diff --git a/package.js b/package.js
index 874d63f..f68966d 100644
--- a/package.js
+++ b/package.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package.describe({
   name: "edgee:slingshot",
   summary: "Directly post files to cloud storage services, such as AWS-S3.",
-  version: "0.4.0",
+  version: "0.4.1",
   git: "https://github.com/CulturalMe/meteor-slingshot"
 });
 
diff --git a/services/aws-s3.js b/services/aws-s3.js
index 9a05acd..77f5d2c 100644
--- a/services/aws-s3.js
+++ b/services/aws-s3.js
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ Slingshot.S3Storage = {
     .extend({
       bucket: Meteor.settings.S3Bucket,
       bucketUrl: function (bucket, region) {
+        if (region === "us-east-1")
+          return "https://" + bucket + ".s3.amazonaws.com";
+
         return "https://" + bucket + ".s3-" + region + ".amazonaws.com";
       },
       region: Meteor.settings.AWSRegion || "us-east-1",