diff --git a/src/aws_credentials.zig b/src/aws_credentials.zig
index 2e79e7c..cc8ad74 100644
--- a/src/aws_credentials.zig
+++ b/src/aws_credentials.zig
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ pub const Profile = struct {
     config_file: ?[]const u8 = null,
     /// Config file. Defaults to AWS_PROFILE or default
     profile_name: ?[]const u8 = null,
+    /// Profile name specified via command line should change precedence of operation,
+    /// moves credential file checking to the top. The sdk does not have a
+    /// way to know if this is coming from a command line, so this field
+    /// serves as a way to accomplish that task
+    prefer_profile_from_file: bool = false,
 };
 
 pub const Options = struct {
@@ -79,6 +84,15 @@ pub var static_credentials: ?auth.Credentials = null;
 
 pub fn getCredentials(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, options: Options) !auth.Credentials {
     if (static_credentials) |c| return c;
+    if (options.profile.prefer_profile_from_file) {
+        log.debug(
+            "Command line profile specified. Checking credentials file first. Profile name {s}",
+            .{options.profile.profile_name orelse "default"},
+        );
+        if (try getProfileCredentials(allocator, options.profile)) |cred| return cred;
+        // Profile not found. We'll mirror the cli here and bail early
+        return error.CredentialsNotFound;
+    }
     if (try getEnvironmentCredentials(allocator)) |cred| {
         log.debug("Found credentials in environment. Access key: {s}", .{cred.access_key});
         return cred;