.js
index 4ccc1642a4..5fb7040b24 100644
--- a/services/filestore/app/js/S3PersistorManager.js
+++ b/services/filestore/app/js/S3PersistorManager.js
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ function _getClientForBucket(bucket) {
   }
 
   if (
-    settings.filestore.s3.s3BucketCreds &&
-    settings.filestore.s3.s3BucketCreds[bucket]
+    settings.filestore.s3BucketCreds &&
+    settings.filestore.s3BucketCreds[bucket]
   ) {
     _clients[bucket] = new S3(
-      _buildClientOptions(settings.filestore.s3.s3BucketCreds[bucket])
+      _buildClientOptions(settings.filestore.s3BucketCreds[bucket])
     )
     return _clients[bucket]
   }
diff --git a/services/filestore/test/unit/js/S3PersistorManagerTests.js b/services/filestore/test/unit/js/S3PersistorManagerTests.js
index bdac7c8232..4e98aa01ff 100644
--- a/services/filestore/test/unit/js/S3PersistorManagerTests.js
+++ b/services/filestore/test/unit/js/S3PersistorManagerTests.js
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ describe('S3PersistorManagerTests', function() {
       }
 
       beforeEach(async function() {
-        settings.filestore.s3.s3BucketCreds = {}
-        settings.filestore.s3.s3BucketCreds[bucket] = {
+        settings.filestore.s3BucketCreds = {}
+        settings.filestore.s3BucketCreds[bucket] = {
           auth_key: alternativeKey,
           auth_secret: alternativeSecret
         }