Repository: ansible-collections/amazon.aws

Issue:
s3_object get operations fail with "object not found"
### Summary

On version 6.0.0, using the s3_object module to get objects from S3 buckets fails with "object not found". This was previously working using version 5.4.0.

Breaking configuration (NOTE: This configuration WORKS on 5.4.0):

**BREAKING**
```
  - name: 'Test retrieve'
    amazon.aws.s3_object:
      bucket: 'abc-sultana-bucket-test-1'
      object: '/test'
      dest: '/root/test'
      mode: 'get'
```

When removing the prefixed "/" on the object parameter, the get operation is successful.

**SUCCESSFUL**
```
  - name: 'Test retrieve'
    amazon.aws.s3_object:
      bucket: 'abc-sultana-bucket-test-1'
      object: 'test'
      dest: '/root/test'
      mode: 'get'
```

The documentation here - (https://ansible-collections.github.io/amazon.aws/branch/stable-6/collections/amazon/aws/s3_object_module.html#ansible-collections-amazon-aws-s3-object-module) - doesn't mention anything about removing the prefixed forward slash.

Error output:

``` 
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "access_key": null,
            "aws_ca_bundle": null,
            "aws_config": null,
            "bucket": "abc-sultana-bucket-test-1",
            "ceph": false,
            "content": null,
            "content_base64": null,
            "copy_src": null,
            "debug_botocore_endpoint_logs": false,
            "dest": "/root/test",
            "dualstack": false,
            "encrypt": true,
            "encryption_kms_key_id": null,
            "encryption_mode": "AES256",
            "endpoint_url": null,
            "expiry": 600,
            "headers": null,
            "ignore_nonexistent_bucket": false,
            "marker": "",
            "max_keys": 1000,
            "metadata": null,
            "mode": "get",
            "object": "/test",
            "overwrite": "different",
            "permission": [
                "private"
            ],
            "prefix": "",
            "profile": null,
            "purge_tags": true,
            "region": null,
            "retries": 0,
            "secret_key": null,
            "session_token": null,
            "sig_v4": true,
            "src": null,
            "tags": null,
            "validate_bucket_name": true,
            "validate_certs": true,
            "version": null
        }
    },
    "msg": "Key /test does not exist."
}
```

### Issue Type

Bug Report

### Component Name

s3_object

### Ansible Version

```console (paste below)
ansible [core 2.12.10]
  config file = None
  configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /root/splunk_venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /root/splunk_venv/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.6 (main, Mar 10 2023, 10:55:28) [GCC 11.3.0]
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

Collection Version
---------- -------
amazon.aws 6.0.0  

```


### Collection Versions

```console (paste below)
$ ansible-galaxy collection list

Collection Version
---------- -------
amazon.aws 6.0.0  
```


### AWS SDK versions

```console (paste below)
WARNING: Package(s) not found: boto
Name: boto3
Version: 1.26.133
Summary: The AWS SDK for Python
Home-page: https://github.com/boto/boto3
Author: Amazon Web Services
Author-email: 
License: Apache License 2.0
Location: /root/splunk_venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages
Requires: botocore, jmespath, s3transfer
Required-by: 
---
Name: botocore
Version: 1.29.133
Summary: Low-level, data-driven core of boto 3.
Home-page: https://github.com/boto/botocore
Author: Amazon Web Services
Author-email: 
License: Apache License 2.0
Location: /root/splunk_venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages
Requires: jmespath, python-dateutil, urllib3
Required-by: boto3, s3transfer
```


### Configuration

```console (paste below)
$ ansible-config dump --only-changed

```


### OS / Environment

PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS"

### Steps to Reproduce

<!--- Paste example playbooks or commands between quotes below -->
Example breaking retrieve task:
```
---
  - name: 'Test retrieve'
    amazon.aws.s3_object:
      bucket: 'abc-sultana-bucket-test-1'
      object: '/test'
      dest: '/root/test'
      mode: 'get'
```




### Expected Results

When I run the above task, I expect the get operation to succeed. 

This configurations WORKS on 5.4.0. BREAKING on 6.0.0. Root cause seems to be leading "/" in object parameter. Documentation states it is required.

