diff --git a/terraform_validate.sh b/terraform_validate.sh
index c224fa88a..299b6bc52 100755
--- a/terraform_validate.sh
+++ b/terraform_validate.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
 
+export AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1
+
 main() {
   initialize_
   parse_cmdline_ "$@"