diff --git a/testing/benchmark/system-profiles/4GBx1zone.tfvars b/testing/benchmark/system-profiles/4GBx1zone.tfvars
index 30e389b0652..3f7f2142394 100644
--- a/testing/benchmark/system-profiles/4GBx1zone.tfvars
+++ b/testing/benchmark/system-profiles/4GBx1zone.tfvars
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ user_name = "USER"
 
 # APM bench
 
-ess_region = "gcp-us-west1"
+ess_region = "gcp-us-west2"
 deployment_template = "gcp-cpu-optimized"
 worker_instance_type = "c6i.large"