diff --git a/flow/connectors/s3/s3.go b/flow/connectors/s3/s3.go
index f5c82e82c1..de24f7e090 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/s3/s3.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/s3/s3.go
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ func (c *S3Connector) Close() error {
 }
 
 func ValidCheck(ctx context.Context, s3Client *s3.Client, bucketURL string, metadataDB *metadataStore.PostgresMetadataStore) error {
-	_, listErr := s3Client.ListBuckets(ctx, nil)
-	if listErr != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list buckets: %w", listErr)
-	}
-
 	reader := strings.NewReader(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
 
 	bucketPrefix, parseErr := utils.NewS3BucketAndPrefix(bucketURL)
diff --git a/ui/components/PeerForms/S3Form.tsx b/ui/components/PeerForms/S3Form.tsx
index 61cda2424b..cbb258a3e0 100644
--- a/ui/components/PeerForms/S3Form.tsx
+++ b/ui/components/PeerForms/S3Form.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ const S3Form = ({ setter }: S3Props) => {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const endpoint = storageType === 'S3' ? '' : 'storage.googleapis.com';
+    const endpoint =
+      storageType === 'S3' ? '' : 'https://storage.googleapis.com';
     setter((prev) => {
       return {
         ...prev,