### Actual Results

Broken results on 6.0.0 WITH leading "/" in object parameter:

```console (paste below)
TASK [bb_agent : Test retrieve] ************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/ubuntu/ansible/roles/bb_agent/tasks/main.yml:26
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: root
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~root && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /root/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550="` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/amazon/aws/plugins/modules/s3_object.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-9822onw0be9o/tmpcwme31o0 TO /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550/AnsiballZ_s3_object.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550/ /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550/AnsiballZ_s3_object.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/root/splunk_venv/bin/python3.10 /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550/AnsiballZ_s3_object.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201268.117918-9926-38526686359550/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "access_key": null,
            "aws_ca_bundle": null,
            "aws_config": null,
            "bucket": "abc-sultana-bucket-test-1",
            "ceph": false,
            "content": null,
            "content_base64": null,
            "copy_src": null,
            "debug_botocore_endpoint_logs": false,
            "dest": "/root/test",
            "dualstack": false,
            "encrypt": true,
            "encryption_kms_key_id": null,
            "encryption_mode": "AES256",
            "endpoint_url": null,
            "expiry": 600,
            "headers": null,
            "ignore_nonexistent_bucket": false,
            "marker": "",
            "max_keys": 1000,
            "metadata": null,
            "mode": "get",
            "object": "/test",
            "overwrite": "different",
            "permission": [
                "private"
            ],
            "prefix": "",
            "profile": null,
            "purge_tags": true,
            "region": null,
            "retries": 0,
            "secret_key": null,
            "session_token": null,
            "sig_v4": true,
            "src": null,
            "tags": null,
            "validate_bucket_name": true,
            "validate_certs": true,
            "version": null
        }
    },
    "msg": "Key /test does not exist."
}

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   

```

WORKING results on 6.0.0 WITHOUT leading "/" in object parameter:

```
TASK [bb_agent : Test retrieve] ************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/ubuntu/ansible/roles/bb_agent/tasks/main.yml:26
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: root
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~root && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /root/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833="` echo /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /root/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/amazon/aws/plugins/modules/s3_object.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-99552vc421gc/tmpt9mp06kk TO /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833/AnsiballZ_s3_object.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833/ /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833/AnsiballZ_s3_object.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/root/splunk_venv/bin/python3.10 /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833/AnsiballZ_s3_object.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1684201338.0680258-10089-163409229139833/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
changed: [localhost] => {
    "changed": true,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "access_key": null,
            "aws_ca_bundle": null,
            "aws_config": null,
            "bucket": "abc-sultana-bucket-test-1",
            "ceph": false,
            "content": null,
            "content_base64": null,
            "copy_src": null,
            "debug_botocore_endpoint_logs": false,
            "dest": "/root/test",
            "dualstack": false,
            "encrypt": true,
            "encryption_kms_key_id": null,
            "encryption_mode": "AES256",
            "endpoint_url": null,
            "expiry": 600,
            "headers": null,
            "ignore_nonexistent_bucket": false,
            "marker": "",
            "max_keys": 1000,
            "metadata": null,
            "mode": "get",
            "object": "test",
            "overwrite": "different",
            "permission": [
                "private"
            ],
            "prefix": "",
            "profile": null,
            "purge_tags": true,
            "region": null,
            "retries": 0,
            "secret_key": null,
            "session_token": null,
            "sig_v4": true,
            "src": null,
            "tags": null,
            "validate_bucket_name": true,
            "validate_certs": true,
            "version": null
        }
    },
    "msg": "GET operation complete"
}
META: role_complete for localhost
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=3    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   
```


### Code of Conduct

- [X] I agree to follow the Ansible Code of Conduct


Discussion:
@dsultanaabc,

Thanks for taking the time to open this issue.  I've been able to reproduce the issue and I've opened #1549 which should fix the issue.

That said, looking specifically at the Amazon AWS documentation, object names should **not** include the leading `/`.  https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-keys.html .  While historically we have pruned out this leading `/`, from experience tweaking inputs to do things like removing the `/` tends to result in painful edge cases in the long run (especially since we support other platforms too).

Resolving patch:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/s3_object.py b/plugins/modules/s3_object.py
--- a/plugins/modules/s3_object.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/s3_object.py
@@ -89,8 +89,13 @@
     type: str
   object:
     description:
-      - Keyname of the object inside the bucket.
+      - Key name of the object inside the bucket.
       - Can be used to create "virtual directories", see examples.
+      - Object key names should not include the leading C(/), see
+        U(https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/object-keys.html) for more
+        information.
+#      - Support for passing the leading C(/) has been deprecated and will be removed
+#        in a release after 2025-12-01.
     type: str
   sig_v4:
     description:
@@ -399,15 +404,18 @@
   - prefix1/key2
 """
 
+import base64
+import copy
+import io
 import mimetypes
 import os
-import io
-from ssl import SSLError
-import base64
 import time
-
+from ssl import SSLError
 
 try:
+    # Beware, S3 is a "special" case, it sometimes catches botocore exceptions and
+    # re-raises them as boto3 exceptions.
+    import boto3
     import botocore
 except ImportError:
     pass  # Handled by AnsibleAWSModule
@@ -457,6 +465,7 @@ def key_check(module, s3, bucket, obj, version=None, validate=True):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure(f"Failed while looking up object (during key check) {obj}.", e)
 
