diff --git a/bc-backup.sh b/bc-backup.sh
index 737d074..27e27b9 100755
--- a/bc-backup.sh
+++ b/bc-backup.sh
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ S3_TOOL="${S3_TOOL:-awscli}"
 MAX_RETRIES="${MAX_RETRIES:-3}"
 CLEANUP_LOCAL="${CLEANUP_LOCAL:-true}"
 
+# Export AWS credentials so aws cli can find them
+export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION:-us-east-1}"
+
 # Determine SinceDateTime for incremental mode
 SINCE_DATETIME=""
 if [[ "${BACKUP_MODE}" == "incremental" ]]; then
diff --git a/bc-cleanup.sh b/bc-cleanup.sh
index a3e4dfb..8adf58f 100755
--- a/bc-cleanup.sh
+++ b/bc-cleanup.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ done
 
 RETENTION_DAYS="${RETENTION_DAYS:-30}"
 
+# Export AWS credentials so aws cli can find them
+export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION="${AWS_DEFAULT_REGION:-us-east-1}"
+
 # Calculate cutoff date
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     CUTOFF_DATE=$(date -u -v-${RETENTION_DAYS}d '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')