diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ba0851..76a03f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const s3 = new S3({
   endpointURL: Deno.env.get("S3_ENDPOINT_URL"),
 });
 
-const myBucket = s3.createBucket("my-bucket", { acl: "private" });
+const myBucket = await s3.createBucket("my-bucket", { acl: "private" });
 
 // Create a bucket instance from an existing bucket.
 const bucket = new S3Bucket({
diff --git a/src/bucket.ts b/src/bucket.ts
index e6bac67..12c8796 100644
--- a/src/bucket.ts
+++ b/src/bucket.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ export class S3Bucket {
     const res = await doRequest({
       host: this.#host,
       signer: this.#signer,
-      path: `/`,
       method: "GET",
       params,
       headers,
diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index 2b1d809..33a4193 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ export class S3 {
     this.#config = { ...config };
   }
 
+  getBucket(bucket: string): S3Bucket {
+    return new S3Bucket({
+      ...this.#config,
+      bucket,
+    });
+  }
+
   async createBucket(
     bucket: string,
     options?: CreateBucketOptions,
@@ -83,10 +90,7 @@ export class S3 {
     // clean up http body
     await resp.arrayBuffer();
 
-    return new S3Bucket({
-      ...this.#config,
-      bucket,
-    });
+    return this.getBucket(bucket);
   }
 
   async deleteBucket(
diff --git a/src/client_test.ts b/src/client_test.ts
index eb6227e..4001abb 100644
--- a/src/client_test.ts
+++ b/src/client_test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,23 @@ const s3 = new S3({
   endpointURL: Deno.env.get("S3_ENDPOINT_URL"),
 });
 
+Deno.test({
+  name: "[client] should get an existing bucket",
+  async fn() {
+    const bucket = await s3.getBucket("test");
+    assert(bucket instanceof S3Bucket);
+
+    // Check if returned bucket instance is working.
+    await bucket.putObject("test", encoder.encode("test"));
+    const resp = await bucket.getObject("test");
+    const body = await new Response(resp?.body).text();
+    assertEquals(body, "test");
+
+    // teardown
+    await bucket.deleteObject("test");
+  },
+});
+
 Deno.test({
   name: "[client] should create a new bucket",
   async fn() {
@@ -20,13 +37,13 @@ Deno.test({
     assert(bucket instanceof S3Bucket);
 
     // Check if returned bucket instance is working.
-    await bucket.putObject("foo", encoder.encode("bar"));
-    const resp = await bucket.getObject("foo");
+    await bucket.putObject("test", encoder.encode("test"));
+    const resp = await bucket.getObject("test");
     const body = await new Response(resp?.body).text();
-    assertEquals(body, "bar");
+    assertEquals(body, "test");
 
     // teardown
-    await bucket.deleteObject("foo");
+    await bucket.deleteObject("test");
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/request.ts b/src/request.ts
index fc5a62c..05ac574 100644
--- a/src/request.ts
+++ b/src/request.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ export const encoder = new TextEncoder();
 interface S3RequestOptions {
   host: string;
   signer: Signer;
-  path: string;
   method: string;
+  path?: string;
   params?: Params;
   headers?: Params;
   body?: Uint8Array | undefined;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ interface S3RequestOptions {
 export async function doRequest({
   host,
   signer,
-  path,
+  path = "/",
   params,
   method,
   headers,