@@ -525,6 +534,7 @@ def bucket_check(module, s3, bucket, validate=True):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure(
             f"Failed while looking up bucket '{bucket}' (during bucket_check).",
@@ -571,6 +581,7 @@ def list_keys(module, s3, bucket, prefix, marker, max_keys):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:
         raise S3ObjectFailure(f"Failed while listing the keys in the bucket {bucket}", e)
 
@@ -587,6 +598,7 @@ def delete_key(module, s3, bucket, obj):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:
         raise S3ObjectFailure(f"Failed while trying to delete {obj}.", e)
 
@@ -607,6 +619,7 @@ def put_object_acl(module, s3, bucket, obj, params=None):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure(f"Failed while creating object {obj}.", e)
 
@@ -747,6 +760,7 @@ def upload_s3file(
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:
         raise S3ObjectFailure("Unable to complete PUT operation.", e)
 
@@ -786,6 +800,7 @@ def download_s3file(module, s3, bucket, obj, dest, retries, version=None):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure(f"Could not find the key {obj}.", e)
 
@@ -797,6 +812,7 @@ def download_s3file(module, s3, bucket, obj, dest, retries, version=None):
         except (
             botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
             botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+            boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
         ) as e:
             # actually fail on last pass through the loop.
             if x >= retries:
@@ -830,6 +846,7 @@ def download_s3str(module, s3, bucket, obj, version=None):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure(f"Failed while getting contents of object {obj} as a string.", e)
 
@@ -852,6 +869,7 @@ def get_download_url(module, s3, bucket, obj, expiry, tags=None, changed=True):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:
         raise S3ObjectFailure("Failed while getting download url.", e)
 
@@ -867,6 +885,7 @@ def put_download_url(s3, bucket, obj, expiry):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:
         raise S3ObjectFailure("Unable to generate presigned URL", e)
 
@@ -937,6 +956,7 @@ def copy_object_to_bucket(module, s3, bucket, obj, encrypt, metadata, validate,
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure(
             f"Failed while copying object {obj} from bucket {module.params['copy_src'].get('Bucket')}.",
@@ -981,6 +1001,7 @@ def wait_tags_are_applied(module, s3, bucket, obj, expected_tags_dict, version=N
         except (
             botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
             botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+            boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
         ) as e:
             raise S3ObjectFailure("Failed to get object tags.", e)
 
@@ -1006,6 +1027,7 @@ def ensure_tags(client, module, bucket, obj):
     except (
         botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
         botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
     ) as e:  # pylint: disable=duplicate-except
         raise S3ObjectFailure("Failed to get object tags.", e)
 
@@ -1029,6 +1051,7 @@ def ensure_tags(client, module, bucket, obj):
         except (
             botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
             botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+            boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
         ) as e:
             raise S3ObjectFailure("Failed to update object tags.", e)
     else:
@@ -1037,6 +1060,7 @@ def ensure_tags(client, module, bucket, obj):
         except (
             botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
             botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+            boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
         ) as e:
             raise S3ObjectFailure("Failed to delete object tags.", e)
 
@@ -1325,9 +1349,9 @@ def s3_object_do_copy(module, connection, connection_v4, s3_vars):
     )
 
 
-def populate_facts(module, **variable_dict):
-    for k, v in module.params.items():
-        variable_dict[k] = v
+def populate_params(module):
+    # Copy the parameters dict, we shouldn't be directly modifying it.
+    variable_dict = copy.deepcopy(module.params)
 
     if variable_dict["validate_bucket_name"]:
         validate_bucket_name(variable_dict["bucket"])
@@ -1347,8 +1371,19 @@ def populate_facts(module, **variable_dict):
             variable_dict["overwrite"] = "never"
 
