diff --git a/aws.gemspec b/aws.gemspec
index 45124a6..7842539 100644
--- a/aws.gemspec
+++ b/aws.gemspec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{aws}
-  s.version = "2.3.25"
+  s.version = "2.3.9999"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Travis Reeder", "Chad Arimura", "RightScale"]
diff --git a/lib/awsbase/support.rb b/lib/awsbase/support.rb
index e0d409e..20ebc68 100644
--- a/lib/awsbase/support.rb
+++ b/lib/awsbase/support.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
     #
     #
     class String #:nodoc:
-
+      # Ruby 1.9 introduces an inherit argument for Module#const_get and
+      # #const_defined? and changes their default behavior.
+      if Module.method(:const_get).arity == 1
         # Constantize tries to find a declared constant with the name specified
         # in the string. It raises a NameError when the name is not in CamelCase
         # or is not initialized.
@@ -40,17 +42,29 @@ class String #:nodoc:
         #   "Module".constantize #=> Module
         #   "Class".constantize #=> Class
         def constantize()
-            camel_cased_word = self
-            names = camel_cased_word.split('::')
-            names.shift if names.empty? || names.first.empty?
-
-            constant = Object
-            names.each do |name|
-                constant = constant.const_get(name, false) || constant.const_missing(name)
-            end
-            constant
+          camel_cased_word = self
+          names = camel_cased_word.split('::')
+          names.shift if names.empty? || names.first.empty?
+          
+          constant = Object
+          names.each do |name|
+            constant = constant.const_defined?(name) ? constant.const_get(name) : constant.const_missing(name)
+          end
+          constant
         end
-
+      else
+        def constantize() #:nodoc:
+          camel_cased_word = self
+          names = camel_cased_word.split('::')
+          names.shift if names.empty? || names.first.empty?
+          
+          constant = Object
+          names.each do |name|
+            constant = constant.const_get(name, false) || constant.const_missing(name)
+          end
+          constant
+        end
+      end
     end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/s3/right_s3_interface.rb b/lib/s3/right_s3_interface.rb
index a4cb932..67c65d5 100644
--- a/lib/s3/right_s3_interface.rb
+++ b/lib/s3/right_s3_interface.rb
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ def list_all_my_buckets(headers={})
         def create_bucket(bucket, headers={})
             data     = nil
             unless headers[:location].blank?
-                data = "<CreateBucketConfiguration><LocationConstraint>#{headers[:location].to_s.upcase}</LocationConstraint></CreateBucketConfiguration>"
+                location = "#{headers[:location]}"
+                location.upcase! if location == 'eu'
+                data = "<CreateBucketConfiguration><LocationConstraint>#{location}</LocationConstraint></CreateBucketConfiguration>"
             end
             req_hash = generate_rest_request('PUT', headers.merge(:url=>bucket, :data => data))
             request_info(req_hash, RightHttp2xxParser.new)
diff --git a/pkg/aws-2.3.9999.gem b/pkg/aws-2.3.9999.gem
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..861483c
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