diff --git a/packages/pds/src/context.ts b/packages/pds/src/context.ts
index 9ecec1d3956..b49b7b4f571 100644
--- a/packages/pds/src/context.ts
+++ b/packages/pds/src/context.ts
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ export class AppContext {
     const db: ServiceDb = Database.sqlite(cfg.db.serviceDbLoc)
     const blobstore =
       cfg.blobstore.provider === 's3'
-        ? new S3BlobStore({
+        ? S3BlobStore.creator({
             bucket: cfg.blobstore.bucket,
             region: cfg.blobstore.region,
             endpoint: cfg.blobstore.endpoint,
             forcePathStyle: cfg.blobstore.forcePathStyle,
             credentials: cfg.blobstore.credentials,
           })
-        : await DiskBlobStore.create(
+        : DiskBlobStore.creator(
             cfg.blobstore.location,
             cfg.blobstore.tempLocation,
           )