     # Bucket deletion does not require obj.  Prevents ambiguity with delobj.
-    if variable_dict["object"] and variable_dict.get("mode") == "delete":
-        module.fail_json(msg="Parameter obj cannot be used with mode=delete")
+    if variable_dict["object"]:
+        if variable_dict.get("mode") == "delete":
+            module.fail_json(msg="Parameter object cannot be used with mode=delete")
+        obj = variable_dict["object"]
+        # If the object starts with / remove the leading character
+        if obj.startswith("/"):
+            obj = obj[1:]
+            variable_dict["object"] = obj
+            #  module.deprecate(
+            #      "Support for passing object key names with a leading '/' has been deprecated.",
+            #      date="2025-12-01",
+            #      collection_name="amazon.aws",
+            #  )
 
     variable_dict["validate"] = not variable_dict["ignore_nonexistent_bucket"]
     variable_dict["acl_disabled"] = False
@@ -1480,10 +1515,14 @@ def main():
     try:
         s3 = module.client("s3", retry_decorator=retry_decorator, **extra_params)
         s3_v4 = module.client("s3", retry_decorator=retry_decorator, **extra_params_v4)
-    except (botocore.exceptions.ClientError, botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError) as e:
+    except (
+        botocore.exceptions.ClientError,
+        botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError,
+        boto3.exceptions.Boto3Error,
+    ) as e:
         module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to connect to AWS")
 
-    s3_object_params = populate_facts(module, **module.params)
+    s3_object_params = populate_params(module)
     s3_object_params.update(validate_bucket(module, s3, s3_object_params))
 
     func_mapping = {


Test patch:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/copy_object_acl_disabled_bucket.yml b/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/copy_object_acl_disabled_bucket.yml
--- a/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/copy_object_acl_disabled_bucket.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/copy_object_acl_disabled_bucket.yml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
           - permission_result is changed
           - upload_file_result is not failed
           - '"PutObjectAcl operation : The bucket does not allow ACLs." in permission_result.warnings'
-          - '"Virtual directory /test_directory/ created" in permission_result.msg'
+          - '"Virtual directory test_directory/ created" in permission_result.msg'
 
   always:
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/delete_bucket.yml b/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/delete_bucket.yml
--- a/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/delete_bucket.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/delete_bucket.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 - name: delete bucket at the end of Integration tests
   block:
     - name: list bucket object
-      s3_object:
-        bucket: "{{ item }}"
-        mode: list
+      s3_object_info:
+        bucket_name: "{{ item }}"
       register: objects
       ignore_errors: true
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/main.yml
--- a/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/s3_object/tasks/main.yml
@@ -269,6 +269,27 @@
         that:
           - upload_file.stat.checksum == download_file.stat.checksum
 
+    - name: test get object (absolute path)
+      s3_object:
+        bucket: "{{ bucket_name }}"
+        mode: get
+        dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/download-2.txt"
+        object: /delete.txt
+      retries: 3
+      delay: 3
+      register: result
+      until: "result.msg == 'GET operation complete'"
+
+    - name: stat the file so we can compare the checksums
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/download-2.txt"
+        get_checksum: yes
+      register: download_file
+
+    - assert:
+        that:
+          - upload_file.stat.checksum == download_file.stat.checksum
+
     - name: test get with overwrite=different and identical files
       s3_object:
         bucket: "{{ bucket_name }}"
@@ -624,13 +645,14 @@
             that:
               - result is not changed
 
+    # Public objects aren't allowed by default
     - name: fail to upload the file to the bucket with an ACL
       s3_object:
         bucket: "{{ bucket_name_acl }}"
         mode: put
-        src: "{{ tmpdir.path }}/upload.txt"
+        src: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/upload.txt"
         object: file-with-permissions.txt
-        permission: private
+        permission: public-read
         ignore_nonexistent_bucket: True
       register: upload_private
       ignore_errors: True
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_s3_object.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_s3_object.py
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_s3_object.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_s3_object.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def test_s3_object_do_list_success(m_paginated_list, m_list_keys):
 
 
 @patch(utils + ".get_aws_connection_info")
-def test_populate_facts(m_get_aws_connection_info):
+def test_populate_params(m_get_aws_connection_info):
     module = MagicMock()
     m_get_aws_connection_info.return_value = (
         "us-east-1",
@@ -143,10 +143,18 @@ def test_populate_facts(m_get_aws_connection_info):
         "validate_certs": True,
         "version": None,
     }
-    result = s3_object.populate_facts(module)
+    result = s3_object.populate_params(module)
     for k, v in module.params.items():
         assert result[k] == v
 
+    module.params.update({"object": "example.txt", "mode": "get"})
+    result = s3_object.populate_params(module)
+    assert result["object"] == "example.txt"
+
+    module.params.update({"object": "/example.txt", "mode": "get"})
+    result = s3_object.populate_params(module)
+    assert result["object"] == "example.txt"
+
     module.params.update({"object": "example.txt", "mode": "delete"})
-    result = s3_object.populate_facts(module)
-    module.fail_json.assert_called_with(msg="Parameter obj cannot be used with mode=delete")
+    result = s3_object.populate_params(module)
+    module.fail_json.assert_called_with(msg="Parameter object cannot be used with mode=delete")