diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8742cc..441db36 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@ amplify push --use-localstack true
 ### Configuration
 The following environment variables can be configured:
 
-* `EDGE_PORT`: Port under which LocalStack edge service is accessible (default: `4566`)
-* `LOCALSTACK_HOSTNAME`: Target host under which LocalStack edge service is accessible (default: `localhost.localstack.cloud`)
-* `LOCALSTACK_ENDPOINT`: Sets a custom endpoint directly. Overrides `EDGE_PORT` and `LOCALSTACK_HOSTNAME` (default `https://localhost.localstack.cloud:4566`)
+* `LOCALSTACK_ACCESS_KEY_ID`: Sets custom Access Key Id for the internal client to use (default `test`).
+* `LOCALSTACK_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET`: Sets custom Access Key Secret for the internal client to use (default `test`).
+* `LOCALSTACK_REGION`: Sets a custom region (default `us-east-1`).
+* `LOCALSTACK_S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE`: Sets the S3 path style (default `1`, accepted values: `1`as true and `0` as false)).
+* `LOCALSTACK_ENDPOINT`: Sets a custom endpoint (default `https://localhost.localstack.cloud:4566`).
 
 ## Change Log
+* 0.3.0: more and up to date settings
 * 0.2.5: patch AWS-SDK Config
 * 0.2.4: add missing handlers
 * 0.2.3: fix paths for patching
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c521e78..f81e658 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "amplify-localstack",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "amplify-localstack",
-      "version": "0.2.5",
+      "version": "0.2.6",
       "license": "Apache 2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "cypress": "^12.9.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d7d3d70..27bedba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "amplify-localstack",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "description": "",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/patches.js b/patches.js
index 336be36..de050d7 100644
--- a/patches.js
+++ b/patches.js
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ const AWS_DEFAULT_REGION = 'us-east-1'
 // const snapshotPath = '/snapshot/repo/build/node_modules/'
 const snapshotPath = '/snapshot/amplify-cli/build/node_modules/'
 const getLocalEndpoint = () => {
-  const port = process.env.EDGE_PORT || DEFAULT_EDGE_PORT
-  const host = process.env.LOCALSTACK_HOSTNAME || DEFAULT_HOSTNAME
-  return process.env.LOCALSTACK_ENDPOINT || `https://${host}:${port}`
+  return process.env.LOCALSTACK_ENDPOINT || `https://${DEFAULT_HOSTNAME}:${DEFAULT_EDGE_PORT}`
 }
 
 // Patchs the awscloudformation provider plugin to deploy the resources into LocalStack
@@ -25,10 +23,10 @@ const patchConfigManagerLoader = (context) => {
     sysConfigManager.loadConfiguration = () => {
       const config = {}
       config.endpoint = getLocalEndpoint()
-      config.accessKeyId = AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
-      config.secretAccessKey = AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-      config.s3ForcePathStyle = true
-      config.region = AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
+      config.accessKeyId = process.env.LOCALSTACK_ACCESS_KEY_ID || AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
+      config.secretAccessKey = process.env.LOCALSTACK_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET || AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
+      config.s3ForcePathStyle = process.env.LOCALSTACK_S3_FORCE_PATH_STYLE !== '0'
+      config.region = process.env.LOCALSTACK_REGION || AWS_DEFAULT_REGION
       return config
     }
   } catch (error) {