diff --git a/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/s3.cue b/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/s3.cue
index a304a75c..ebb788c0 100644
--- a/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/s3.cue
+++ b/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/s3.cue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package s3
 import (
 	"alpha.dagger.io/dagger"
 	"alpha.dagger.io/aws"
+	"alpha.dagger.io/random"
 )
 
 TestConfig: awsConfig: aws.#Config & {
@@ -16,22 +17,30 @@ content: "A simple test sentence"
 TestDirectory: dagger.#Artifact
 
 TestS3Object: {
+	suffix: random.#String & {
+		seed: "s3"
+	}
+
+	target: "s3://\(bucket)/\(suffix.out)/"
+
 	deploy: #Object & {
-		always: true
-		config: TestConfig.awsConfig
-		source: TestDirectory
-		target: "s3://\(bucket)/"
+		always:   true
+		config:   TestConfig.awsConfig
+		source:   TestDirectory
+		"target": target
 	}
 
 	verifyFile: #VerifyS3 & {
 		config: TestConfig.awsConfig
 		target: deploy.target
+		url:    deploy.url
 		file:   "dirFile.txt"
 	}
 
 	verifyDir: #VerifyS3 & {
 		config: TestConfig.awsConfig
 		target: deploy.target
+		url:    deploy.url
 		file:   "foo.txt"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/verify.cue b/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/verify.cue
index 7588ba5a..1356a8b0 100644
--- a/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/verify.cue
+++ b/stdlib/aws/s3/tests/verify.cue
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import (
 	config: aws.#Config
 
 	// Target S3 URL (e.g. s3://<bucket-name>/<path>/<sub-path>)
-	target?: string
+	target: string
+
+	// URL: dummy URL, used to force a dependency
+	url: string
 
 	contents: {
 		string
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 					aws s3 ls --recursive \#(target) > /contents
 					"""#,
 				]
+				env: URL: url
 			},
 
 			op.#Export & {
@@ -49,10 +53,12 @@ import (
 	file:   string
 	config: aws.#Config
 	target: string
+	url:    string
 
 	lists: #List & {
 		"config": config
 		"target": target
+		"url":    url
 	}
 
 	test: #up: [