diff --git a/services/s3/e2eTest/src/S3TestUtils.kt b/services/s3/e2eTest/src/S3TestUtils.kt
index b04bde15077..8ef1fbb17e0 100644
--- a/services/s3/e2eTest/src/S3TestUtils.kt
+++ b/services/s3/e2eTest/src/S3TestUtils.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ object S3TestUtils {
 
     const val DEFAULT_REGION = "us-west-2"
 
-    private const val TEST_BUCKET_PREFIX = "s3-test-bucket-"
+    // The E2E test account only has permission to operate on buckets with the prefix
+    internal const val TEST_BUCKET_PREFIX = "s3-test-bucket-"
 
     suspend fun getTestBucket(client: S3Client): String = getBucketWithPrefix(client, TEST_BUCKET_PREFIX)