diff --git a/spring-cloud-aws-s3-parent/spring-cloud-aws-s3/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/s3/S3PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java b/spring-cloud-aws-s3-parent/spring-cloud-aws-s3/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/s3/S3PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
index 2bb3e9520..f45ec5cb2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-aws-s3-parent/spring-cloud-aws-s3/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/s3/S3PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-aws-s3-parent/spring-cloud-aws-s3/src/main/java/io/awspring/cloud/s3/S3PathMatchingResourcePatternResolver.java
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ private ListObjectsV2Request.Builder getListObjectsV2RequestBuilder(String s3Buc
 						PATH_DELIMITER))
 				.findFirst();
 		ListObjectsV2Request.Builder listObjectsV2RequestBuilder = ListObjectsV2Request.builder().bucket(s3BucketName);
-		if (optionalPrefix.isPresent()) {
+		if (optionalPrefix.isPresent() && !"/".equals(optionalPrefix.get())) {
 			listObjectsV2RequestBuilder = listObjectsV2RequestBuilder.prefix(optionalPrefix.get());
 		}
 		return listObjectsV2RequestBuilder;