diff --git a/pkg/misc/amazon/s3/client_test.go b/pkg/misc/amazon/s3/client_test.go
index 4e517650f..d8cbd4e5a 100644
--- a/pkg/misc/amazon/s3/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/misc/amazon/s3/client_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func getTestClient(t *testing.T) bool {
 		t.Logf("Skipping test; no AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID or AWS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET set in environment")
 		return false
 	}
-	tc = &Client{&Auth{AccessKey: accessKey, SecretAccessKey: secret}, http.DefaultClient}
+	tc = &Client{&Auth{AccessKey: accessKey, SecretAccessKey: secret}, http.DefaultTransport}
 	return true
 }