diff --git a/build.number b/build.number
index 58e6618..23a09b9 100644
--- a/build.number
+++ b/build.number
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #Build Number for ANT. Do not edit!
-#Wed Jan 24 14:57:19 CET 2024
-build.number=15
+#Wed Feb 07 14:30:53 CET 2024
+build.number=16
diff --git a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3.java b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3.java
index 6b784ea..4b746f6 100755
--- a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3.java
+++ b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.lucee.extension.resource.s3.region.RegionFactory;
 import org.lucee.extension.resource.s3.region.RegionFactory.Region;
 import org.lucee.extension.resource.s3.util.XMLUtil;
-import org.lucee.extension.resource.s3.util.print;
 
 import com.amazonaws.AmazonServiceException;
 import com.amazonaws.HttpMethod;
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ public static S3 getInstance(S3Properties props, long cache, Config config) {
 						}
 					}
 					instances.put(keyS3, s3 = new S3(c, props.getAccessKeyId(), props.getSecretAccessKey(), props.getHost(), props.getDefaultLocation(), cache,
-							S3.DEFAULT_LIVE_TIMEOUT, true, config));
+							S3.DEFAULT_LIVE_TIMEOUT, props.getCacheRegion(), config));
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ private S3(S3Cache cache, String accessKeyId, String secretAccessKey, String hos
 		this.host = host;
 		this.cacheTimeout = cacheTimeout;
 		this.liveTimeout = liveTimeout;
-		print.ds();
 		if (!Util.isEmpty(defaultLocation, true)) {
 			try {
 				defaultRegion = toString(RegionFactory.getInstance(defaultLocation));
@@ -1038,8 +1036,6 @@ public List<S3Info> list(String bucketName, final String objectName, boolean rec
 	private List<S3Info> improveResult(ValidUntilMap<S3Info> objects, String bucketName, String objectName, boolean recursive, boolean listPseudoFolder, boolean onlyChildren,
 			boolean noCache) throws S3Exception {
 		bucketName = improveBucketName(bucketName);
-		print.e("--- improveResult ----");
-		print.e("- " + objects.size());
 		Iterator<S3Info> it = objects.values().iterator();
 		Map<String, S3Info> map = new LinkedHashMap<String, S3Info>();
 		S3Info info;
@@ -1047,13 +1043,11 @@ private List<S3Info> improveResult(ValidUntilMap<S3Info> objects, String bucketN
 			info = it.next();
 			add(map, info, objectName, recursive, listPseudoFolder, onlyChildren);
 		}
-		print.e("- " + map.size());
 		Iterator<S3Info> iit = map.values().iterator();
 		List<S3Info> list = new ArrayList<S3Info>();
 		while (iit.hasNext()) {
 			list.add(iit.next());
 		}
-		print.e("- " + list.size());
 		return list;
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3Properties.java b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3Properties.java
index 22cdc87..cc04dc9 100644
--- a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3Properties.java
+++ b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3Properties.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class S3Properties {
 	private String defaultLocation;
 	private long cache;
 	private String mapping;
+	private boolean cacheRegion = false;
 
 	public void setBucket(String bucket) {
 		if (!Util.isEmpty(bucket, true)) this.bucket = bucket;
@@ -116,11 +117,20 @@ public String getMapping() {
 		return mapping;
 	}
 
+	public boolean getCacheRegion() {
+		return cacheRegion;
+	}
+
+	public void setCacheRegion(boolean cacheRegion) {
+		this.cacheRegion = cacheRegion;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String toString() {
 
 		return new StringBuilder().append("host:").append(getHost()).append(";").append("accessKeyId:").append(getAccessKeyId()).append(";").append("secretAccessKey:")
-				.append(getSecretAccessKey()).append(";acl:").append(getACL()).append(";location:").append(getDefaultLocation()).append(";").toString();
+				.append(getSecretAccessKey()).append(";acl:").append(getACL()).append(";location:").append(getDefaultLocation()).append(";cacheRegion:").append(getCacheRegion())
+				.append(";").toString();
 	}
 
 	public void setACL(Object acl) {
@@ -246,11 +256,13 @@ private static S3Properties toS3(CFMLEngine eng, Struct sct) throws S3Exception
 		if (Util.isEmpty(sk)) sk = eng.getCastUtil().toString(sct.get("secretKey", null), null);
 
 		return toS3(eng.getCastUtil().toString(sct.get("accessKeyId", null), null), sk, eng.getCastUtil().toString(sct.get("defaultLocation", null), null), host, bucket,
-				eng.getCastUtil().toString(sct.get("acl", null), null), eng.getCastUtil().toTimespan(sct.get("cache", null), null));
+				eng.getCastUtil().toString(sct.get("acl", null), null), eng.getCastUtil().toBoolean(sct.get("cacheregion", null), null),
+				eng.getCastUtil().toTimespan(sct.get("cache", null), null));
 
