diff --git a/api/python/quilt3/data_transfer.py b/api/python/quilt3/data_transfer.py
index 2900f1c34ee..193bdb6debb 100644
--- a/api/python/quilt3/data_transfer.py
+++ b/api/python/quilt3/data_transfer.py
@@ -86,16 +86,26 @@ class S3ClientProvider:
     We assume that public buckets are read-only: write operations should always use S3ClientProvider.standard_client
     """
 
+    _client_map = {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_s3_client(cls, bucket: str, client):
+        assert bucket is not None
+        cls._client_map[bucket] = client
+    
     def __init__(self):
         self._use_unsigned_client = {}  # f'{action}/{bucket}' -> use_unsigned_client_bool
         self._standard_client = None
         self._unsigned_client = None
 
-    @property
-    def standard_client(self):
-        if self._standard_client is None:
-            self._build_standard_client()
-        return self._standard_client
+    def get_standard_client(self, bucket):
+        mapped_client = self.__class__._client_map.get(bucket)
+        if mapped_client is not None:
+            return mapped_client
+        else:
+            if self._standard_client is None:
+                self._build_standard_client()
+            return self._standard_client
 
     @property
     def unsigned_client(self):
@@ -111,7 +121,7 @@ def get_correct_client(self, action: S3Api, bucket: str):
         if self.should_use_unsigned_client(action, bucket):
             return self.unsigned_client
         else:
-            return self.standard_client
+            return self.get_standard_client(bucket)
 
     def key(self, action: S3Api, bucket: str):
         return f"{action}/{bucket}"
@@ -140,9 +150,9 @@ def find_correct_client(self, api_type, bucket, param_dict):
                 f"API '{api_type}' is not current supported. You may want to use S3ClientProvider.standard_client " \
                 f"instead "
             check_fn = check_fn_mapper[api_type]
-            if check_fn(self.standard_client, param_dict):
+            if check_fn(self.get_standard_client(bucket), param_dict):
                 self.set_cache(api_type, bucket, use_unsigned=False)
-                return self.standard_client
+                return self.get_standard_client(bucket)
             else:
                 if check_fn(self.unsigned_client, param_dict):
                     self.set_cache(api_type, bucket, use_unsigned=True)
@@ -313,7 +323,7 @@ def _copy_local_file(ctx: WorkerContext, size: int, src_path: str, dest_path: st
 
 
 def _upload_file(ctx: WorkerContext, size: int, src_path: str, dest_bucket: str, dest_key: str):
-    s3_client = ctx.s3_client_provider.standard_client
+    s3_client = ctx.s3_client_provider.get_standard_client(dest_bucket)
 
     if not is_mpu(size):
         with ReadFileChunk.from_filename(src_path, 0, size, [ctx.progress]) as fd:
@@ -470,7 +480,7 @@ def _copy_remote_file(ctx: WorkerContext, size: int, src_bucket: str, src_key: s
             VersionId=src_version
         )
 
-    s3_client = ctx.s3_client_provider.standard_client
+    s3_client = ctx.s3_client_provider.get_standard_client(dest_bucket)
 
     if not is_mpu(size):
         params: Dict[str, Any] = dict(
@@ -746,7 +756,7 @@ def _calculate_etag(file_path):
 
 
 def delete_object(bucket, key):
-    s3_client = S3ClientProvider().standard_client
+    s3_client = S3ClientProvider().get_standard_client(bucke)
 
     s3_client.head_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key)  # Make sure it exists
     s3_client.delete_object(Bucket=bucket, Key=key)  # Actually delete it
@@ -862,7 +872,7 @@ def delete_url(src: PhysicalKey):
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
     else:
-        s3_client = S3ClientProvider().standard_client
+        s3_client = S3ClientProvider().get_standard_client(src.bucket)
         s3_client.delete_object(Bucket=src.bucket, Key=src.path)
 
 
@@ -925,7 +935,7 @@ def put_bytes(data: bytes, dest: PhysicalKey):
     else:
         if dest.version_id is not None:
             raise ValueError("Cannot set VersionId on destination")
-        s3_client = S3ClientProvider().standard_client
+        s3_client = S3ClientProvider().get_standard_client(dest.bucket)
         s3_client.put_object(
             Bucket=dest.bucket,
             Key=dest.path,
@@ -1419,7 +1429,7 @@ def select(src, query, meta=None, raw=False, **kwargs):
 
     # S3 Select does not support anonymous access (as of Jan 2019)
     # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_SelectObjectContent.html
-    s3_client = S3ClientProvider().standard_client
+    s3_client = S3ClientProvider().get_standard_client(src.bucket)
     response = s3_client.select_object_content(**select_kwargs)
 
     # we don't want multiple copies of large chunks of data hanging around.