diff --git a/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py b/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py
index a77cc5fc..e3448682 100644
--- a/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py
+++ b/examples/podcast/podcast_runner.py
@@ -81,7 +81,13 @@ class IsPresidentOf(BaseModel):
 async def main(use_bulk: bool = False):
     setup_logging()
     graph_driver = Neo4jDriver(
-        neo4j_uri, neo4j_user, neo4j_password, aoss_host=aoss_host, aoss_port=aoss_port
+        neo4j_uri,
+        neo4j_user,
+        neo4j_password,
+        aoss_host=aoss_host,
+        aoss_port=aoss_port,
+        region='us-west-2',
+        service='es',
     )
     # client = Graphiti(
     #     neo4j_uri,
diff --git a/graphiti_core/driver/neo4j_driver.py b/graphiti_core/driver/neo4j_driver.py
index efeadcc3..c8be811d 100644
--- a/graphiti_core/driver/neo4j_driver.py
+++ b/graphiti_core/driver/neo4j_driver.py
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 try:
     import boto3
-    from opensearchpy import OpenSearch, Urllib3AWSV4SignerAuth, Urllib3HttpConnection
+    from opensearchpy import (
+        AWSV4SignerAuth,
+        OpenSearch,
+        RequestsHttpConnection,
+        Urllib3AWSV4SignerAuth,
+        Urllib3HttpConnection,
+    )
 
     _HAS_OPENSEARCH = True
 except ImportError:
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ class Neo4jDriver(GraphDriver):
         database: str = 'neo4j',
         aoss_host: str | None = None,
         aoss_port: int | None = None,
+        region: str | None = None,
+        service: str | None = None,
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self.client = AsyncGraphDatabase.driver(
@@ -61,15 +69,17 @@ class Neo4jDriver(GraphDriver):
         self.aoss_client = None
         if aoss_host and aoss_port and boto3 is not None:
             try:
-                session = boto3.Session()
-                self.aoss_client = OpenSearch(  # type: ignore
-                    hosts=[{'host': aoss_host, 'port': aoss_port, 'scheme': 'https'}],
-                    http_auth=Urllib3AWSV4SignerAuth(
-                        session.get_credentials(), session.region_name, 'aoss'
-                    ),
+                region = region
+                service = service
+                credentials = boto3.Session(profile_name='zep-development').get_credentials()
+                auth = AWSV4SignerAuth(credentials, region, service)
+
+                self.aoss_client = OpenSearch(
+                    hosts=[{'host': aoss_host, 'port': aoss_port}],
+                    http_auth=auth,
                     use_ssl=True,
                     verify_certs=True,
-                    connection_class=Urllib3HttpConnection,
+                    connection_class=RequestsHttpConnection,
                     pool_maxsize=20,
                 )  # type: ignore
             except Exception as e: