diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 2c72397a32..f8bfd1a9e6 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ _Put an `x` in the boxes that apply. You can also fill these out after creating
 
 - [ ] I have read the [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/aws/sagemaker-python-sdk/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) doc
 - [ ] I used the commit message format described in [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/aws/sagemaker-python-sdk/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#committing-your-change)
-- [ ] I have passed the region in to any/all clients that I've initialized as part of this change.
+- [ ] I have passed the region in to any/all AWS clients that I've initialized as part of this change.
 - [ ] I have updated any necessary documentation, including [READMEs](https://github.com/aws/sagemaker-python-sdk/blob/master/README.rst) and [API docs](https://github.com/aws/sagemaker-python-sdk/tree/master/doc) (if appropriate)
 
 #### Tests
diff --git a/tests/integ/test_session.py b/tests/integ/test_session.py
index 6735b4845d..ed4c800521 100644
--- a/tests/integ/test_session.py
+++ b/tests/integ/test_session.py
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@
 def test_sagemaker_session_does_not_create_bucket_on_init(
     sagemaker_client_config, sagemaker_runtime_config, boto_config
 ):
-    boto_session = (
-        boto3.Session(**boto_config) if boto_config else boto3.Session(region_name=DEFAULT_REGION)
-    )
+    if boto_config:
+        boto_session = boto3.Session(**boto_config)
+        s3 = boto3.resource("s3", region_name=boto_config["region_name"])
+    else:
+        boto_session = boto3.Session(region_name=DEFAULT_REGION)
+        s3 = boto3.resource("s3", region_name=DEFAULT_REGION)
+
     sagemaker_client_config.setdefault("config", Config(retries=dict(max_attempts=10)))
     sagemaker_client = (
         boto_session.client("sagemaker", **sagemaker_client_config)
@@ -45,6 +49,4 @@ def test_sagemaker_session_does_not_create_bucket_on_init(
         sagemaker_runtime_client=runtime_client,
         default_bucket=CUSTOM_BUCKET_NAME,
     )
-
-    s3 = boto3.resource("s3", region_name=DEFAULT_REGION)
     assert s3.Bucket(CUSTOM_BUCKET_NAME).creation_date is None