diff --git a/dist/cjs/index.js b/dist/cjs/index.js
index 2624641..254c8b3 100644
--- a/dist/cjs/index.js
+++ b/dist/cjs/index.js
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ class CustomMetrics {
         if (options.client) {
             this.client = options.client;
         }
-        else if (options.creds) {
-            let credentials = options.creds;
-            let params = {
-                credentials,
-                region: credentials.region || options.region,
-            };
+        else {
+            let params = {};
+            if (options.creds) {
+                params.credentials = options.creds;
+            }
+            if (options.region) {
+                params.region = params.credentials.region || options.region;
+            }
             this.client = new client_dynamodb_1.DynamoDBClient(params);
         }
         if (!options.table && !options.tableName) {
diff --git a/dist/mjs/index.js b/dist/mjs/index.js
index 25c989c..af4e33b 100644
--- a/dist/mjs/index.js
+++ b/dist/mjs/index.js
@@ -70,12 +70,14 @@ export class CustomMetrics {
         if (options.client) {
             this.client = options.client;
         }
-        else if (options.creds) {
-            let credentials = options.creds;
-            let params = {
-                credentials,
-                region: credentials.region || options.region,
-            };
+        else {
+            let params = {};
+            if (options.creds) {
+                params.credentials = options.creds;
+            }
+            if (options.region) {
+                params.region = params.credentials.region || options.region;
+            }
             this.client = new DynamoDBClient(params);
         }
         if (!options.table && !options.tableName) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 0da9802..f23ff38 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "custom-metrics",
-    "version": "0.7.6",
+    "version": "0.8.0",
     "lockfileVersion": 2,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "custom-metrics",
-            "version": "0.7.6",
+            "version": "0.8.0",
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {
                 "@aws-sdk/client-dynamodb": "^3.405.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c429b7..d8c78e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "custom-metrics",
-    "version": "0.7.6",
+    "version": "0.8.0",
     "description": "Custom metrics for AWS",
     "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
     "module": "dist/mjs/index.js",