diff --git a/src/db-wrapper.js b/src/db-wrapper.js
index a0595d19..d6ae7050 100644
--- a/src/db-wrapper.js
+++ b/src/db-wrapper.js
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ import serviceWrap from './service-wrap.js';
 export default function dynamoDBWrapper(func) {
   return async (...args) => {
     let params = {};
-    let context;
+    let context = {};
     [params, context = {}] = args;
-    const region = process.env.AWS_REGION;
+    const region = context.env.AWS_REGION;
     if (!region) {
       throw Error('Please define region in secrets');
     }
-    context = { ...context, region };
     serviceWrap(
       params,
       context,
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 515577c7..c65be09b 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ async function run(request, context) {
 
 export const main = wrap(run)
   .with(helixStatus)
-  .with(dynamoDBWrapper)
   .with(logger.trace)
   .with(logger)
-  .with(secrets);
+  .with(secrets)
+  .with(dynamoDBWrapper);