diff --git a/lib/endpoints.ml b/lib/endpoints.ml
index 2ba20e0b2..cf1ba599d 100644
--- a/lib/endpoints.ml
+++ b/lib/endpoints.ml
@@ -1923,5 +1923,7 @@ let endpoint_of svc_name region =
 
 let url_of svc_name region =
   match endpoint_of svc_name region with
+  (* for dynamodb-local *)
+  | Some "localhost:8000" when String.ends_with ~suffix:"dynamodb" svc_name -> Some "http://localhost:8000"
   | Some var -> Some ("https://" ^ var)
   | None -> None