diff --git a/docs/content/storage-drivers/s3.md b/docs/content/storage-drivers/s3.md
index f50cc3d20..86d765a3f 100644
--- a/docs/content/storage-drivers/s3.md
+++ b/docs/content/storage-drivers/s3.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Amazon S3 or S3 compatible services for object storage.
 | `secretkey`  | no   | Your AWS Secret Key. If you use [IAM roles](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/iam-roles-for-amazon-ec2.html), omit to fetch temporary credentials from IAM. |
 | `region` |  yes  | The AWS region in which your bucket exists. |
 | `regionendpoint` | no | Endpoint for S3 compatible storage services (Minio, etc). |
-| `forcepathstyle` | no | To enable path-style addressing when the value is set to `true`. The default is `true`. |
+| `forcepathstyle` | no | To enable path-style addressing when the value is set to `true`. The default is `false`. |
 | `bucket`  | yes | The bucket name in which you want to store the registry's data. |
 | `encrypt`  | no | Specifies whether the registry stores the image in encrypted format or not. A boolean value. The default is `false`. |
 | `keyid`  | no | Optional KMS key ID to use for encryption (encrypt must be true, or this parameter is ignored). The default is `none`. |
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Amazon S3 or S3 compatible services for object storage.
 
 `regionendpoint`: (optional) Endpoint URL for S3 compatible APIs. This should not be provided when using Amazon S3.
 
-`forcepathstyle`: (optional) The force path style for S3 compatible APIs. Some manufacturers only support force path style, while others only support DNS based bucket routing. Amazon S3 supports both.
+`forcepathstyle`: (optional) Force path style for S3 compatible APIs. Some manufacturers only support force path style, while others only support DNS based bucket routing. Amazon S3 supports both. The value of this parameter applies, regardless of the region settings.
 
 `bucket`: The name of your S3 bucket where you wish to store objects. The bucket must exist prior to the driver initialization.
 
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3.go b/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3.go
index 40d302669..71b7b793a 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func FromParameters(ctx context.Context, parameters map[string]interface{}) (*Dr
 		regionEndpoint = ""
 	}
 
-	forcePathStyleBool := true
+	forcePathStyleBool := false
 	forcePathStyle := parameters["forcepathstyle"]
 	switch forcePathStyle := forcePathStyle.(type) {
 	case string:
@@ -529,9 +529,9 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, params DriverParameters) (*Driver, error) {
 
 	if params.RegionEndpoint != "" {
 		awsConfig.WithEndpoint(params.RegionEndpoint)
-		awsConfig.WithS3ForcePathStyle(params.ForcePathStyle)
 	}
 
+	awsConfig.WithS3ForcePathStyle(params.ForcePathStyle)
 	awsConfig.WithS3UseAccelerate(params.Accelerate)
 	awsConfig.WithRegion(params.Region)
 	awsConfig.WithDisableSSL(!params.Secure)
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3_test.go b/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3_test.go
index e00b57717..a00666aed 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/s3-aws/s3_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func init() {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		forcePathStyleBool := true
+		forcePathStyleBool := false
 		if forcePathStyle != "" {
 			forcePathStyleBool, err = strconv.ParseBool(forcePathStyle)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/tests/conf-e2e-cloud-storage.yml b/tests/conf-e2e-cloud-storage.yml
index 63a8778c7..92792dd32 100644
--- a/tests/conf-e2e-cloud-storage.yml
+++ b/tests/conf-e2e-cloud-storage.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ storage:
     bucket: images-local
     rootdirectory: /registry-v2
     regionendpoint: http://minio:9000
+    forcepathstyle: true
     encrypt: false
     secure: false
     chunksize: 33554432