diff --git a/internal/impl/sql/cache_sql.go b/internal/impl/sql/cache_sql.go
index d46a9e4c3..5478c03c5 100644
--- a/internal/impl/sql/cache_sql.go
+++ b/internal/impl/sql/cache_sql.go
@@ -166,9 +166,11 @@ func newSQLCacheFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig, mgr *service.Resources) (
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if s.driver == "postgres" && connSettings.secretName != "" {
+		s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if s.db, err = sqlOpenWithReworks(context.Background(), s.logger, s.driver, s.dsn, connSettings, s.awsConf); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_raw.go b/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_raw.go
index d809bb48d..51895f093 100644
--- a/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_raw.go
+++ b/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_raw.go
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ func newSQLRawInputFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig, mgr *service.Resources
 	if s.connSettings, err = connSettingsFromParsed(conf, mgr); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if s.driver == "postgres" && s.connSettings.secretName != "" {
+		s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return s, nil
diff --git a/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_select.go b/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_select.go
index f777372ef..817fa16d0 100644
--- a/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_select.go
+++ b/internal/impl/sql/input_sql_select.go
@@ -177,9 +177,11 @@ func newSQLSelectInputFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig, mgr *service.Resour
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if s.driver == "postgres" && s.connSettings.secretName != "" {
+		s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 	return s, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/impl/sql/output_sql_insert.go b/internal/impl/sql/output_sql_insert.go
index f6f3944ad..71a5020ea 100644
--- a/internal/impl/sql/output_sql_insert.go
+++ b/internal/impl/sql/output_sql_insert.go
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ func newSQLInsertOutputFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig, mgr *service.Resou
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if s.driver == "postgres" && s.connSettings.secretName != "" {
+		s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return s, nil
diff --git a/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_insert.go b/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_insert.go
index a9dabba50..553bb06af 100644
--- a/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_insert.go
+++ b/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_insert.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/squirrel"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 
 	"github.com/Jeffail/shutdown"
 
@@ -173,9 +174,12 @@ func NewSQLInsertProcessorFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig, mgr *service.Re
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	awsConf, err := bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var awsConf aws.Config
+	if driverStr == "postgres" && connSettings.secretName != "" {
+		awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if s.db, err = sqlOpenWithReworks(context.Background(), mgr.Logger(), driverStr, dsnStr, connSettings, awsConf); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_select.go b/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_select.go
index 4e5dd54c0..30525e763 100644
--- a/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_select.go
+++ b/internal/impl/sql/processor_sql_select.go
@@ -175,9 +175,11 @@ func NewSQLSelectProcessorFromConfig(conf *service.ParsedConfig, mgr *service.Re
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if driverStr == "postgres" && connSettings.secretName != "" {
+		s.awsConf, err = bento_aws.GetSession(context.Background(), conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if s.db, err = sqlOpenWithReworks(context.Background(), mgr.Logger(), driverStr, dsnStr, connSettings, s.awsConf); err != nil {