diff --git a/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ObjectTrait.php b/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ObjectTrait.php
index 384e9f0ff58c9..ec06b5920d757 100644
--- a/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ObjectTrait.php
+++ b/lib/private/Files/ObjectStore/S3ObjectTrait.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Aws\Command;
 use Aws\Exception\AwsException;
 use Aws\Exception\MultipartUploadException;
+use Aws\S3\Exception\S3Exception;
 use Aws\S3\Exception\S3MultipartUploadException;
 use Aws\S3\MultipartCopy;
 use Aws\S3\MultipartUploader;
@@ -266,8 +267,11 @@ public function deleteObject($urn) {
 		]);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @throws S3Exception|\Exception if there is an unhandled exception
+	 */
 	public function objectExists($urn) {
-		return $this->getConnection()->doesObjectExist($this->bucket, $urn, $this->getSSECParameters());
+		return $this->getConnection()->doesObjectExistV2($this->bucket, $urn, false, $this->getSSECParameters());
 	}
 
 	public function copyObject($from, $to, array $options = []) {