diff --git a/src/bun.js/webcore/S3Client.zig b/src/bun.js/webcore/S3Client.zig
index 941b8afec671..79ab49971e53 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/webcore/S3Client.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/webcore/S3Client.zig
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
             }
             return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a path", .{});
         };
-        errdefer path.deinit();
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path.
         const options = args.nextEat();
         var blob = Blob.new(try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer));
         return blob.toJS(globalThis);
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
             }
             return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a path to presign", .{});
         };
-        errdefer path.deinit();
-
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path.
         const options = args.nextEat();
         var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
         defer blob.detach();
@@ -169,7 +168,7 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
             }
             return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a path to check if it exists", .{});
         };
-        errdefer path.deinit();
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path.
         const options = args.nextEat();
         var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
         defer blob.detach();
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
             }
             return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a path to check the size of", .{});
         };
-        errdefer path.deinit();
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path.
         const options = args.nextEat();
         var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
         defer blob.detach();
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
             }
             return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a path to check the stat of", .{});
         };
-        errdefer path.deinit();
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path.
         const options = args.nextEat();
         var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
         defer blob.detach();
@@ -214,16 +213,22 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
         const arguments = callframe.arguments_old(3).slice();
         var args = jsc.CallFrame.ArgumentsSlice.init(globalThis.bunVM(), arguments);
         defer args.deinit();
-        const path: jsc.Node.PathLike = try jsc.Node.PathLike.fromJS(globalThis, &args) orelse {
+        var path: jsc.Node.PathLike = try jsc.Node.PathLike.fromJS(globalThis, &args) orelse {
             return globalThis.ERR(.MISSING_ARGS, "Expected a path to write to", .{}).throw();
         };
+        // Guard against early return before constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions
+        // takes ownership of path.
         errdefer path.deinit();
         const data = args.nextEat() orelse {
             return globalThis.ERR(.MISSING_ARGS, "Expected a Blob-y thing to write", .{}).throw();
         };
 
         const options = args.nextEat();
-        var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path
+        // (has its own errdefer) — neutralize ours before the call.
+        const owned_path = path;
+        path = .{ .string = bun.PathString.empty };
+        var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, owned_path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
         defer blob.detach();
         var blob_internal: PathOrBlob = .{ .blob = blob };
         return Blob.writeFileInternal(globalThis, &blob_internal, data, .{
@@ -251,7 +256,7 @@ pub const S3Client = struct {
         const path: jsc.Node.PathLike = try jsc.Node.PathLike.fromJS(globalThis, &args) orelse {
             return globalThis.ERR(.MISSING_ARGS, "Expected a path to unlink", .{}).throw();
         };
-        errdefer path.deinit();
+        // constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions takes ownership of path.
         const options = args.nextEat();
         var blob = try S3File.constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(globalThis, path, options, ptr.credentials, ptr.options, ptr.acl, ptr.storage_class, ptr.request_payer);
         defer blob.detach();
diff --git a/src/bun.js/webcore/S3File.zig b/src/bun.js/webcore/S3File.zig
index 29d0524f7dba..4459d6c143f5 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/webcore/S3File.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/webcore/S3File.zig
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ pub fn presign(globalThis: *jsc.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *jsc.CallFrame) bun.J
                 return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a S3 or path to presign", .{});
             }
             const options = args.nextEat();
+            // constructS3FileInternalStore takes ownership of path.
+            path_or_blob = .{ .blob = .initEmpty(globalThis) };
             var blob = try constructS3FileInternalStore(globalThis, path.path, options);
             defer blob.deinit();
             return try getPresignUrlFrom(&blob, globalThis, options);
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ pub fn unlink(globalThis: *jsc.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *jsc.CallFrame) bun.JS
                 return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a S3 or path to delete", .{});
             }
             const options = args.nextEat();
+            // constructS3FileInternalStore takes ownership of path.
+            path_or_blob = .{ .blob = .initEmpty(globalThis) };
             var blob = try constructS3FileInternalStore(globalThis, path.path, options);
             defer blob.deinit();
             return try blob.store.?.data.s3.unlink(blob.store.?, globalThis, options);
@@ -150,6 +154,8 @@ pub fn write(globalThis: *jsc.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *jsc.CallFrame) bun.JSE
             if (path == .fd) {
                 return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a S3 or path to upload", .{});
             }
+            // constructS3FileInternalStore takes ownership of path.
+            path_or_blob = .{ .blob = .initEmpty(globalThis) };
             var blob = try constructS3FileInternalStore(globalThis, path.path, options);
             defer blob.deinit();
 
@@ -189,6 +195,8 @@ pub fn size(globalThis: *jsc.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *jsc.CallFrame) bun.JSEr
             if (path == .fd) {
                 return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a S3 or path to get size", .{});
             }
+            // constructS3FileInternalStore takes ownership of path.
+            path_or_blob = .{ .blob = .initEmpty(globalThis) };
             var blob = try constructS3FileInternalStore(globalThis, path.path, options);
             defer blob.deinit();
 
@@ -222,6 +230,8 @@ pub fn exists(globalThis: *jsc.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *jsc.CallFrame) bun.JS
             if (path == .fd) {
                 return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a S3 or path to check if it exists", .{});
             }
+            // constructS3FileInternalStore takes ownership of path.
+            path_or_blob = .{ .blob = .initEmpty(globalThis) };
             var blob = try constructS3FileInternalStore(globalThis, path.path, options);
             defer blob.deinit();
 
