diff --git a/doc/changes/unreleased.md b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
index 58630f1..5a2004f 100644
--- a/doc/changes/unreleased.md
+++ b/doc/changes/unreleased.md
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 
 * #103 Enabled SaaS connections for both the database and the BucketFS.
 * #105 Added the new configuration element - storage_backend.
+* #108 Supplied the BucketFS service name when opening an on-prem bucketfs bucket. 
 
diff --git a/exasol/nb_connector/connections.py b/exasol/nb_connector/connections.py
index 0301195..81c985f 100644
--- a/exasol/nb_connector/connections.py
+++ b/exasol/nb_connector/connections.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def open_bucketfs_connection(conf: Secrets) -> bfs.BucketLike:
         }
 
         # Connect to the BucketFS service and navigate to the bucket of choice.
-        bucketfs = bfs.Service(buckfs_url, buckfs_credentials, verify)
+        bucketfs = bfs.Service(buckfs_url, buckfs_credentials, verify, conf.get(CKey.bfs_service))
         return bucketfs[conf.get(CKey.bfs_bucket)]
 
     else:
diff --git a/test/unit/test_connections.py b/test/unit/test_connections.py
index 14bd7f8..3f70b86 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_connections.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_connections.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def conf(mock_conf) -> Secrets:
     mock_conf.save(CKey.bfs_port, "6666")
     mock_conf.save(CKey.bfs_user, "buck_user")
     mock_conf.save(CKey.bfs_password, "buck_pwd")
+    mock_conf.save(CKey.bfs_service, "buck_svc")
     mock_conf.save(CKey.bfs_bucket, "my_bucket")
 
     return mock_conf
@@ -192,7 +193,8 @@ def test_open_bucketfs_connection(mock_bfs_service, conf):
                 "password": conf.get(CKey.bfs_password),
             }
         },
-        False
+        False,
+        conf.get(CKey.bfs_service)
     )
 
 
@@ -208,7 +210,8 @@ def test_open_bucketfs_connection_https_no_verify(mock_bfs_service, conf):
                 "password": conf.get(CKey.bfs_password),
             }
         },
-        False
+        False,
+        conf.get(CKey.bfs_service)
     )
 
 
@@ -225,7 +228,8 @@ def test_open_bucketfs_connection_https_verify(mock_bfs_service, conf):
                 "password": conf.get(CKey.bfs_password),
             }
         },
-        True
+        True,
+        conf.get(CKey.bfs_service)
     )
 
 
@@ -244,7 +248,8 @@ def test_open_bucketfs_connection_trust_ca_file(mock_bfs_service, conf):
                     "password": conf.get(CKey.bfs_password),
                 }
             },
-            tmp_file.name
+            tmp_file.name,
+            conf.get(CKey.bfs_service)
         )