diff --git a/.changes/next-release/bugfix-apiVersion-3752650d.json b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-apiVersion-3752650d.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..802e19c58c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/next-release/bugfix-apiVersion-3752650d.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "type": "bugfix",
+  "category": "apiVersion",
+  "description": "Fixes an issue where some service clients would fail to instantiate if an older apiVersion was specified."
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/clients/cloudfront.js b/clients/cloudfront.js
index 3cd40f6945..d6efc89ef3 100644
--- a/clients/cloudfront.js
+++ b/clients/cloudfront.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Service = require('../lib/service');
 var apiLoader = require('../lib/api_loader');
 
 apiLoader.services['cloudfront'] = {};
-AWS.CloudFront = Service.defineService('cloudfront', ['2016-09-07']);
+AWS.CloudFront = Service.defineService('cloudfront', ['2013-05-12*', '2013-11-11*', '2014-05-31*', '2014-10-21*', '2014-11-06*', '2015-04-17*', '2015-07-27*', '2015-09-17*', '2016-01-13*', '2016-01-28*', '2016-08-01*', '2016-08-20*', '2016-09-07']);
 require('../lib/services/cloudfront');
 Object.defineProperty(apiLoader.services['cloudfront'], '2016-09-07', {
   get: function get() {
diff --git a/clients/cloudwatchevents.js b/clients/cloudwatchevents.js
index 9c2d249d47..a9e44196e0 100644
--- a/clients/cloudwatchevents.js
+++ b/clients/cloudwatchevents.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Service = require('../lib/service');
 var apiLoader = require('../lib/api_loader');
 
 apiLoader.services['cloudwatchevents'] = {};
-AWS.CloudWatchEvents = Service.defineService('cloudwatchevents', ['2015-10-07']);
+AWS.CloudWatchEvents = Service.defineService('cloudwatchevents', ['2014-02-03*', '2015-10-07']);
 Object.defineProperty(apiLoader.services['cloudwatchevents'], '2015-10-07', {
   get: function get() {
     var model = require('../apis/events-2015-10-07.min.json');
diff --git a/clients/ec2.js b/clients/ec2.js
index 4261d61f4a..37ac9fa871 100644
--- a/clients/ec2.js
+++ b/clients/ec2.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Service = require('../lib/service');
 var apiLoader = require('../lib/api_loader');
 
 apiLoader.services['ec2'] = {};
-AWS.EC2 = Service.defineService('ec2', ['2016-04-01']);
+AWS.EC2 = Service.defineService('ec2', ['2013-06-15*', '2013-10-15*', '2014-02-01*', '2014-05-01*', '2014-06-15*', '2014-09-01*', '2014-10-01*', '2015-03-01*', '2015-04-15*', '2015-10-01*', '2016-04-01']);
 require('../lib/services/ec2');
 Object.defineProperty(apiLoader.services['ec2'], '2016-04-01', {
   get: function get() {
diff --git a/clients/elasticache.js b/clients/elasticache.js
index 658c6828e5..4420db7f67 100644
--- a/clients/elasticache.js
+++ b/clients/elasticache.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Service = require('../lib/service');
 var apiLoader = require('../lib/api_loader');
 
 apiLoader.services['elasticache'] = {};
-AWS.ElastiCache = Service.defineService('elasticache', ['2015-02-02']);
+AWS.ElastiCache = Service.defineService('elasticache', ['2012-11-15*', '2014-03-24*', '2014-07-15*', '2014-09-30*', '2015-02-02']);
 Object.defineProperty(apiLoader.services['elasticache'], '2015-02-02', {
   get: function get() {
     var model = require('../apis/elasticache-2015-02-02.min.json');
diff --git a/clients/inspector.js b/clients/inspector.js
index e0a133235a..365ff90945 100644
--- a/clients/inspector.js
+++ b/clients/inspector.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Service = require('../lib/service');
 var apiLoader = require('../lib/api_loader');
 
 apiLoader.services['inspector'] = {};
-AWS.Inspector = Service.defineService('inspector', ['2016-02-16']);
+AWS.Inspector = Service.defineService('inspector', ['2015-08-18*', '2016-02-16']);
 Object.defineProperty(apiLoader.services['inspector'], '2016-02-16', {
   get: function get() {
     var model = require('../apis/inspector-2016-02-16.min.json');
diff --git a/clients/rds.js b/clients/rds.js
index bf942f423f..134f089592 100644
--- a/clients/rds.js
+++ b/clients/rds.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Service = require('../lib/service');
 var apiLoader = require('../lib/api_loader');
 
 apiLoader.services['rds'] = {};
-AWS.RDS = Service.defineService('rds', ['2013-01-10', '2013-02-12', '2013-09-09', '2014-10-31']);
+AWS.RDS = Service.defineService('rds', ['2013-01-10', '2013-02-12', '2013-09-09', '2014-09-01*', '2014-10-31']);
 Object.defineProperty(apiLoader.services['rds'], '2013-01-10', {
   get: function get() {
     var model = require('../apis/rds-2013-01-10.min.json');
diff --git a/dist-tools/client-creator.js b/dist-tools/client-creator.js
index c3d434c31d..52d7769577 100644
--- a/dist-tools/client-creator.js
+++ b/dist-tools/client-creator.js
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ ClientCreator.prototype.generateClientFileSource = function generateClientFileSo
   if (!modelVersions) {
       throw new Error('Unable to get models for ' + modelName);
   }
+  var obsoleteVersions = serviceMetadata.versions || [];
   var versionNumbers = Object.keys(modelVersions);
   var tab = '  ';
   var code = '';
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ ClientCreator.prototype.generateClientFileSource = function generateClientFileSo
   code += 'var Service = require(\'../lib/service\');\n';
   code += 'var apiLoader = require(\'../lib/api_loader\');\n\n';
   code += 'apiLoader.services[\'' + serviceName +'\'] = {};\n';
-  code += 'AWS.' + className + ' = Service.defineService(\'' + serviceName + '\', [\'' + versionNumbers.join('\', \'') + '\']);\n';
+  code += 'AWS.' + className + ' = Service.defineService(\'' + serviceName + '\', [\'' + [].concat(obsoleteVersions, versionNumbers).sort().join('\', \'') + '\']);\n';
   // pull in service customizations
   if (this.customizationsExist(serviceName)) {
     code += 'require(\'../lib/services/' + serviceName + '\');\n';
diff --git a/test/service.spec.coffee b/test/service.spec.coffee
index 495d37020a..e20ca578a2 100644
--- a/test/service.spec.coffee
+++ b/test/service.spec.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 helpers = require('./helpers')
 AWS = helpers.AWS
 MockService = helpers.MockService
+metadata = require('../apis/metadata.json')
 
 describe 'AWS.Service', ->
 
@@ -135,6 +136,18 @@ describe 'AWS.Service', ->
       service = new MockService(sslEnabled: false, endpoint: '{scheme}://{service}.{region}.domain.tld')
       expect(service.config.endpoint).to.equal('http://mockservice.mock-region.domain.tld')
 
+    describe 'will work with', ->
+      allServices = require('../clients/all')
+      for own className, ctor of allServices
+        serviceIdentifier = className.toLowerCase()
+        # check for obsolete versions
+        obsoleteVersions = metadata[serviceIdentifier].versions || []
+        for version in obsoleteVersions
+          ((ctor, id, v) ->
+            it id + ' version ' + v, ->
+              expect(-> new ctor(apiVersion: v)).not.to.throw()
+          )(ctor, serviceIdentifier, version)
+
   describe 'setEndpoint', ->
     FooService = null