diff --git a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/auths/simpleAuth.py b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/auths/simpleAuth.py
index e22cbb3..7df85a3 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/auths/simpleAuth.py
+++ b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/auths/simpleAuth.py
@@ -6,20 +6,24 @@ from botocore.config import Config  # type: ignore
 class SimpleAuth:
     """Established a simple Boto 3 Client based on an access key and a secret key."""
 
-    def __init__(self, resource_type: str, access_key: str, secret_key: str):
+    def __init__(self, resource_type: str, config: dict):
         """
         :param access_key: AWS Access Key
         :param secret_key: AWS Secret Key
         """
+        aws_access_key_id = config["AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"]
+        aws_secret_access_key = config["AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"]
+        aws_region = config["AWS_REGION"]
+
         my_config = Config(
-            region_name="us-east-1", retries={"max_attempts": 10, "mode": "standard"}
+            region_name=aws_region, retries={"max_attempts": 10, "mode": "standard"}
         )
 
         # Get the service resource.
         self.resource = boto3.resource(
             resource_type,
-            aws_access_key_id=access_key,
-            aws_secret_access_key=secret_key,
+            aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id,
+            aws_secret_access_key=aws_secret_access_key,
             config=my_config,
         )
 
diff --git a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/addDynamoItem.py b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/addDynamoItem.py
index 0a0a193..d22711f 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/addDynamoItem.py
+++ b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/addDynamoItem.py
@@ -8,29 +8,25 @@ class AddDynamoItem:
     """Add a new record to a dynamo db table."""
 
     def __init__(
-        self, access_key: str, secret_key: str, table_name: str, item_data: str
+        self, table_name: str, item_data: str
     ):
         """
-        :param access_key: AWS Access Key
-        :param secret_key: AWS Secret Key
         :param table_name: The name of hte Dynamo DB table to add information to.
-        :param item_data: The data to add
+        :param item_data: The data to add, should be in json format.
         :return: Json Data structure containing a http status code (hopefully '200' for success..)
             and a response string.
         """
-        # Get the service resource.
-        self.dynamodb = SimpleAuth("dynamodb", access_key, secret_key).get_resource()
+        self.table_name = table_name
+        self.item_data = item_data
 
-        # Instantiate a table resource object without actually
-        # creating a DynamoDB table. Note that the attributes of this table
-        # are lazy-loaded: a request is not made nor are the attribute
-        # values populated until the attributes
-        # on the table resource are accessed or its load() method is called.
-        self.table = self.dynamodb.Table(table_name)
-        self.item_data = json.loads(item_data)
 
     def execute(self, config, task_data):
         """Execute."""
+        # Get the service resource.
+        self.dynamodb = SimpleAuth("dynamodb", config).get_resource()
+        self.table = self.dynamodb.Table(self.table_name)
+        self.item_data = json.loads(self.item_data)
+
         result = self.table.put_item(Item=self.item_data)
         if "ResponseMetadata" in result:
             del result["ResponseMetadata"]
diff --git a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/queryDynamoTable.py b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/queryDynamoTable.py
index 84b03bf..5f27250 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/queryDynamoTable.py
+++ b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/queryDynamoTable.py
@@ -7,21 +7,20 @@ from connector_aws.auths.simpleAuth import SimpleAuth  # type: ignore
 class QueryDynamoTable:
     """Return all records for a given partition key."""
 
-    def __init__(self, access_key: str, secret_key: str, table_name: str, key: str):
+    def __init__(self, table_name: str, key: str):
         """
-        :param access_key: AWS Access Key
-        :param secret_key: AWS Secret Key
         :param table_name: The name of hte Dynamo DB table to add information to.
         :param key: The partition key for what to return.
         :return: Json Data structure containing the requested data.
         """
-        self.dynamodb = SimpleAuth("dynamodb", access_key, secret_key).get_resource()
-        self.table = self.dynamodb.Table(table_name)
+        self.table_name = table_name
         self.key = key
 
     def execute(self, config, task_data):
         """Execute."""
-        result = self.table.get_item(Key={"primaryKeyName": self.key})
+        dynamodb = SimpleAuth("dynamodb", config).get_resource()
+        table = dynamodb.Table(self.table_name)
+        result = table.get_item(Key={"primaryKeyName": self.key})
         if "ResponseMetadata" in result:
             del result["ResponseMetadata"]
         result_str = json.dumps(result)
diff --git a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/scanDynamoTable.py b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/scanDynamoTable.py
index a7e25a5..492b406 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/scanDynamoTable.py
+++ b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/scanDynamoTable.py
@@ -7,19 +7,18 @@ from connector_aws.auths.simpleAuth import SimpleAuth  # type: ignore
 class ScanDynamoTable:
     """Return all records in a given table.  Potentially very expensive."""
 
-    def __init__(self, access_key: str, secret_key: str, table_name: str):
+    def __init__(self, table_name: str):
         """
-        :param access_key: AWS Access Key
-        :param secret_key: AWS Secret Key
         :param table_name: The name of hte Dynamo DB table to scan
         :return: Json Data structure containing the requested data.
         """
-        self.dynamodb = SimpleAuth("dynamodb", access_key, secret_key).get_resource()
-        self.table = self.dynamodb.Table(table_name)
+        self.table_name = table_name
 
     def execute(self, config, task_data):
         """Execute."""
-        result = self.table.scan()
+        dynamodb = SimpleAuth("dynamodb", config).get_resource()
+        table = dynamodb.Table(self.table_name)
+        result = table.scan()
         if "ResponseMetadata" in result:
             del result["ResponseMetadata"]
         result_str = json.dumps(result)
diff --git a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/uploadFile.py b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/uploadFile.py
index af23d35..cf85e33 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/uploadFile.py
+++ b/connectors/connector-aws/connector_aws/commands/uploadFile.py
@@ -8,22 +8,17 @@ class UploadFileData:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        access_key: str,
-        secret_key: str,
         file_data: bytes,
         bucket: str,
         object_name: str,
     ):
         """
-        :param access_key: AWS Access Key
-        :param secret_key: AWS Secret Key
         :param file_data: Contents of file to be uploaded
         :param bucket: Bucket to upload to
         :param object_name: S3 object name.
         :return: Json Data structure containing a http status code (hopefully '200' for success..)
             and a response string.
         """
-        self.client = SimpleAuth("s3", access_key, secret_key).get_resource()
         self.file_data = file_data
         self.bucket = bucket
         self.object_name = object_name
@@ -31,8 +26,9 @@ class UploadFileData:
     def execute(self, config, task_data):
         """Execute."""
         # Upload the file
+        client = SimpleAuth("s3", config).get_resource()
         try:
-            result = self.client.Object(self.bucket, self.object_name).put(
+            result = client.Object(self.bucket, self.object_name).put(
                 Body=self.file_data
             )
             status = str(result["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"])
diff --git a/connectors/connector-pdf/connector_pdf/commands/create.py b/connectors/connector-pdf/connector_pdf/commands/create.py
index 10cb942..7b456bb 100644
--- a/connectors/connector-pdf/connector_pdf/commands/create.py
+++ b/connectors/connector-pdf/connector_pdf/commands/create.py
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ class CreatePDFAndUploadToS3:
             }
 
         aws_result = UploadFileData(
-            aws_access_key_id,
-            aws_secret_access_key,
             pdf_result["response"],
             aws_bucket,
             self.aws_object_name,