diff --git a/lib/s3-helpers.js b/lib/s3-helpers.js
index 2c2bb22..238356f 100644
--- a/lib/s3-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/s3-helpers.js
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ const aws = require('aws-sdk');
 
 /* Keep a global reference se we can
    override it with a mock for testing. */
-let s3 = new aws.S3();
+let s3 = null;
 
 function getInstance() {
+    if (!s3) {
+        s3 = new aws.S3();
+    }
+
     return s3;
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8325449..9cf66b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "kart",
-  "version": "0.6.1",
+  "version": "0.6.2",
   "description": "Kano Archive and Release Tool. Managing releases mainly of static websites.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "bin": {