diff --git a/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE b/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE
index f479766..54c642f 100644
--- a/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE
+++ b/s3tests.conf.SAMPLE
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ user_id = testid
 # main email set in vstart.sh
 email = tester@ceph.com
 
-api_name = ""
+# zonegroup api_name for bucket location
+api_name = default
 
 ## main AWS access key
 access_key = 0555b35654ad1656d804
diff --git a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
index fb8f2b3..54347dc 100644
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/test_s3.py
@@ -4191,10 +4191,12 @@ def test_bucket_create_exists():
 @attr(method='get')
 @attr(operation='get location')
 def test_bucket_get_location():
+    location_constraint = get_main_api_name()
+    if not location_constraint
+        raise SkipTest
     bucket_name = get_new_bucket_name()
     client = get_client()
 
-    location_constraint = get_main_api_name()
     client.create_bucket(Bucket=bucket_name, CreateBucketConfiguration={'LocationConstraint': location_constraint})
 
     response = client.get_bucket_location(Bucket=bucket_name)