diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2272f18..8388247 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,12 +23,15 @@ return [
     ...
 
     'opensearch' => [
+        // default - this provider will use basic authentication username and password
+        // aws - this provider will use AWS credentials to authenticate 
+        "provider"         => env('OPENSEARCH_PROVIDER', 'default'),
         "host"             => env('OPENSEARCH_HOST', 'https://localhost:9200'),
         "username"         => env('OPENSEARCH_USERNAME', 'admin'),
         "password"         => env('OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD', 'admin'),
         "ssl_verification" => env("OPENSEARCH_SSL_VERIFICATION", true),
 
-        // Only necessary if project is using AWS OpenSearch
+        // Only necessary if project is using AWS provider
         "aws_access_key"   => env('OPENSEARCH_AWS_ACCESS_KEY'),
         "aws_secret_key"   => env('OPENSEARCH_AWS_SECRET_KEY'),
         "aws_region"       => env('OPENSEARCH_AWS_REGION', 'eu-west-1'),
diff --git a/src/LaravelScoutOpenSearchServiceProvider.php b/src/LaravelScoutOpenSearchServiceProvider.php
index 0bc5ae6..86f34dd 100644
--- a/src/LaravelScoutOpenSearchServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/LaravelScoutOpenSearchServiceProvider.php
@@ -21,28 +21,21 @@ public function boot(): void
 
     private function createOpenSearchClient(): \OpenSearch\Client
     {
-        if (
-            (config('scout.opensearch.username') || config('scout.opensearch.password')) &&
-            (config('scout.opensearch.aws_access_key') || config('scout.opensearch.aws_secret_key'))
-        ) {
-            throw new OnlyAWSOrBasicAuthCredentials('Your OpenSearch configuration should have onlu AWS or Basic Auth credentials and not both.');
-        }
-
-        if (config('scout.opensearch.username')) {
+        if (config('scout.opensearch.provider') == "aws") {
             return (new ClientBuilder())
                 ->setHosts([config('scout.opensearch.host')])
-                ->setSSLVerification(config('scout.opensearch.ssl_verification', true))
-                ->setBasicAuthentication(config('scout.opensearch.username'), config('scout.opensearch.password'))
+                ->setSigV4CredentialProvider([
+                    'key' => config('scout.opensearch.aws_access_key'),
+                    'secret' => config('scout.opensearch.aws_secret_key'),
+                ])
+                ->setSigV4Region(confiig('scout.opensearch.aws_region'))
                 ->build();
         }
 
         return (new ClientBuilder())
             ->setHosts([config('scout.opensearch.host')])
-            ->setSigV4CredentialProvider([
-                'key' => config('scout.opensearch.aws_access_key'),
-                'secret' => config('scout.opensearch.aws_secret_key'),
-            ])
-            ->setSigV4Region(confiig('scout.opensearch.aws_region'))
+            ->setSSLVerification(config('scout.opensearch.ssl_verification', true))
+            ->setBasicAuthentication(config('scout.opensearch.username'), config('scout.opensearch.password'))
             ->build();
     }
 }