diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0ec5ba096..40f292457 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ before_install:
   - sudo mv vault /bin/
   - vault server -dev &
   # Install zookeeper
-  - wget http://www.eu.apache.org/dist/zookeeper/zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}/zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}.tar.gz
+  - wget https://archive.apache.org/dist/zookeeper/zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}/zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}.tar.gz
   - tar xzf zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}.tar.gz
   - mkdir /tmp/zookeeper && cp integration/zookeeper/zoo.cfg zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}/conf/zoo.cfg
   - zookeeper-${ZOOKEEPER_VERSION}/bin/zkServer.sh start
diff --git a/backends/client.go b/backends/client.go
index 1e1bff119..dde2150a7 100644
--- a/backends/client.go
+++ b/backends/client.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ package backends
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/xdhuxc/confd/backends/dynamodb"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends/consul"
-	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends/dynamodb"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends/env"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends/etcd"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends/etcdv3"
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ func New(config Config) (StoreClient, error) {
 	case "dynamodb":
 		table := config.Table
 		log.Info("DynamoDB table set to " + table)
-		return dynamodb.NewDynamoDBClient(table)
+		if len(backendNodes) >= 1 {
+			return dynamodb.NewDynamoDBClient(backendNodes[0], table, config.Profile)
+		} else {
+			return dynamodb.NewDynamoDBClient("", table, config.Profile)
+		}
+
 	case "ssm":
 		return ssm.New()
 	}
diff --git a/backends/config.go b/backends/config.go
index 9f58127bd..c7dfad426 100644
--- a/backends/config.go
+++ b/backends/config.go
@@ -5,26 +5,27 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	AuthToken    string     `toml:"auth_token"`
-	AuthType     string     `toml:"auth_type"`
-	Backend      string     `toml:"backend"`
-	BasicAuth    bool       `toml:"basic_auth"`
-	ClientCaKeys string     `toml:"client_cakeys"`
-	ClientCert   string     `toml:"client_cert"`
-	ClientKey    string     `toml:"client_key"`
-        ClientInsecure bool     `toml:"client_insecure"`
-	BackendNodes util.Nodes `toml:"nodes"`
-	Password     string     `toml:"password"`
-	Scheme       string     `toml:"scheme"`
-	Table        string     `toml:"table"`
-	Separator    string     `toml:"separator"`
-	Username     string     `toml:"username"`
-	AppID        string     `toml:"app_id"`
-	UserID       string     `toml:"user_id"`
-	RoleID       string     `toml:"role_id"`
-	SecretID     string     `toml:"secret_id"`
-	YAMLFile     util.Nodes `toml:"file"`
-	Filter       string     `toml:"filter"`
-	Path         string     `toml:"path"`
-	Role         string
+	AuthToken      string     `toml:"auth_token"`
+	AuthType       string     `toml:"auth_type"`
+	Backend        string     `toml:"backend"`
+	BasicAuth      bool       `toml:"basic_auth"`
+	ClientCaKeys   string     `toml:"client_cakeys"`
+	ClientCert     string     `toml:"client_cert"`
+	ClientKey      string     `toml:"client_key"`
+	ClientInsecure bool       `toml:"client_insecure"`
+	BackendNodes   util.Nodes `toml:"nodes"`
+	Password       string     `toml:"password"`
+	Scheme         string     `toml:"scheme"`
+	Table          string     `toml:"table"`
+	Separator      string     `toml:"separator"`
+	Username       string     `toml:"username"`
+	AppID          string     `toml:"app_id"`
+	UserID         string     `toml:"user_id"`
+	RoleID         string     `toml:"role_id"`
+	SecretID       string     `toml:"secret_id"`
+	YAMLFile       util.Nodes `toml:"file"`
+	Filter         string     `toml:"filter"`
+	Path           string     `toml:"path"`
+	Profile        string     `toml:"profile"`
+	Role           string
 }
diff --git a/backends/dynamodb/client.go b/backends/dynamodb/client.go
index 9509d2d52..9436cd4f4 100644
--- a/backends/dynamodb/client.go
+++ b/backends/dynamodb/client.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package dynamodb
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/ec2metadata"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
@@ -19,30 +22,83 @@ type Client struct {
 // NewDynamoDBClient returns an *dynamodb.Client with a connection to the region
 // configured via the AWS_REGION environment variable.
 // It returns an error if the connection cannot be made or the table does not exist.
-func NewDynamoDBClient(table string) (*Client, error) {
+func NewDynamoDBClient(endpoint string, table string, profile string) (*Client, error) {
 	var c *aws.Config
-	if os.Getenv("DYNAMODB_LOCAL") != "" {
-		log.Debug("DYNAMODB_LOCAL is set")
-		endpoint := "http://localhost:8000"
-		c = &aws.Config{
-			Endpoint: &endpoint,
+	var creds *credentials.Credentials
+	var sess *session.Session
+	region := os.Getenv("AWS_REGION")
+	if region == "" {
+		sess, err := session.NewSession()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-	} else {
-		c = nil
+		metadata := ec2metadata.New(sess)
+		tempRegion, err := metadata.Region()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("the dynamodb client requires a region")
+		}
+		region = tempRegion
 	}
 
