diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3a48cd05..1ffac7f0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ whitelist_externals =
     i18n_tool
     /bin/bash
 commands = {posargs:pytest}
+setenv =
+    AWS_DEFAULT_REGION=us-east-1