diff --git a/server/channels/app/platform/service.go b/server/channels/app/platform/service.go
index 7cf126e22a..430d6e75cf 100644
--- a/server/channels/app/platform/service.go
+++ b/server/channels/app/platform/service.go
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ func New(sc ServiceConfig, options ...Option) (*PlatformService, error) {
 	if ps.exportFilestore == nil {
 		ps.exportFilestore = ps.filestore
 		if *ps.Config().FileSettings.DedicatedExportStore {
-			backend, errFileBack := filestore.NewFileBackend(filestore.NewExportFileBackendSettingsFromConfig(&ps.Config().FileSettings, license != nil && *license.Features.Compliance, false))
+			mlog.Info("Setting up dedicated export filestore", mlog.String("driver_name", *ps.Config().FileSettings.ExportDriverName))
+			backend, errFileBack := filestore.NewExportFileBackend(filestore.NewExportFileBackendSettingsFromConfig(&ps.Config().FileSettings, license != nil && *license.Features.Compliance, false))
 			if errFileBack != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize export filebackend: %w", errFileBack)
 			}
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go
index a3ce497c5e..5e9e5411e4 100644
--- a/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/filesstore.go
@@ -125,10 +125,24 @@ func (settings *FileBackendSettings) CheckMandatoryS3Fields() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// NewFileBackend creates a new file backend
 func NewFileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (FileBackend, error) {
+	return newFileBackend(settings, true)
+}
+
+// NewExportFileBackend creates a new file backend for exports, that will not attempt to use bifrost.
+func NewExportFileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (FileBackend, error) {
+	return newFileBackend(settings, false)
+}
+
+func newFileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings, canBeCloud bool) (FileBackend, error) {
 	switch settings.DriverName {
 	case driverS3:
-		backend, err := NewS3FileBackend(settings)
+		newBackendFn := NewS3FileBackend
+		if !canBeCloud {
+			newBackendFn = NewS3FileBackendWithoutBifrost
+		}
+		backend, err := newBackendFn(settings)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "unable to connect to the s3 backend")
 		}
diff --git a/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go b/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go
index 67b330d5e4..fed3370152 100644
--- a/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go
+++ b/server/platform/shared/filestore/s3store.go
@@ -88,8 +88,17 @@ func (s *S3FileBackendNoBucketError) Error() string {
 	return "no such bucket"
 }
 
-// NewS3FileBackend returns an instance of an S3FileBackend.
+// NewS3FileBackend returns an instance of an S3FileBackend and determine if we are in Mattermost cloud or not.
 func NewS3FileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (*S3FileBackend, error) {
+	return newS3FileBackend(settings, os.Getenv("MM_CLOUD_FILESTORE_BIFROST") != "")
+}
+
+// NewS3FileBackendWithoutBifrost returns an instance of an S3FileBackend that will not use bifrost.
+func NewS3FileBackendWithoutBifrost(settings FileBackendSettings) (*S3FileBackend, error) {
+	return newS3FileBackend(settings, false)
+}
+
+func newS3FileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings, isCloud bool) (*S3FileBackend, error) {
 	timeout := time.Duration(settings.AmazonS3RequestTimeoutMilliseconds) * time.Millisecond
 	backend := &S3FileBackend{
 		endpoint:       settings.AmazonS3Endpoint,
@@ -106,7 +115,6 @@ func NewS3FileBackend(settings FileBackendSettings) (*S3FileBackend, error) {
 		timeout:        timeout,
 		presignExpires: time.Duration(settings.AmazonS3PresignExpiresSeconds) * time.Second,
 	}
-	isCloud := os.Getenv("MM_CLOUD_FILESTORE_BIFROST") != ""
 	cli, err := backend.s3New(isCloud)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err