-	session := session.New(c)
+	if profile != "" {
+		creds = credentials.NewSharedCredentials("", profile)
+		if os.Getenv("DYNAMODB_LOCAL") != "" {
+			log.Debug("DYNAMODB_LOCAL is set")
+			endpoint := "http://localhost:8000"
+			c = &aws.Config{
+				Region:      aws.String(region),
+				Endpoint:    &endpoint,
+				Credentials: creds,
+			}
+		} else if endpoint != "" {
+			c = &aws.Config{
+				Region:      aws.String(region),
+				Endpoint:    aws.String(endpoint),
+				Credentials: creds,
+			}
+		} else {
+			c = &aws.Config{
+				Region:      aws.String(region),
+				Credentials: creds,
+			}
+		}
+		sess = session.New(c)
+		// Fail early, if no credentials can be found
+		/*
+			_, err := sess.Config.Credentials.Get()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		*/
+	} else {
+		if os.Getenv("DYNAMODB_LOCAL") != "" {
+			log.Debug("DYNAMODB_LOCAL is set")
+			endpoint := "http://localhost:8000"
+			c = &aws.Config{
+				Endpoint: &endpoint,
+			}
+		} else if endpoint != "" {
+			c = &aws.Config{
+				Region:   aws.String(region),
+				Endpoint: aws.String(endpoint),
+			}
+		} else {
+			c = nil
+		}
+
+		sess = session.New(c)
 
-	// Fail early, if no credentials can be found
-	_, err := session.Config.Credentials.Get()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		// Fail early, if no credentials can be found
+		_, err := sess.Config.Credentials.Get()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
-	d := dynamodb.New(session)
+	d := dynamodb.New(sess)
 
 	// Check if the table exists
-	_, err = d.DescribeTable(&dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{TableName: &table})
+	_, err := d.DescribeTable(&dynamodb.DescribeTableInput{TableName: &table})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/confd.go b/confd.go
index e0ccbf1af..7b04e72de 100644
--- a/confd.go
+++ b/confd.go
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/log"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/resource/template"
+
+	"github.com/xdhuxc/confd/backends"
 )
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index dcd36d5c1..e174829cd 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
-	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/backends"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/log"
 	"github.com/kelseyhightower/confd/resource/template"
+
+	"github.com/xdhuxc/confd/backends"
 )
 
 type TemplateConfig = template.Config
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&config.ClientCaKeys, "client-ca-keys", "", "client ca keys")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.ClientCert, "client-cert", "", "the client cert")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.ClientKey, "client-key", "", "the client key")
-        flag.BoolVar(&config.ClientInsecure, "client-insecure", false, "Allow connections to SSL sites without certs (only used with -backend=etcd)")
+	flag.BoolVar(&config.ClientInsecure, "client-insecure", false, "Allow connections to SSL sites without certs (only used with -backend=etcd)")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.ConfDir, "confdir", "/etc/confd", "confd conf directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.ConfigFile, "config-file", "/etc/confd/confd.toml", "the confd config file")
 	flag.Var(&config.YAMLFile, "file", "the YAML file to watch for changes (only used with -backend=file)")
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&config.Username, "username", "", "the username to authenticate as (only used with vault and etcd backends)")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.Password, "password", "", "the password to authenticate with (only used with vault and etcd backends)")
 	flag.BoolVar(&config.Watch, "watch", false, "enable watch support")
+	flag.StringVar(&config.Profile, "profile", "", "the profile for the AWS's credentials, the default is empty")
 }
 
 // initConfig initializes the confd configuration by first setting defaults,
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
index 025c0f4d6..e2c35dbf0 100644
--- a/version.go
+++ b/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
-const Version = "0.17.0-dev"
+const Version = "0.17.1-dev"
 
 // We want to replace this variable at build time with "-ldflags -X main.GitSHA=xxx", where const is not supported.
 var GitSHA = ""