diff --git a/depends/docker-registry-core/docker_registry/core/boto.py b/depends/docker-registry-core/docker_registry/core/boto.py
index 42f17bf76..8def5aef7 100644
--- a/depends/docker-registry-core/docker_registry/core/boto.py
+++ b/depends/docker-registry-core/docker_registry/core/boto.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __init__(self, path=None, config=None):
         self._root_path = path or '/test'
         self._boto_conn = self.makeConnection()
         self._boto_bucket = self._boto_conn.get_bucket(
-            self._config.boto_bucket)
+            self._config.boto_bucket, validate=False)
         logger.info("Boto based storage initialized")
 
     def _build_connection_params(self):