diff --git a/bindings/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go b/bindings/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
index 755b3158d3..2096f22433 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
@@ -122,5 +122,8 @@ func (d *DynamoDB) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo metadata.MetadataMap) {
 }
 
 func (d *DynamoDB) Close() error {
-	return d.authProvider.Close()
+	if d.authProvider != nil {
+		return d.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/bindings/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go b/bindings/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go
index 7ede7ba245..bf684f8bbb 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/kinesis/kinesis.go
@@ -266,7 +266,10 @@ func (a *AWSKinesis) Close() error {
 		close(a.closeCh)
 	}
 	a.wg.Wait()
-	return a.authProvider.Close()
+	if a.authProvider != nil {
+		return a.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (a *AWSKinesis) ensureConsumer(ctx context.Context, streamARN *string) (*string, error) {
diff --git a/bindings/aws/s3/s3.go b/bindings/aws/s3/s3.go
index 13f8730e78..fa20c70a6b 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/s3/s3.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/s3/s3.go
@@ -153,7 +153,10 @@ func (s *AWSS3) Init(ctx context.Context, metadata bindings.Metadata) error {
 }
 
 func (s *AWSS3) Close() error {
-	return s.authProvider.Close()
+	if s.authProvider != nil {
+		return s.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *AWSS3) Operations() []bindings.OperationKind {
diff --git a/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go b/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go
index 4cd752bac5..b8d2ff3faa 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/ses/ses.go
@@ -176,5 +176,8 @@ func (a *AWSSES) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo contribMetadata.MetadataMa
 }
 
 func (a *AWSSES) Close() error {
-	return a.authProvider.Close()
+	if a.authProvider != nil {
+		return a.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/bindings/aws/sns/sns.go b/bindings/aws/sns/sns.go
index 55e3ccefa5..5464f1f044 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/sns/sns.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/sns/sns.go
@@ -128,5 +128,8 @@ func (a *AWSSNS) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo metadata.MetadataMap) {
 }
 
 func (a *AWSSNS) Close() error {
-	return a.authProvider.Close()
+	if a.authProvider != nil {
+		return a.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/bindings/aws/sqs/sqs.go b/bindings/aws/sqs/sqs.go
index d803bafc5a..b09fde61f6 100644
--- a/bindings/aws/sqs/sqs.go
+++ b/bindings/aws/sqs/sqs.go
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ func (a *AWSSQS) Close() error {
 		close(a.closeCh)
 	}
 	a.wg.Wait()
-	return a.authProvider.Close()
+	if a.authProvider != nil {
+		return a.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (a *AWSSQS) parseSQSMetadata(meta bindings.Metadata) (*sqsMetadata, error) {
diff --git a/pubsub/aws/snssqs/snssqs.go b/pubsub/aws/snssqs/snssqs.go
index 93481fb733..4e2371764b 100644
--- a/pubsub/aws/snssqs/snssqs.go
+++ b/pubsub/aws/snssqs/snssqs.go
@@ -875,7 +875,10 @@ func (s *snsSqs) Close() error {
 		s.subscriptionManager.Close()
 	}
 
-	return s.authProvider.Close()
+	if s.authProvider != nil {
+		return s.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (s *snsSqs) Features() []pubsub.Feature {
diff --git a/secretstores/aws/parameterstore/parameterstore.go b/secretstores/aws/parameterstore/parameterstore.go
index abf9c6c4de..038399b30c 100644
--- a/secretstores/aws/parameterstore/parameterstore.go
+++ b/secretstores/aws/parameterstore/parameterstore.go
@@ -182,5 +182,8 @@ func (s *ssmSecretStore) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo metadata.MetadataM
 }
 
 func (s *ssmSecretStore) Close() error {
-	return s.authProvider.Close()
+	if s.authProvider != nil {
+		return s.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/secretstores/aws/secretmanager/secretmanager.go b/secretstores/aws/secretmanager/secretmanager.go
index 6faf1f1eab..979739be5b 100644
--- a/secretstores/aws/secretmanager/secretmanager.go
+++ b/secretstores/aws/secretmanager/secretmanager.go
@@ -170,5 +170,8 @@ func (s *smSecretStore) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo metadata.MetadataMa
 }
 
 func (s *smSecretStore) Close() error {
-	return s.authProvider.Close()
+	if s.authProvider != nil {
+		return s.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/state/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go b/state/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
index ae4ba7c5e9..d3bbd39a85 100644
--- a/state/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
+++ b/state/aws/dynamodb/dynamodb.go
@@ -275,7 +275,10 @@ func (d *StateStore) GetComponentMetadata() (metadataInfo metadata.MetadataMap)
 }
 
 func (d *StateStore) Close() error {
-	return d.authProvider.Close()
+	if d.authProvider != nil {
+		return d.authProvider.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (d *StateStore) getDynamoDBMetadata(meta state.Metadata) (*dynamoDBMetadata, error) {