diff --git a/crates/catalog/s3tables/src/catalog.rs b/crates/catalog/s3tables/src/catalog.rs
index b88bd77d29..27d7be76ac 100644
--- a/crates/catalog/s3tables/src/catalog.rs
+++ b/crates/catalog/s3tables/src/catalog.rs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ impl S3TablesCatalog {
         // Use provided factory or default to OpenDalStorageFactory::S3
         let factory = storage_factory.unwrap_or_else(|| {
             Arc::new(OpenDalStorageFactory::S3 {
-                configured_scheme: "s3a".to_string(),
+                configured_scheme: "s3".to_string(),
                 customized_credential_load: None,
             })
         });