 	}
 
-	private static S3Properties toS3(String accessKeyId, String awsSecretKey, String defaultLocation, String host, String bucket, String acl, TimeSpan cache) throws S3Exception {
+	private static S3Properties toS3(String accessKeyId, String awsSecretKey, String defaultLocation, String host, String bucket, String acl, Boolean cacheRegion, TimeSpan cache)
+			throws S3Exception {
 
 		S3Properties s3 = new S3Properties();
 		defaultLocation = S3Util.extractLocationFromHostIfNecessary(defaultLocation, host);
@@ -261,6 +273,7 @@ private static S3Properties toS3(String accessKeyId, String awsSecretKey, String
 		if (!Util.isEmpty(host)) s3.setHost(host);
 		if (!Util.isEmpty(bucket)) s3.setBucket(bucket);
 		if (!Util.isEmpty(acl)) s3.setACL(AccessControlListUtil.toAccessControlList(acl));
+		if (cacheRegion != null) s3.setCacheRegion(cacheRegion.booleanValue());
 		if (cache != null) s3.setCache(cache.getMillis());
 
 		return s3;
diff --git a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3ResourceProvider.java b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3ResourceProvider.java
index 9602fbf..72781c5 100755
--- a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3ResourceProvider.java
+++ b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/S3ResourceProvider.java
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ public static String loadWithNewPattern(S3Properties properties, RefString stora
 		boolean hasCustomCredentials = false;
 		String accessKeyId, host, secretAccessKey, defaultLocation, bucket, mapping = null;
 		Object defaultACL;
+		Boolean cacheRegion = null;
 		Struct appData = null;
 
 		// env var / system prop
@@ -150,6 +151,15 @@ public static String loadWithNewPattern(S3Properties properties, RefString stora
 
 			defaultACL = S3Util.getSystemPropOrEnvVar("lucee.s3.acl", null);
 			if (defaultACL == null) defaultACL = S3Util.getSystemPropOrEnvVar("lucee.s3.accesscontrollist", null);
+
+			String tmp = S3Util.getSystemPropOrEnvVar("lucee.s3.cacheregion", null);
+			if (!Util.isEmpty(tmp, true)) {
+				try {
+					cacheRegion = Util.toBooleanValue(tmp.trim());
+				}
+				catch (Exception e) {
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Application Context Data
@@ -270,6 +280,7 @@ public static String loadWithNewPattern(S3Properties properties, RefString stora
 		properties.setCustomCredentials(hasCustomCredentials);
 		properties.setCustomHost(hasCustomHost);
 		properties.setMapping(mapping);
+		if (cacheRegion != null) properties.setCacheRegion(cacheRegion);
 		if (defaultACL != null) properties.setACL(defaultACL);
 		if (defaultLocation != null) properties.setDefaultLocation(defaultLocation);
 		if (!hasCustomHost && !Util.isEmpty(host, true)) properties.setHost(host);
diff --git a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/function/S3Function.java b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/function/S3Function.java
index 849b31a..f271a79 100644
--- a/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/function/S3Function.java
+++ b/source/java/src/org/lucee/extension/resource/s3/function/S3Function.java
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ protected static S3Properties toS3Properties(PageContext pc, String accessKeyId,
 		if (Util.isEmpty(host, true)) host = S3Util.getSystemPropOrEnvVar("lucee.s3.server", null);
 		if (Util.isEmpty(host, true)) host = S3Util.getSystemPropOrEnvVar("lucee.s3.provider", null);
 
+		String strCacheRegion = S3Util.getSystemPropOrEnvVar("lucee.s3.cacheregion", null);
+		Boolean cacheRegion = (Util.isEmpty(strCacheRegion, true)) ? null : CFMLEngineFactory.getInstance().getCastUtil().toBoolean(strCacheRegion.trim(), null);
+
 		if (Util.isEmpty(secretAccessKey, true) || Util.isEmpty(accessKeyId, true)) throw CFMLEngineFactory.getInstance().getExceptionUtil().createApplicationException(
 				"missing S3 credentials",
 				"you can define the credentials as argument for the function [accessKeyId, secretAccessKey], in the application.cfc [this.s3.accessKeyId, this.s3.secretAccessKey] or in the system properties/environment variables [lucee.s3.secretaccesskey,lucee.s3.accesskeyid]");
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ protected static S3Properties toS3Properties(PageContext pc, String accessKeyId,
 			props.setCustomHost(true);
 		}
 		else props.setCustomHost(false);
+		if (cacheRegion != null) props.setCacheRegion(cacheRegion.booleanValue());
 
 		return props;
 	}