diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go b/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go
index b69b6b662..1ead82309 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler.go
@@ -260,20 +260,10 @@ func normalizePrincipalID(id string) string {
 // getIdentityActions extracts the action list from the identity object in the request context.
 // Uses reflection to avoid import cycles with s3api package.
 func getIdentityActions(r *http.Request) []string {
-	identityRaw := s3_constants.GetIdentityFromContext(r)
-	if identityRaw == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Use reflection to access the Actions field to avoid import cycle
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(identityRaw)
-	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		val = val.Elem()
-	}
-	if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+	val, ok := getIdentityStructValue(r)
+	if !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	actionsField := val.FieldByName("Actions")
 	if !actionsField.IsValid() || actionsField.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
 		return nil
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler_bucket_create.go b/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler_bucket_create.go
index b2791448a..75d44062e 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler_bucket_create.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3tables/handler_bucket_create.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ func (h *S3TablesHandler) handleCreateTableBucket(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http
 	principal := h.getAccountID(r)
 	identityActions := getIdentityActions(r)
 	identityPolicyNames := getIdentityPolicyNames(r)
-	if h.shouldUseIAM(r, identityActions, identityPolicyNames) && !h.defaultAllow {
-		ownerAccountID := h.getAccountID(r)
+	if h.shouldUseIAM(r, identityActions, identityPolicyNames) {
+		ownerAccountID := principal
 		tableBucketARN := h.generateTableBucketARN(ownerAccountID, req.Name)
 		s3BucketARN := fmt.Sprintf("arn:aws:s3:::%s", req.Name)
 		allowed, err := h.authorizeIAMAction(r, identityPolicyNames, "s3tables:CreateTableBucket", tableBucketARN, s3BucketARN)
diff --git a/weed/s3api/s3tables/iam.go b/weed/s3api/s3tables/iam.go
index 9a0be69dd..214e51efe 100644
--- a/weed/s3api/s3tables/iam.go
+++ b/weed/s3api/s3tables/iam.go
@@ -36,13 +36,17 @@ func (h *S3TablesHandler) shouldUseIAM(r *http.Request, identityActions, identit
 }
 
 func hasSessionToken(r *http.Request) bool {
-	if r.Header.Get("X-SeaweedFS-Session-Token") != "" {
-		return true
+	return extractSessionToken(r) != ""
+}
+
+func extractSessionToken(r *http.Request) string {
+	if token := r.Header.Get("X-SeaweedFS-Session-Token"); token != "" {
+		return token
 	}
-	if r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Security-Token") != "" {
-		return true
+	if token := r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Security-Token"); token != "" {
+		return token
 	}
-	return r.URL.Query().Get("X-Amz-Security-Token") != ""
+	return r.URL.Query().Get("X-Amz-Security-Token")
 }
 
 func (h *S3TablesHandler) authorizeIAMAction(r *http.Request, identityPolicyNames []string, action string, resources ...string) (bool, error) {
@@ -61,13 +65,7 @@ func (h *S3TablesHandler) authorizeIAMAction(r *http.Request, identityPolicyName
 		action = "s3tables:" + action
 	}
 
-	sessionToken := r.Header.Get("X-SeaweedFS-Session-Token")
-	if sessionToken == "" {
-		sessionToken = r.Header.Get("X-Amz-Security-Token")
-		if sessionToken == "" {
-			sessionToken = r.URL.Query().Get("X-Amz-Security-Token")
-		}
-	}
+	sessionToken := extractSessionToken(r)
 
 	requestContext := buildIAMRequestContext(r, getIdentityClaims(r))
 	policyNames := identityPolicyNames
@@ -101,15 +99,8 @@ func (h *S3TablesHandler) authorizeIAMAction(r *http.Request, identityPolicyName
 }
 
 func getIdentityPrincipalArn(r *http.Request) string {
-	identityRaw := s3_constants.GetIdentityFromContext(r)
-	if identityRaw == nil {
-		return ""
-	}
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(identityRaw)
-	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		val = val.Elem()
-	}
-	if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+	val, ok := getIdentityStructValue(r)
+	if !ok {
 		return ""
 	}
 	field := val.FieldByName("PrincipalArn")
@@ -120,15 +111,8 @@ func getIdentityPrincipalArn(r *http.Request) string {
 }
 
 func getIdentityPolicyNames(r *http.Request) []string {
-	identityRaw := s3_constants.GetIdentityFromContext(r)
-	if identityRaw == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(identityRaw)
-	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		val = val.Elem()
-	}
-	if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+	val, ok := getIdentityStructValue(r)
+	if !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
 	field := val.FieldByName("PolicyNames")
@@ -151,15 +135,8 @@ func getIdentityPolicyNames(r *http.Request) []string {
 }
 
 func getIdentityClaims(r *http.Request) map[string]interface{} {
-	identityRaw := s3_constants.GetIdentityFromContext(r)
-	if identityRaw == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	val := reflect.ValueOf(identityRaw)
-	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		val = val.Elem()
-	}
-	if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+	val, ok := getIdentityStructValue(r)
+	if !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
 	field := val.FieldByName("Claims")
@@ -194,9 +171,6 @@ func buildIAMRequestContext(r *http.Request, claims map[string]interface{}) map[
 	if referer := r.Header.Get("Referer"); referer != "" {
 		ctx["referer"] = referer
 	}
-	if requestTime := r.Context().Value("requestTime"); requestTime != nil {
-		ctx["requestTime"] = requestTime
-	}
 	for k, v := range claims {
 		if _, exists := ctx[k]; !exists {
 			ctx[k] = v
@@ -213,3 +187,18 @@ func buildIAMRequestContext(r *http.Request, claims map[string]interface{}) map[
 	}
 	return ctx
 }
+
+func getIdentityStructValue(r *http.Request) (reflect.Value, bool) {
+	identityRaw := s3_constants.GetIdentityFromContext(r)
+	if identityRaw == nil {
+		return reflect.Value{}, false
+	}
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(identityRaw)
+	if val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		val = val.Elem()
+	}
+	if val.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+		return reflect.Value{}, false
+	}
+	return val, true
+}