diff --git a/chart/Chart.yaml b/chart/Chart.yaml
index d6273e3..5a6d373 100644
--- a/chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ description: |
 
 type: application
 
-version: 0.2.27
+version: 0.2.29
 
-appVersion: "0.2.27"
+appVersion: "0.2.29"
 
 home: https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/kubernetes-images-sync-operator
 
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 3bd23ec..c913aae 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ sa:
         - ALL
     image:
       repository: ghcr.io/lukaszraczylo/kubernetes-images-sync-operator
-      tag: 0.2.27
+      tag: 0.2.29
     resources:
       limits:
         cpu: 500m
diff --git a/docker-image-worker/s3_utils.py b/docker-image-worker/s3_utils.py
index 213eaae..c214d60 100644
--- a/docker-image-worker/s3_utils.py
+++ b/docker-image-worker/s3_utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ def get_s3_client(use_role=False, role_name=None, aws_access_key_id=None, aws_se
             client_kwargs['aws_access_key_id'] = credentials['AccessKeyId']
             client_kwargs['aws_secret_access_key'] = credentials['SecretAccessKey']
             client_kwargs['aws_session_token'] = credentials['SessionToken']
-        return boto3.client('s3', **client_kwargs)
+            return boto3.client('s3', **client_kwargs)
+        else:
+            # Use the current role/credentials from the environment
+            return boto3.client('s3', **client_kwargs)
     elif aws_access_key_id and aws_secret_access_key:
         client_kwargs['aws_access_key_id'] = aws_access_key_id
         client_kwargs['aws_secret_access_key'] = aws_secret_access_key
@@ -57,8 +60,8 @@ def validate_args(args, parser):
     Validate command-line arguments
     """
     if args.destination.startswith('s3://'):
-        if args.use_role and (args.aws_access_key_id or args.aws_secret_access_key or args.endpoint_url):
-            parser.error("When using IAM role (--use_role), access key, secret, and endpoint URL should not be specified.")
+        if args.use_role and (args.aws_access_key_id or args.aws_secret_access_key):
+            parser.error("When using IAM role (--use_role), access key and secret should not be specified.")
 
         if (args.aws_access_key_id or args.aws_secret_access_key) and not (args.aws_access_key_id and args.aws_secret_access_key):
             parser.error("Both --aws_access_key_id and --aws_secret_access_key must be provided when using access key authentication.")
@@ -67,4 +70,4 @@ def validate_args(args, parser):
             parser.error("Either --use_role or both --aws_access_key_id and --aws_secret_access_key must be provided for S3 operations.")
 
         if args.use_role and args.role_name and (args.aws_access_key_id or args.aws_secret_access_key):
-            parser.error("When using a specific role (--role_name), access key and secret should not be specified.")
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+            parser.error("When using a specific role (--role_name), access key and secret should not be specified.")