diff --git a/karton/core/backend.py b/karton/core/backend.py
index 3045b9d..11aa3fa 100644
--- a/karton/core/backend.py
+++ b/karton/core/backend.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     InstanceMetadataFetcher,
     InstanceMetadataProvider,
 )
+from botocore.session import get_session
 from redis import AuthenticationError, StrictRedis
 from redis.client import Pipeline
 from urllib3.response import HTTPResponse
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ def __init__(
             config, identity=identity, service_info=service_info
         )
 
-        session_token = None
         endpoint = config.get("s3", "address")
         access_key = config.get("s3", "access_key")
         secret_key = config.get("s3", "secret_key")
@@ -136,22 +136,10 @@ def __init__(
             )
 
         if iam_auth:
-            iam_providers = [
-                ContainerProvider(),
-                InstanceMetadataProvider(
-                    iam_role_fetcher=InstanceMetadataFetcher(
-                        timeout=1000, num_attempts=2
-                    )
-                ),
-            ]
-
-            for provider in iam_providers:
-                creds = provider.load()
-                if creds:
-                    access_key = creds.access_key
-                    secret_key = creds.secret_key
-                    session_token = creds.token
-                    break
+            s3_client = self.iam_auth_s3(endpoint)
+            if s3_client:
+                self.s3 = s3_client
+                return
 
         if access_key is None or secret_key is None:
             raise RuntimeError(
@@ -163,9 +151,26 @@ def __init__(
             endpoint_url=endpoint,
             aws_access_key_id=access_key,
             aws_secret_access_key=secret_key,
-            aws_session_token=session_token,
         )
 
+    def iam_auth_s3(self, endpoint: str):
+        boto_session = get_session()
+        iam_providers = [
+            ContainerProvider(),
+            InstanceMetadataProvider(
+                iam_role_fetcher=InstanceMetadataFetcher(timeout=1000, num_attempts=2)
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        for provider in iam_providers:
+            creds = provider.load()
+            if creds:
+                boto_session._credentials = creds  # type: ignore
+                return boto3.Session(botocore_session=boto_session).client(
+                    "s3",
+                    endpoint_url=endpoint,
+                )
+
     @staticmethod
     def _validate_identity(identity: str):
         disallowed_chars = [" ", "?"]