diff --git a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/blob_source.py b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/blob_source.py
index 914a9e40a..d540937eb 100644
--- a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/blob_source.py
+++ b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/blob_source.py
@@ -19,34 +19,28 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         blob_client: BlobClient,
         blob_format: Union[FormatName, Format],
+        filepath: Union[str, Path],
         blob_compression: Optional[CompressionName] = None,
-        blob_folder: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None,
-        blob_file: Optional[Union[str, Path]] = None,
         as_replay: bool = True,
         name: Optional[str] = None,
         shutdown_timeout: float = 10.0,
     ):
         self._client = blob_client
-        self._blob_file = Path(blob_file) if blob_file else None
-        self._blob_folder = Path(blob_folder) if blob_folder else None
 
         super().__init__(
-            filepath=self._client.location,
+            filepath=filepath,
             file_format=blob_format,
             file_compression=blob_compression,
             as_replay=as_replay,
-            name=name or self._client.location,
+            name=name or self._client.root_location,
             shutdown_timeout=shutdown_timeout,
         )
 
     def _get_partition_count(self) -> int:
-        return self._client.get_root_folder_count(self._blob_folder)
+        return self._client.get_root_folder_count(self._filepath)
 
     def _file_read(self, file: Path) -> Generator[dict, None, None]:
         yield from super()._file_read(self._client.get_raw_blob_stream(file))
 
     def _file_list(self) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
-        if self._blob_file:
-            yield self._blob_file
-        else:
-            yield from self._client.blob_collector(self._blob_folder)
+        yield from self._client.blob_collector(self._filepath)
diff --git a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/aws.py b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/aws.py
index 6f747d8f9..6e58fc1d4 100644
--- a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/aws.py
+++ b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/aws.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def __init__(
         to a locally hosted Kinesis.
             NOTE: can alternatively set the AWS_ENDPOINT_URL_KINESIS environment variable
         """
-        self.location = aws_s3_bucket
+        self.root_location = aws_s3_bucket
         self._client: Optional[S3Client] = None
         self._credentials = {
             "region_name": aws_region,
diff --git a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/azure.py b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/azure.py
index 2830135a6..9626d2c7d 100644
--- a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/azure.py
+++ b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/azure.py
@@ -14,20 +14,24 @@
 
 
 class AzureBlobClient(BlobClient):
+    def get_root_folder_count(self, filepath: Path) -> int:
+        # TODO: implement
+        ...
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         connection_string: str,
         container: str,
     ):
         self._client: Optional[ContainerClient] = None
-        self.location = container
+        self.root_location = container
         self._credentials = connection_string
 
     @property
     def client(self):
         if not self._client:
             blob_client = BlobServiceClient.from_connection_string(self._credentials)
-            container_client = blob_client.get_container_client(self.location)
+            container_client = blob_client.get_container_client(self.root_location)
             self._client: ContainerClient = container_client
         return self._client
 
diff --git a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/base.py b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/base.py
index 3cc085ef1..f8e54688e 100644
--- a/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/base.py
+++ b/quixstreams/sources/community/blob_store/clients/base.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 class BlobClient:
     _client: Any
     _credentials: Union[dict, str]
-    location: Union[str, Path]
+    root_location: Union[str, Path]
 
     @property
     @abstractmethod