@@ -253,6 +263,12 @@ pub fn constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(
     default_storage_class: ?bun.S3.StorageClass,
     default_request_payer: bool,
 ) bun.JSError!Blob {
+    // This function takes ownership of `path`. If we fail before passing
+    // it to initS3/initS3WithReferencedCredentials (which consume it via
+    // toThreadSafe), we must clean it up ourselves.
+    var path_to_clean = path;
+    errdefer path_to_clean.deinit();
+
     var aws_options = try S3.S3Credentials.getCredentialsWithOptions(default_credentials.*, default_options, options, default_acl, default_storage_class, default_request_payer, globalObject);
     defer aws_options.deinit();
 
@@ -263,6 +279,9 @@ pub fn constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions(
             break :brk bun.handleOom(Blob.Store.initS3WithReferencedCredentials(path, null, default_credentials, bun.default_allocator));
         }
     };
+    // Path has been consumed by initS3/initS3WithReferencedCredentials
+    // via toThreadSafe — neutralize errdefer to prevent double-free.
+    path_to_clean = .{ .string = bun.PathString.empty };
     errdefer store.deinit();
     store.data.s3.options = aws_options.options;
     store.data.s3.acl = aws_options.acl;
@@ -304,9 +323,15 @@ pub fn constructS3FileWithS3Credentials(
     options: ?jsc.JSValue,
     existing_credentials: S3.S3Credentials,
 ) bun.JSError!Blob {
+    // This function takes ownership of `path`.
+    var path_to_clean = path;
+    errdefer path_to_clean.deinit();
+
     var aws_options = try S3.S3Credentials.getCredentialsWithOptions(existing_credentials, .{}, options, null, null, false, globalObject);
     defer aws_options.deinit();
     const store = bun.handleOom(Blob.Store.initS3(path, null, aws_options.credentials, bun.default_allocator));
+    // Path consumed by initS3 via toThreadSafe.
+    path_to_clean = .{ .string = bun.PathString.empty };
     errdefer store.deinit();
     store.data.s3.options = aws_options.options;
     store.data.s3.acl = aws_options.acl;
@@ -573,6 +598,8 @@ pub fn stat(globalThis: *jsc.JSGlobalObject, callframe: *jsc.CallFrame) bun.JSEr
             if (path == .fd) {
                 return globalThis.throwInvalidArguments("Expected a S3 or path to get size", .{});
             }
+            // constructS3FileInternalStore takes ownership of path.
+            path_or_blob = .{ .blob = .initEmpty(globalThis) };
             var blob = try constructS3FileInternalStore(globalThis, path.path, options);
             defer blob.deinit();
 
diff --git a/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/Store.zig b/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/Store.zig
index ca01a387410b..d2ac6874e990 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/Store.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/webcore/blob/Store.zig
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ pub fn external(ptr: ?*anyopaque, _: ?*anyopaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 }
 pub fn initS3WithReferencedCredentials(pathlike: node.PathLike, mime_type: ?MimeType, credentials: *bun.S3.S3Credentials, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*Store {
     var path = pathlike;
-    // this actually protects/refs the pathlike
+    // toThreadSafe takes ownership of the underlying string — callers
+    // must not deinit their copy after this call.
     path.toThreadSafe();
 
     const store = Blob.Store.new(.{
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ pub fn initS3WithReferencedCredentials(pathlike: node.PathLike, mime_type: ?Mime
 
 pub fn initS3(pathlike: node.PathLike, mime_type: ?MimeType, credentials: bun.S3.S3Credentials, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !*Store {
     var path = pathlike;
-    // this actually protects/refs the pathlike
+    // toThreadSafe takes ownership of the underlying string — callers
+    // must not deinit their copy after this call.
     path.toThreadSafe();
 
     const store = Blob.Store.new(.{
diff --git a/test/js/bun/s3/s3-presign-error.test.ts b/test/js/bun/s3/s3-presign-error.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3625901f9086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/js/bun/s3/s3-presign-error.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { bunEnv, bunExe } from "harness";
+
+test("s3 presign with missing credentials throws instead of crashing", async () => {
+  // Scrub AWS credential/config env vars so the test always hits the
+  // missing-credentials path regardless of ambient host configuration.
+  const env: Record<string, string> = {};
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(bunEnv)) {
+    if (!key.startsWith("AWS_") && !key.startsWith("S3_") && !key.startsWith("BUN_S3_")) {
+      env[key] = value as string;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Test instance method (constructS3FileWithS3CredentialsAndOptions):
+  //   - initS3WithReferencedCredentials (no credential overrides)
+  //   - initS3 (with per-request credentials that still lack endpoint/bucket)
+  // Test static method (constructS3FileWithS3Credentials):
+  //   - Bun.S3Client.presign (static path)
+  const code = [
+    `try { Bun.s3.presign("mykey"); } catch(e) { console.log(e.code); }`,
+    `try { Bun.s3.presign("mykey", { accessKeyId: "x", secretAccessKey: "y" }); } catch(e) { console.log(e.code); }`,
+    `try { Bun.S3Client.presign("mykey"); } catch(e) { console.log(e.code); }`,
+  ].join("\n");
+
+  await using proc = Bun.spawn({
+    cmd: [bunExe(), "-e", code],
+    env,
+    stdout: "pipe",
+    stderr: "inherit",
+  });
+
+  const [stdout, exitCode] = await Promise.all([proc.stdout.text(), proc.exited]);
+
+  expect(stdout.trim()).toBe("ERR_S3_MISSING_CREDENTIALS\nERR_S3_INVALID_PATH\nERR_S3_MISSING_CREDENTIALS");
+  expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+});