diff --git a/packages/api/src/cdn/s3.ts b/packages/api/src/cdn/s3.ts
index 683a7887fa..34d0ff47f1 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/cdn/s3.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/cdn/s3.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ export const initializeS3 = (): S3Client | null => {
   const endpoint = process.env.AWS_ENDPOINT_URL;
   const accessKeyId = process.env.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID;
   const secretAccessKey = process.env.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY;
+  const forcePathStyle = ['1', 'true', 'yes'].includes(process.env.AWS_FORCE_PATH_STYLE?.toLowerCase());
 
   const config = {
     region,
+    forcePathStyle: forcePathStyle, // Enable path-style addressing
     // Conditionally add the endpoint if it is provided
     ...(endpoint ? { endpoint } : {}),
   };