diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1f1e4e4..d1e6f83 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ def read(fname):
     return open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname)).read() 
 args    = {
     "name":"data-transport",
-    "version":"1.2.8",
+    "version":"1.3.0",
     "author":"The Phi Technology LLC","author_email":"info@the-phi.com",
     "license":"MIT",
     "packages":["transport"]}
 args["keywords"]=['mongodb','couchdb','rabbitmq','file','read','write','s3','sqlite']
-args["install_requires"] = ['pymongo','numpy','cloudant','pika','boto','flask-session','smart_open']
+args["install_requires"] = ['pymongo','numpy','cloudant','pika','boto','flask-session','smart_open','botocore']
 args["url"] =   "https://dev.the-phi.com/git/steve/data-transport.git"
 
 if sys.version_info[0] == 2 :
diff --git a/transport/s3.py b/transport/s3.py
index 6c26dd3..8af8e9d 100644
--- a/transport/s3.py
+++ b/transport/s3.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class s3Reader(s3,Reader) :
 
 class s3Writer(s3,Writer) :
 
-	def __init__(self,args) :
+	def __init__(self,**args) :
 		s3.__init__(self,args)
 	def mkdir(self,name):
 		"""