diff --git a/config/secrets.yml.example b/config/secrets.yml.example
index dcc96594..abbc75b9 100644
--- a/config/secrets.yml.example
+++ b/config/secrets.yml.example
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ development:
   s3_access_key: ????????????????????????
   s3_secret_key: ?????????????????????????????????????
   s3_bucket: static.mylcbostorage.com
+  s3_region: us-east-1
   lcbo_user_agent: LCBOAPI/2.0
   secret_key_base: 52a253526e6b6a81af2d10160396f6d85796351a23aed414a59897811556353e0515c819074387a4e18c5cf38f429ee04b9efb7e926b8313401f2f4bcaf676d6
   admin_username: admin
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ test:
   s3_access_key: ???????????????????????
   s3_secret_key: ??????????????????????????????????
   s3_bucket: static.mylcbostorage.com
+  s3_region: us-east-1
   lcbo_user_agent: LCBOAPI/2.0
   secret_key_base: 52a253526e6b6a81af2d10160396f6d85796351a23aed414a59897811556353e0515c819074387a4e18c5cf38f429ee04b9efb7e926b8313401f2f4bcaf676d6
   admin_username: admin
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ production:
   s3_access_key: ????????????????
   s3_secret_key: ????????????????????????????????
   s3_bucket: static.mylcbostorage.com
+  s3_region: us-east-1
   lcbo_user_agent: LCBOAPI/2.0
   secret_key_base: RUN `rake secret` and use output here
   admin_username: ???????????
diff --git a/lib/image_cacher.rb b/lib/image_cacher.rb
index a9b9f313..5a1a855a 100644
--- a/lib/image_cacher.rb
+++ b/lib/image_cacher.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def self.run
 
   def initialize
     @s3 = Aws::S3::Client.new(
-      region: 'us-east-1',
+      region: Rails.application.secrets.s3_region,
       credentials: Aws::Credentials.new(
         Rails.application.secrets.s3_access_key,
         Rails.application.secrets.s3_secret_key
@@ -79,4 +79,4 @@ def store_product_image(product, col, mime, data)
 
     key
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/v1/exporter.rb b/lib/v1/exporter.rb
index 797f564a..e1f0bb90 100644
--- a/lib/v1/exporter.rb
+++ b/lib/v1/exporter.rb
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def initialize(key)
       @key = key
       @dir = File.join(Dir.tmpdir, 'lcboapi-tmp')
       @s3 = Aws::S3::Client.new(
-        region: 'us-east-1',
+        region: Rails.application.secrets.s3_region,
         credentials: Aws::Credentials.new(
           Rails.application.secrets.s3_access_key,
           Rails.application.secrets.s3_secret_key