diff --git a/docs/reference/config.md b/docs/reference/config.md
index 3466e0d5af..cc5045345a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/config.md
+++ b/docs/reference/config.md
@@ -1654,6 +1654,7 @@ The `workflow` scope provides workflow execution options.
 `workflow.output.copyAttributes`
 : :::{versionadded} 25.01.0-edge
   :::
+: *Currently only supported for local and shared filesystems.*
 : Copy file attributes (such as the last modified timestamp) to the published file (default: `false`).
 
 `workflow.output.enabled`
diff --git a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/PublishDir.groovy b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/PublishDir.groovy
index efd9c90dbe..e20825c74d 100644
--- a/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/PublishDir.groovy
+++ b/modules/nextflow/src/main/groovy/nextflow/processor/PublishDir.groovy
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class PublishDir {
         log.trace "publishing file: $source -[$mode]-> $destination"
 
         final options = new ArrayList<>(2)
-        final copyAttributes = session.config.navigate('workflow.output.copyAttributes') as Boolean
+        final copyAttributes = session.config.navigate('workflow.output.copyAttributes', false)
         if( copyAttributes )
             options.add(StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES)
 
diff --git a/plugins/nf-amazon/src/main/nextflow/cloud/aws/nio/S3FileSystemProvider.java b/plugins/nf-amazon/src/main/nextflow/cloud/aws/nio/S3FileSystemProvider.java
index d5810b1c81..c7c4f74164 100644
--- a/plugins/nf-amazon/src/main/nextflow/cloud/aws/nio/S3FileSystemProvider.java
+++ b/plugins/nf-amazon/src/main/nextflow/cloud/aws/nio/S3FileSystemProvider.java
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public void copy(Path source, Path target, CopyOption... options)
 		 * "copying directories is not yet supported: %s", target); // TODO
 		 */
 		ImmutableSet<CopyOption> actualOptions = ImmutableSet.copyOf(options);
-		verifySupportedOptions(EnumSet.of(StandardCopyOption.COPY_ATTRIBUTES, StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING),
+		verifySupportedOptions(EnumSet.of(StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING),
 				actualOptions);
 
 		if (!actualOptions.contains(StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING)) {