diff --git a/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/BucketManager.java b/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/BucketManager.java
index d477a16fce..a81b2dfa84 100644
--- a/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/BucketManager.java
+++ b/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/BucketManager.java
@@ -39,13 +39,7 @@
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreConfigurationHelper.getBucketPrefix;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreConfigurationHelper.getConfiguredBucket;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreConfigurationHelper.getConfiguredExpirationInDays;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.ACCESS_DENIED_CODE;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.INVALID_ACCESS_KEY_ID_CODE;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.SIGNATURE_DOES_NOT_MATCH_CODE;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.bucketOwnershipError;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.buildException;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.insufficientCreatePermissionsError;
-import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.unexpectedError;
+import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.*;
 
 /**
  * Creates and deletes buckets for the {@link S3BlobStore}.
@@ -87,9 +81,17 @@ public void prepareStorageLocation(final BlobStoreConfiguration blobStoreConfigu
     }
     else {
       // bucket exists, we should test that the correct lifecycle config is present
-      BucketLifecycleConfiguration lifecycleConfiguration = s3.getBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
-      if (!isExpirationLifecycleConfigurationPresent(lifecycleConfiguration, blobStoreConfiguration)) {
-        setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(s3, blobStoreConfiguration, lifecycleConfiguration);
+      try {
+        BucketLifecycleConfiguration lifecycleConfiguration = s3.getBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
+        if (!isExpirationLifecycleConfigurationPresent(lifecycleConfiguration, blobStoreConfiguration)) {
+          setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(s3, blobStoreConfiguration, lifecycleConfiguration);
+        }
+      } catch (AmazonS3Exception e) {
+        if (NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE.equals(e.getErrorCode())) {
+          log.warn("Bucket {} does not support managing lifecycle config.", bucket, e);
+        } else {
+          throw e;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -103,13 +105,21 @@ public void deleteStorageLocation(final BlobStoreConfiguration blobStoreConfigur
     }
     else {
       log.info("Not removing S3 bucket {} because it is not empty", bucket);
-      BucketLifecycleConfiguration lifecycleConfiguration = s3.getBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
-      List<Rule> nonBlobstoreRules = nonBlobstoreRules(lifecycleConfiguration, blobStoreConfiguration.getName());
-      if(!isEmpty(nonBlobstoreRules)) {
-        lifecycleConfiguration.setRules(nonBlobstoreRules);
-        s3.setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket, lifecycleConfiguration);
-      } else {
-        s3.deleteBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
+      try {
+        BucketLifecycleConfiguration lifecycleConfiguration = s3.getBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
+        List<Rule> nonBlobstoreRules = nonBlobstoreRules(lifecycleConfiguration, blobStoreConfiguration.getName());
+        if(!isEmpty(nonBlobstoreRules)) {
+          lifecycleConfiguration.setRules(nonBlobstoreRules);
+          s3.setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket, lifecycleConfiguration);
+        } else {
+          s3.deleteBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
+        }
+      } catch (AmazonS3Exception e) {
+        if (NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE.equals(e.getErrorCode())) {
+          log.warn("Bucket {} does not support managing lifecycle config.", bucket, e);
+        } else {
+          throw e;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -181,11 +191,19 @@ private void setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(final AmazonS3 s3,
     String bucket = getConfiguredBucket(blobStoreConfiguration);
     BucketLifecycleConfiguration newLifecycleConfiguration =
         makeLifecycleConfiguration(lifecycleConfiguration, blobStoreConfiguration);
-    if (newLifecycleConfiguration != null) {
-      s3.setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket, newLifecycleConfiguration);
-    }
-    else if (lifecycleConfiguration != null && !lifecycleConfiguration.getRules().isEmpty()) {
-      s3.deleteBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
+    try {
+      if (newLifecycleConfiguration != null) {
+        s3.setBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket, newLifecycleConfiguration);
+      }
+      else if (lifecycleConfiguration != null && !lifecycleConfiguration.getRules().isEmpty()) {
+        s3.deleteBucketLifecycleConfiguration(bucket);
+      }
+    } catch (AmazonS3Exception e) {
+      if (NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE.equals(e.getErrorCode())) {
+        log.warn("Bucket {} does not support managing lifecycle config.", bucket, e);
+      } else {
+        throw e;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStore.java b/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStore.java
index a3d17acdbf..6a5ee0b945 100644
--- a/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStore.java
+++ b/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStore.java
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.api.OperationType.DOWNLOAD;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.api.OperationType.UPLOAD;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreConfigurationHelper.getConfiguredExpirationInDays;
+import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.blobstore.s3.internal.S3BlobStoreException.buildException;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.common.stateguard.StateGuardLifecycleSupport.State.FAILED;
 import static org.sonatype.nexus.common.stateguard.StateGuardLifecycleSupport.State.NEW;
@@ -497,11 +498,19 @@ else if (blobAttributes.isDeleted()) {
       blobAttributes.setDeletedDateTime(new DateTime());
       blobAttributes.store();
 
-      // soft delete is implemented using an S3 lifecycle that sets expiration on objects with DELETED_TAG
-      // tag the bytes
-      s3.setObjectTagging(tagAsDeleted(contentPath(blobId)));
-      // tag the attributes
-      s3.setObjectTagging(tagAsDeleted(attributePath(blobId)));
+      try {
+        // soft delete is implemented using an S3 lifecycle that sets expiration on objects with DELETED_TAG
+        // tag the bytes
+        s3.setObjectTagging(tagAsDeleted(contentPath(blobId)));
+        // tag the attributes
+        s3.setObjectTagging(tagAsDeleted(attributePath(blobId)));
+      } catch (AmazonS3Exception e) {
+        if (NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE.equals(e.getErrorCode())) {
+          log.warn("Bucket does not support object tagging.", e);
+        } else {
+          throw e;
+        }
+      }
       blob.markStale();
 
       Long contentSize = getContentSizeForDeletion(blobAttributes);
@@ -797,8 +806,16 @@ public void setBlobAttributes(BlobId blobId, BlobAttributes blobAttributes) {
   @Override
   @Timed
   protected void doUndelete(final BlobId blobId, final BlobAttributes attributes) {
-    s3.setObjectTagging(untagAsDeleted(contentPath(blobId)));
-    s3.setObjectTagging(untagAsDeleted(attributePath(blobId)));
+    try {
+      s3.setObjectTagging(untagAsDeleted(contentPath(blobId)));
+      s3.setObjectTagging(untagAsDeleted(attributePath(blobId)));
+    } catch (AmazonS3Exception e) {
+      if (NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE.equals(e.getErrorCode())) {
+        log.warn("Bucket does not support object tagging.", e);
+      } else {
+        throw e;
+      }
+    }
     storeMetrics.recordAddition(attributes.getMetrics().getContentSize());
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStoreException.java b/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStoreException.java
index aeb61f120f..e18daa9dbb 100644
--- a/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStoreException.java
+++ b/plugins/nexus-blobstore-s3/src/main/java/org/sonatype/nexus/blobstore/s3/internal/S3BlobStoreException.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ public class S3BlobStoreException
 
   public static final String SIGNATURE_DOES_NOT_MATCH_CODE = "SignatureDoesNotMatch";
 
+  public static final String NOT_IMPLEMENTED_CODE = "NotImplemented";
+
   public static Map<String, String> ERROR_CODE_MESSAGES = ImmutableMap.of(
     INVALID_ACCESS_KEY_ID_CODE, "The Access Key ID provided was invalid.",
     ACCESS_DENIED_CODE, "Access denied. Please check the credentials provided have proper permissions.",