diff --git a/auth/iam_proxy.go b/auth/iam_proxy.go
index cdb427a9..83ca8a1c 100644
--- a/auth/iam_proxy.go
+++ b/auth/iam_proxy.go
@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ func (s *IAMServiceProxy) CreateAccount(account Account) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (IAMServiceProxy) GetUserAccount(access string) (Account, error) {
-	return Account{}, nil
+func (s *IAMServiceProxy) GetUserAccount(access string) (Account, error) {
+	return Account{
+		Access: s.access,
+		Secret: s.secret,
+		Role:   "admin",
+	}, nil
 }
 
 func (s *IAMServiceProxy) DeleteUserAccount(access string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/versitygw/main.go b/cmd/versitygw/main.go
index 34617bb2..79d03719 100644
--- a/cmd/versitygw/main.go
+++ b/cmd/versitygw/main.go
@@ -342,6 +342,8 @@ func runGateway(ctx context.Context, be backend.Backend) error {
 	var iam auth.IAMService
 
 	if s3proxyEndpoint != "" {
+		rootUserAccess = s3proxyAccess
+		rootUserSecret = s3proxySecret
 		iam = auth.NewProxy(s3proxyAccess, s3proxySecret, s3proxyRegion, s3proxyEndpoint)
 	} else {
 		var err error