diff --git a/pkg/repository/config/aws.go b/pkg/repository/config/aws.go
index 6cb87f0a62..ab05d5d5f5 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/config/aws.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/config/aws.go
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials/stscreds"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	awsconfig "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
@@ -31,15 +36,17 @@ import (
 const (
 	// AWS specific environment variable
 	awsProfileEnvVar         = "AWS_PROFILE"
-	awsRoleEnvVar            = "AWS_ROLE_ARN"
 	awsKeyIDEnvVar           = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID"
 	awsSecretKeyEnvVar       = "AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"
 	awsSessTokenEnvVar       = "AWS_SESSION_TOKEN"
 	awsProfileKey            = "profile"
 	awsCredentialsFileEnvVar = "AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE"
 	awsConfigFileEnvVar      = "AWS_CONFIG_FILE"
+	awsDefaultProfile        = "default"
 )
 
+var emptyAWSCredentials = aws.Credentials{}
+
 // GetS3ResticEnvVars gets the environment variables that restic
 // relies on (AWS_PROFILE) based on info in the provided object
 // storage location config map.
@@ -72,10 +79,6 @@ func GetS3ResticEnvVars(config map[string]string) (map[string]string, error) {
 // GetS3Credentials gets the S3 credential values according to the information
 // of the provided config or the system's environment variables
 func GetS3Credentials(config map[string]string) (*aws.Credentials, error) {
-	if os.Getenv(awsRoleEnvVar) != "" {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	var opts []func(*awsconfig.LoadOptions) error
 	credentialsFile := config[CredentialsFileKey]
 	if credentialsFile == "" {
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ func GetS3Credentials(config map[string]string) (*aws.Credentials, error) {
 			// To support the existing use case where config file is passed
 			// as credentials of a BSL
 			awsconfig.WithSharedConfigFiles([]string{credentialsFile}))
+
 	}
 	opts = append(opts, awsconfig.WithSharedConfigProfile(config[awsProfileKey]))
 
@@ -93,6 +97,23 @@ func GetS3Credentials(config map[string]string) (*aws.Credentials, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if credentialsFile != "" && os.Getenv("AWS_WEB_IDENTITY_TOKEN_FILE") != "" && os.Getenv("AWS_ROLE_ARN") != "" {
+		// Reset the config to use the credentials from the credentials/config file
+		profile := config[awsProfileKey]
+		if profile == "" {
+			profile = awsDefaultProfile
+		}
+		sfp, err := awsconfig.LoadSharedConfigProfile(context.Background(), profile, func(o *awsconfig.LoadSharedConfigOptions) {
+			o.ConfigFiles = []string{credentialsFile}
+			o.CredentialsFiles = []string{credentialsFile}
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error loading config profile '%s': %v", profile, err)
+		}
+		resolveCredsFromProfile(context.Background(), &cfg, &sfp)
+	}
+
 	creds, err := cfg.Credentials.Retrieve(context.Background())
 
 	return &creds, err
@@ -115,3 +136,44 @@ func GetAWSBucketRegion(bucket string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return region, nil
 }
+
+func resolveCredsFromProfile(ctx context.Context, cfg *aws.Config, sharedConfig *awsconfig.SharedConfig) error {
+	var err error
+	switch {
+	case sharedConfig.Source != nil:
+		// Assume IAM role with credentials source from a different profile.
+		err = resolveCredsFromProfile(ctx, cfg, sharedConfig.Source)
+	case sharedConfig.Credentials.HasKeys():
+		// Static Credentials from Shared Config/Credentials file.
+		cfg.Credentials = credentials.StaticCredentialsProvider{
+			Value: sharedConfig.Credentials,
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(sharedConfig.RoleARN) > 0 {
+		credsFromAssumeRole(cfg, sharedConfig)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func credsFromAssumeRole(cfg *aws.Config, sharedCfg *awsconfig.SharedConfig) {
+	optFns := []func(*stscreds.AssumeRoleOptions){
+		func(options *stscreds.AssumeRoleOptions) {
+			options.RoleSessionName = sharedCfg.RoleSessionName
+			if sharedCfg.RoleDurationSeconds != nil {
+				if *sharedCfg.RoleDurationSeconds/time.Minute > 15 {
+					options.Duration = *sharedCfg.RoleDurationSeconds
+				}
+			}
+			if len(sharedCfg.ExternalID) > 0 {
+				options.ExternalID = aws.String(sharedCfg.ExternalID)
+			}
+			if len(sharedCfg.MFASerial) != 0 {
+				options.SerialNumber = aws.String(sharedCfg.MFASerial)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	cfg.Credentials = stscreds.NewAssumeRoleProvider(sts.NewFromConfig(*cfg), sharedCfg.RoleARN, optFns...)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go b/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go
index 76ae36351f..e3422e693b 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/provider/unified_repo.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func getStorageVariables(backupLocation *velerov1api.BackupStorageLocation, repo
 			}
 
 			s3URL = url.Host
-			disableTLS = (url.Scheme == "http")
+			disableTLS = url.Scheme == "http"
 		}
 
 		result[udmrepo.StoreOptionS3Endpoint] = strings.Trim(s3URL, "/")