diff --git a/aws-proofs/steps.sh b/aws-proofs/steps.sh
index 85672f2b..fcb8b616 100755
--- a/aws-proofs/steps.sh
+++ b/aws-proofs/steps.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ echo "::group::AWS"
 # fail on any error
 set -e
 
-aws configure set default.region us-east-1
+aws configure set default.region ap-southeast-4
 aws configure set default.output json
 
 echo "Starting AWS instance..."