diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/network/network.ts b/packages/insomnia-app/app/network/network.ts
index 23ad9dfa9..dde9725c7 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/network/network.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/network/network.ts
@@ -984,33 +984,30 @@ export function _getAwsAuthHeaders(
 ): {
   name: string;
   value: string;
-  description?: string;
-  disabled?: boolean;
 }[] {
   const parsedUrl = urlParse(url);
   const contentTypeHeader = getContentTypeHeader(headers);
   // AWS uses host header for signing so prioritize that if the user set it manually
   const hostHeader = getHostHeader(headers);
   const host = hostHeader ? hostHeader.value : parsedUrl.host;
-  const awsSignOptions = {
+  const awsSignOptions: aws4.Request = {
     service,
     region,
-    host,
+    ...(host ? { host } : {}),
     body,
     method,
-    path: parsedUrl.path,
-    headers: contentTypeHeader
-      ? {
-        'content-type': contentTypeHeader.value,
-      }
-      : {},
+    ...(parsedUrl.path ? { path: parsedUrl.path } : {}),
+    headers: contentTypeHeader ? { 'content-type': contentTypeHeader.value } : {},
   };
   const signature = aws4.sign(awsSignOptions, credentials);
+  if (!signature.headers) {
+    return [];
+  }
   return Object.keys(signature.headers)
     .filter(name => name !== 'content-type') // Don't add this because we already have it
     .map(name => ({
       name,
-      value: signature.headers[name],
+      value: String(signature.headers?.[name]),
     }));
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json b/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json
index 0878ac489..1df1a1d59 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 				"@hapi/hawk": "^8.0.0",
 				"@stoplight/spectral": "^5.9.0",
 				"analytics-node": "^6.0.0",
-				"aws4": "^1.9.0",
+				"aws4": "^1.11.0",
 				"axios": "^0.21.2",
 				"class-autobind-decorator": "^3.0.1",
 				"classnames": "^2.3.1",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 				"@testing-library/react-hooks": "^5.1.2",
 				"@testing-library/user-event": "^14.0.0-beta.7",
 				"@types/analytics-node": "^3.1.7",
-				"@types/aws4": "^1.5.1",
+				"@types/aws4": "^1.11.1",
 				"@types/clone": "^2.1.0",
 				"@types/codemirror": "^5.60.2",
 				"@types/color": "^3.0.1",
@@ -7410,10 +7410,13 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"node_modules/@types/aws4": {
-			"version": "1.5.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/aws4/-/aws4-1.5.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha1-Nh+tqxmKAwqzmCaRg64/qG6Vjtk=",
-			"dev": true
+			"version": "1.11.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-yUnPMlHP5JMZJiiNZElJG5qj1ShezlaET6Bug9SBhYsxKVamh7aOwl7Q/XR1Y//cZ5PoeRb9j4hi9svb2+FLlg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"dependencies": {
+				"@types/node": "*"
+			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@types/babel__core": {
 			"version": "7.1.12",
@@ -9975,9 +9978,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/aws4": {
-			"version": "1.10.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.10.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-3YDiu347mtVtjpyV3u5kVqQLP242c06zwDOgpeRnybmXlYYsLbtTrUBUm8i8srONt+FWobl5aibnU1030PeeuA=="
+			"version": "1.11.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-xh1Rl34h6Fi1DC2WWKfxUTVqRsNnr6LsKz2+hfwDxQJWmrx8+c7ylaqBMcHfl1U1r2dsifOvKX3LQuLNZ+XSvA=="
 		},
 		"node_modules/axios": {
 			"version": "0.21.2",
@@ -37900,10 +37903,13 @@
 			"dev": true
 		},
 		"@types/aws4": {
-			"version": "1.5.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/aws4/-/aws4-1.5.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha1-Nh+tqxmKAwqzmCaRg64/qG6Vjtk=",
-			"dev": true
+			"version": "1.11.1",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.1.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-yUnPMlHP5JMZJiiNZElJG5qj1ShezlaET6Bug9SBhYsxKVamh7aOwl7Q/XR1Y//cZ5PoeRb9j4hi9svb2+FLlg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"requires": {
+				"@types/node": "*"
+			}
 		},
 		"@types/babel__core": {
 			"version": "7.1.12",
@@ -40157,9 +40163,9 @@
 			"integrity": "sha1-tG6JCTSpWR8tL2+G1+ap8bP+dqg="
 		},
 		"aws4": {
-			"version": "1.10.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.10.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-3YDiu347mtVtjpyV3u5kVqQLP242c06zwDOgpeRnybmXlYYsLbtTrUBUm8i8srONt+FWobl5aibnU1030PeeuA=="
+			"version": "1.11.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-xh1Rl34h6Fi1DC2WWKfxUTVqRsNnr6LsKz2+hfwDxQJWmrx8+c7ylaqBMcHfl1U1r2dsifOvKX3LQuLNZ+XSvA=="
 		},
 		"axios": {
 			"version": "0.21.2",
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/package.json b/packages/insomnia-app/package.json
index 2eac36075..36afc331a 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "@hapi/hawk": "^8.0.0",
     "@stoplight/spectral": "^5.9.0",
     "analytics-node": "^6.0.0",
-    "aws4": "^1.9.0",
+    "aws4": "^1.11.0",
     "axios": "^0.21.2",
     "class-autobind-decorator": "^3.0.1",
     "classnames": "^2.3.1",
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react-hooks": "^5.1.2",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.0.0-beta.7",
     "@types/analytics-node": "^3.1.7",
-    "@types/aws4": "^1.5.1",
+    "@types/aws4": "^1.11.1",
     "@types/clone": "^2.1.0",
     "@types/codemirror": "^5.60.2",
     "@types/color": "^3.0.1",