diff --git a/src/backend/base/langflow/services/storage/s3.py b/src/backend/base/langflow/services/storage/s3.py
index c8afdf5a9697..4dd9a6db4835 100644
--- a/src/backend/base/langflow/services/storage/s3.py
+++ b/src/backend/base/langflow/services/storage/s3.py
@@ -50,8 +50,9 @@ def __init__(self, session_service: SessionService, settings_service: SettingsSe
             raise ImportError(msg) from exc
 
         # Create session - AWS credentials are picked up from environment variables
+        self._aioboto3 = aioboto3
         self.session = aioboto3.Session()
-        self._client = None
+        self._client = None  # Persisted for quick reuse
 
         self.set_ready()
         logger.info(
@@ -87,7 +88,10 @@ def resolve_component_path(self, logical_path: str) -> str:
 
     def _get_client(self):
         """Get or create an S3 client using the async context manager."""
-        return self.session.client("s3")
+        if self._client is None:
+            # Only create the client once and cache it for future calls.
+            self._client = self.session.client("s3")
+        return self._client
 
     async def save_file(self, flow_id: str, file_name: str, data: bytes) -> None:
         """Save a file to S3.