diff --git a/syngenta_digital_dta/elasticsearch/es_mapper.py b/syngenta_digital_dta/elasticsearch/es_mapper.py
index 44c7608..102ba1d 100644
--- a/syngenta_digital_dta/elasticsearch/es_mapper.py
+++ b/syngenta_digital_dta/elasticsearch/es_mapper.py
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ def __translate_simple_type(property_value):
     elif property_value.get('type') == 'number':
         mapping_type = {'type': 'long'}
     elif property_value.get('type') == 'string':
-        mapping_type = {'type': 'text'}
+        if property_value.get('format', '') == 'byte':
+            mapping_type = {'type': 'binary'}
+        else:
+            mapping_type = {'type': 'text'}
     elif property_value.get('type') == 'array':
         mapping_type = None
     else:
diff --git a/tests/syngenta_digital_dta/s3/test_s3.py b/tests/syngenta_digital_dta/s3/test_s3.py
index ca90589..f753627 100644
--- a/tests/syngenta_digital_dta/s3/test_s3.py
+++ b/tests/syngenta_digital_dta/s3/test_s3.py
@@ -28,8 +28,17 @@ def setUp(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
     def __create_unit_test_bucket(self):
         try:
-            s3_client = boto3.client('s3', endpoint_url=self.endpoint)
-            s3_client.create_bucket(Bucket=self.bucket)
+            s3_client = boto3.client(
+                "s3",
+                endpoint_url=self.endpoint,
+                region_name="us-east-2",
+            )
+            s3_client.create_bucket(
+                Bucket=self.bucket, 
+                CreateBucketConfiguration={
+                    'LocationConstraint': 'us-east-2'
+                }
+            )
         except:
             pass