diff --git a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go
index f59e51e86dba..4de635384fd2 100644
--- a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go
+++ b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go
@@ -2575,7 +2575,6 @@ common:
       region: us-east
       access_key_id: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
       secret_access_key: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET}
-      s3forcepathstyle: false
   compactor_grpc_address: loki-compactor-grpc-lokistack-dev.default.svc.cluster.local:9095
   ring:
     kvstore:
diff --git a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml
index 0cf5b7899831..707c519bd941 100644
--- a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml
+++ b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ common:
       region: {{ .Region }}
       access_key_id: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID}
       secret_access_key: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET}
-      {{- if isEndpointAWS .Endpoint }}
-      s3forcepathstyle: false
-      {{- else }}
+      {{- if not (isEndpointAWS .Endpoint) }}
       s3forcepathstyle: true
       {{- end }}
       {{- end }}