diff --git a/Remote/S3.hs b/Remote/S3.hs
index b8c766420b..29adb5643f 100644
--- a/Remote/S3.hs
+++ b/Remote/S3.hs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ gen r u c gc = do
 			, gitconfig = gc
 			, localpath = Nothing
 			, readonly = False
-			, appendonly = False
+			, appendonly = versioning info
 			, availability = GloballyAvailable
 			, remotetype = remote
 			, mkUnavailable = gen r u (M.insert "host" "!dne!" c) gc