diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4166f2853dc..b322e814393 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.22.0+incompatible
 	github.com/ReneKroon/ttlcache/v2 v2.7.0
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20200428143746-21a406dcc535 // indirect
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.0
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.1
 	github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0
 	github.com/bluele/gcache v0.0.2
 	github.com/c-bata/go-prompt v0.2.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c3b87d6530c..946cd23ce96 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20200428143746-21a406dcc535/go.mod h1:o
 github.com/aws/aws-lambda-go v1.13.3/go.mod h1:4UKl9IzQMoD+QF79YdCuzCwp8VbmG4VAQwij/eHl5CU=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.20.1/go.mod h1:KmX6BPdI08NWTb3/sm4ZGu5ShLoqVDhKgpiN924inxo=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.27.0/go.mod h1:KmX6BPdI08NWTb3/sm4ZGu5ShLoqVDhKgpiN924inxo=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.0 h1:nTCSQAeahNt15SOYxuDwJ8XvMhOU3Uqe7eJUPv7+Vsk=
-github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.0/go.mod h1:585smgzpB/KqRA+K3y/NL/oYRqQvpNJYvLm+LY1U59Q=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.1 h1:MlWasxqPLnFKZLPdEFzlEtzIdV7044o44YILe6A9zys=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.40.1/go.mod h1:585smgzpB/KqRA+K3y/NL/oYRqQvpNJYvLm+LY1U59Q=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v0.18.0/go.mod h1:JWVYvqSMppoMJC0x5wdwiImzgXTI9FuZwxzkQq9wy+g=
 github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0 h1:T0xke/WvNtMoCqgzPhkX2r4rjY3GDZFi+FjpRZY2Jbs=
 github.com/beevik/etree v1.1.0/go.mod h1:r8Aw8JqVegEf0w2fDnATrX9VpkMcyFeM0FhwO62wh+A=
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
index a807922f75e..82c5f6fd233 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/eosfs/eosfs.go
@@ -1114,16 +1114,16 @@ func (fs *eosfs) CreateDir(ctx context.Context, ref *provider.Reference, name st
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "eosfs: no user in ctx")
 	}
-	auth, err := fs.getUserAuth(ctx, u, p)
+	dir, err := fs.resolve(ctx, ref)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	dir, err := fs.resolve(ctx, u, ref)
+	p := path.Join(dir, name)
+	auth, err := fs.getUserAuth(ctx, u, p)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil
+		return err
 	}
-	p := path.Join(dir, name)
 
 	log.Info().Msgf("eosfs: createdir: path=%s", p)