diff --git a/test/s3/parquet/s3_parquet_test.py b/test/s3/parquet/s3_parquet_test.py
index e41b2040b..629cbf890 100755
--- a/test/s3/parquet/s3_parquet_test.py
+++ b/test/s3/parquet/s3_parquet_test.py
@@ -157,6 +157,31 @@ def write_with_buffer_and_s3fs(table: pa.Table, path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem
 
 # Read Methods
 
+def get_parquet_files(path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem) -> list:
+    """
+    Helper to discover all parquet files for a given path.
+    
+    Args:
+        path: S3 path (file or directory)
+        fs: S3FileSystem instance
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of parquet file paths
+        
+    Raises:
+        ValueError: If no parquet files are found in a directory
+    """
+    if fs.isdir(path):
+        # Find all parquet files in the directory
+        files = [f for f in fs.ls(path) if f.endswith('.parquet')]
+        if not files:
+            raise ValueError(f"No parquet files found in directory: {path}")
+        return files
+    else:
+        # Single file path
+        return [path]
+
+
 def read_with_pads_dataset(path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem) -> Tuple[bool, str, int]:
     """Read using pads.dataset - handles both single files and directories."""
     try:
@@ -173,18 +198,22 @@ def read_with_pads_dataset(path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem) -> Tuple[bool, str,
 def read_direct_s3fs(path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem) -> Tuple[bool, str, int]:
     """Read directly via s3fs.open() streaming."""
     try:
-        # Check if path is a directory (common with pads.write_dataset)
-        if fs.isdir(path):
-            # Find parquet files in the directory
-            files = [f for f in fs.ls(path) if f.endswith('.parquet')]
-            if not files:
-                raise ValueError(f"No parquet files found in directory: {path}")
-            # For simplicity, read the first parquet file
-            # In production, you might want to read all files and concatenate
-            path = files[0]
+        # Get all parquet files (handles both single file and directory)
+        parquet_files = get_parquet_files(path, fs)
+        
+        # Read all parquet files and concatenate them
+        tables = []
+        for file_path in parquet_files:
+            with fs.open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+                table = pq.read_table(f)
+                tables.append(table)
+        
+        # Concatenate all tables into one
+        if len(tables) == 1:
+            result = tables[0]
+        else:
+            result = pa.concat_tables(tables)
         
-        with fs.open(path, "rb") as f:
-            result = pq.read_table(f)
         return True, "s3fs.open+pq.read_table", result.num_rows
     except Exception as e:
         error_msg = f"s3fs.open+pq.read_table: {type(e).__name__}"
@@ -195,20 +224,24 @@ def read_direct_s3fs(path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem) -> Tuple[bool, str, int]:
 def read_buffered_s3fs(path: str, fs: s3fs.S3FileSystem) -> Tuple[bool, str, int]:
     """Read via s3fs.open() into buffer, then pq.read_table."""
     try:
-        # Check if path is a directory (common with pads.write_dataset)
-        if fs.isdir(path):
-            # Find parquet files in the directory
-            files = [f for f in fs.ls(path) if f.endswith('.parquet')]
-            if not files:
-                raise ValueError(f"No parquet files found in directory: {path}")
-            # For simplicity, read the first parquet file
-            # In production, you might want to read all files and concatenate
-            path = files[0]
+        # Get all parquet files (handles both single file and directory)
+        parquet_files = get_parquet_files(path, fs)
+        
+        # Read all parquet files and concatenate them
+        tables = []
+        for file_path in parquet_files:
+            with fs.open(file_path, "rb") as f:
+                buffer = io.BytesIO(f.read())
+            buffer.seek(0)
+            table = pq.read_table(buffer)
+            tables.append(table)
+        
+        # Concatenate all tables into one
+        if len(tables) == 1:
+            result = tables[0]
+        else:
+            result = pa.concat_tables(tables)
         
-        with fs.open(path, "rb") as f:
-            buffer = io.BytesIO(f.read())
-        buffer.seek(0)
-        result = pq.read_table(buffer)
         return True, "s3fs.open+BytesIO+pq.read_table", result.num_rows
     except Exception as e:
         error_msg = f"s3fs.open+BytesIO+pq.read_table: {type(e).__name__}"