diff --git a/Repositories/Smile/.envrc b/Repositories/Smile/.envrc
index 33cb0becd3d8c6d31e18a6adb5b73b88cb75ea00..b666264878c6ad9be7314151828384b021e4a6d9 100644
--- a/Repositories/Smile/.envrc
+++ b/Repositories/Smile/.envrc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ source_up
 export AWS_CONFIG_FILE="$HOME/.smile/aws/config"
 export AWS_PROFILE=smile-dev-admin
 export AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE="$AWS_PROFILE"
+export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
 export GEM_HOME="$HOME/Repositories/Smile/.gem"
 export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='nimrod@smile.io'
 export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Nimrod Adar'