diff --git a/flytekit/extras/persistence/s3_awscli.py b/flytekit/extras/persistence/s3_awscli.py
index 3b24fef94b..64e09e219c 100644
--- a/flytekit/extras/persistence/s3_awscli.py
+++ b/flytekit/extras/persistence/s3_awscli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import logging
 import os as _os
 import re as _re
 import string as _string
@@ -10,8 +9,11 @@
 from flytekit.configuration import aws
 from flytekit.core.data_persistence import DataPersistence, DataPersistencePlugins
 from flytekit.exceptions.user import FlyteUserException
+from flytekit.loggers import logger
 from flytekit.tools import subprocess
 
+S3_ANONYMOUS_FLAG = "--no-sign-request"
+
 
 def _update_cmd_config_and_execute(cmd: List[str]):
     env = _os.environ.copy()
@@ -32,16 +34,26 @@ def _update_cmd_config_and_execute(cmd: List[str]):
     retry = 0
     while True:
         try:
-            return subprocess.check_call(cmd, env=env)
+            try:
+                return subprocess.check_call(cmd, env=env)
+            except Exception as e:
+                if retry > 0:
+                    logger.info(f"AWS command failed with error {e}, command: {cmd}, retry {retry}")
+
+            logger.debug(f"Appending anonymous flag and retrying command {cmd}")
+            anonymous_cmd = cmd[:]  # strings only, so this is deep enough
+            anonymous_cmd.insert(1, S3_ANONYMOUS_FLAG)
+            return subprocess.check_call(anonymous_cmd, env=env)
+
         except Exception as e:
-            logging.error(f"Exception when trying to execute {cmd}, reason: {str(e)}")
+            logger.error(f"Exception when trying to execute {cmd}, reason: {str(e)}")
             retry += 1
             if retry > aws.RETRIES.get():
                 raise
             secs = aws.BACKOFF_SECONDS.get()
-            logging.info(f"Sleeping before retrying again, after {secs} seconds")
+            logger.info(f"Sleeping before retrying again, after {secs} seconds")
             time.sleep(secs)
-            logging.info("Retrying again")
+            logger.info("Retrying again")
 
 
 def _extra_args(extra_args: Dict[str, str]) -> List[str]:
diff --git a/plugins/flytekit-data-fsspec/flytekitplugins/fsspec/persist.py b/plugins/flytekit-data-fsspec/flytekitplugins/fsspec/persist.py
index d2ea879ce0..68bc92b493 100644
--- a/plugins/flytekit-data-fsspec/flytekitplugins/fsspec/persist.py
+++ b/plugins/flytekit-data-fsspec/flytekitplugins/fsspec/persist.py
@@ -67,14 +67,34 @@ def recursive_paths(f: str, t: str) -> typing.Tuple[str, str]:
         return f, t
 
     def exists(self, path: str) -> bool:
-        fs = self._get_filesystem(path)
-        return fs.exists(path)
+        try:
+            fs = self._get_filesystem(path)
+            return fs.exists(path)
+        except OSError as oe:
+            logger.debug(f"Error in exists checking {path} {oe}")
+            protocol = FSSpecPersistence._get_protocol(path)
+            if protocol == "s3":
+                logger.debug("S3 source detected, attempting anonymous S3 exists check")
+                kwargs = s3_setup_args()
+                anonymous_fs = fsspec.filesystem(protocol, anon=True, **kwargs)  # type: ignore
+                return anonymous_fs.exists(path)
+            raise oe
 
     def get(self, from_path: str, to_path: str, recursive: bool = False):
         fs = self._get_filesystem(from_path)
         if recursive:
             from_path, to_path = self.recursive_paths(from_path, to_path)
-        return fs.get(from_path, to_path, recursive=recursive)
+        try:
+            return fs.get(from_path, to_path, recursive=recursive)
+        except OSError as oe:
+            logger.debug(f"Error in getting {from_path} to {to_path} rec {recursive} {oe}")
+            protocol = FSSpecPersistence._get_protocol(from_path)
+            if protocol == "s3":
+                logger.debug("S3 source detected, attempting anonymous S3 access")
+                kwargs = s3_setup_args()
+                anonymous_fs = fsspec.filesystem(protocol, anon=True, **kwargs)  # type: ignore
+                return anonymous_fs.get(from_path, to_path, recursive=recursive)
+            raise oe
 
     def put(self, from_path: str, to_path: str, recursive: bool = False):
         fs = self._get_filesystem(to_path)
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/extras/persistence/test_s3_awscli.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/extras/persistence/test_s3_awscli.py
index 78f7d67b88..bcf1fd3495 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/extras/persistence/test_s3_awscli.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/extras/persistence/test_s3_awscli.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_retries(mock_subprocess, mock_delay, mock_check):
 
     proxy = S3Persistence()
     assert proxy.exists("s3://test/fdsa/fdsa") is False
-    assert mock_subprocess.check_call.call_count == 4
+    assert mock_subprocess.check_call.call_count == 8
 
 
 def test_extra_args():