diff --git a/lib/simpledb.js b/lib/simpledb.js
index e5067d1..1f5dd43 100644
--- a/lib/simpledb.js
+++ b/lib/simpledb.js
@@ -89,8 +89,7 @@ exports.SimpleDB = function(opts,logger) {
 
   if( !opts ) throw MARK+'no opts'
 
-  if(!(  self.keyid  = opts.keyid  )) throw MARK+'no keyid'
-  if(!(  self.secret = opts.secret  )) throw MARK+'no secret'
+  if(!!opts.keyid && !opts.secret) throw MARK+'key id specified, but no secret'
 
   opts.secure     = null == opts.secure     ? false : opts.secure
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6fc405..9c0b54b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "Makis Tracend <makis@makesit.es> (http://makesites.org/)"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "aws-lib": "0.3.0"
+    "aws-lib": "git://github.com/guss77/aws-lib"
   },
   "main": "lib/simpledb",
   "directories": {