diff --git a/output_s3.go b/output_s3.go
index 5e006e8..4e86013 100644
--- a/output_s3.go
+++ b/output_s3.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewS3Output(pathTemplate string, config *FileOutputConfig) *S3Output {
 
 func (o *S3Output) connect() {
 	if o.session == nil {
-		o.session = session.Must(awsConfig())
+		o.session = session.Must(session.NewSession(awsConfig()))
 	}
 }