diff --git a/src/daft-io/src/lib.rs b/src/daft-io/src/lib.rs
index 3f14834fb3..15179102e9 100644
--- a/src/daft-io/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/daft-io/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![feature(async_closure)]
 #![feature(let_chains)]
+
 mod azure_blob;
 mod google_cloud;
 mod http;
diff --git a/src/daft-io/src/s3_like.rs b/src/daft-io/src/s3_like.rs
index 4638077eb4..7681201fb6 100644
--- a/src/daft-io/src/s3_like.rs
+++ b/src/daft-io/src/s3_like.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use async_trait::async_trait;
+use aws_config::meta::credentials::CredentialsProviderChain;
 use aws_config::retry::RetryMode;
 use aws_config::timeout::TimeoutConfig;
 use aws_smithy_async::rt::sleep::TokioSleep;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ use tokio::sync::{OwnedSemaphorePermit, SemaphorePermit};
 use crate::object_io::{FileMetadata, FileType, LSResult};
 use crate::{get_io_pool_num_threads, InvalidArgumentSnafu, SourceType};
 use aws_config::SdkConfig;
-use aws_credential_types::cache::ProvideCachedCredentials;
+use aws_credential_types::cache::{ProvideCachedCredentials, SharedCredentialsCache};
 use aws_credential_types::provider::error::CredentialsError;
 use aws_sig_auth::signer::SigningRequirements;
 use common_io_config::S3Config;
@@ -211,7 +212,10 @@ fn handle_https_client_settings(
     Ok(builder)
 }
 
-async fn build_s3_client(config: &S3Config) -> super::Result<(bool, s3::Client)> {
+async fn build_s3_client(
+    config: &S3Config,
+    credentials_cache: Option<SharedCredentialsCache>,
+) -> super::Result<(bool, s3::Client)> {
     const DEFAULT_REGION: Region = Region::from_static("us-east-1");
 
     let mut anonymous = config.anonymous;
@@ -228,8 +232,6 @@ async fn build_s3_client(config: &S3Config) -> super::Result<(bool, s3::Client)>
     };
     let builder = if let Some(region) = &config.region_name {
         builder.region(Region::new(region.to_owned()))
-    } else if conf.region().is_none() && config.region_name.is_none() {
-        builder.region(DEFAULT_REGION)
     } else {
         builder
     };
@@ -268,7 +270,19 @@ async fn build_s3_client(config: &S3Config) -> super::Result<(bool, s3::Client)>
         .build();
     let builder = builder.timeout_config(timeout_config);
 
-    let builder = if config.access_key.is_some() && config.key_id.is_some() {
+    let cached_creds = if let Some(credentials_cache) = credentials_cache {
+        let creds = credentials_cache.provide_cached_credentials().await;
+        creds.ok()
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+
+    let builder = if let Some(cached_creds) = cached_creds {
+        let provider = CredentialsProviderChain::first_try("different_region_cache", cached_creds)
+            .or_default_provider()
+            .await;
+        builder.credentials_provider(provider)
+    } else if config.access_key.is_some() && config.key_id.is_some() {
         let creds = Credentials::from_keys(
             config.key_id.clone().unwrap(),
             config.access_key.clone().unwrap(),
@@ -283,6 +297,7 @@ async fn build_s3_client(config: &S3Config) -> super::Result<(bool, s3::Client)>
         builder
     };
 
+    let builder_copy = builder.clone();
     let s3_conf = builder.build();
     if !config.anonymous {
         use CredentialsError::*;
@@ -300,11 +315,16 @@ async fn build_s3_client(config: &S3Config) -> super::Result<(bool, s3::Client)>
         }.with_context(|_| UnableToLoadCredentialsSnafu {})?;
     };
 
+    let s3_conf = if s3_conf.region().is_none() {
+        builder_copy.region(DEFAULT_REGION).build()
+    } else {
+        s3_conf
+    };
     Ok((anonymous, s3::Client::from_conf(s3_conf)))
 }
 
 async fn build_client(config: &S3Config) -> super::Result<S3LikeSource> {
-    let (anonymous, client) = build_s3_client(config).await?;
+    let (anonymous, client) = build_s3_client(config, None).await?;
     let mut client_map = HashMap::new();
     let default_region = client.conf().region().unwrap().clone();
     client_map.insert(default_region.clone(), client.into());
@@ -343,7 +363,12 @@ impl S3LikeSource {
 
         let mut new_config = self.s3_config.clone();
         new_config.region_name = Some(region.to_string());
-        let (_, new_client) = build_s3_client(&new_config).await?;
+
+        let creds_cache = w_handle
+            .get(&self.default_region)
+            .map(|current_client| current_client.conf().credentials_cache());
+
+        let (_, new_client) = build_s3_client(&new_config, creds_cache).await?;
 
         if w_handle.get(region).is_none() {
             w_handle.insert(region.clone(), new_client.into());