diff --git a/config/services.php b/config/services.php
index 4460f0ec..1e28ff5e 100644
--- a/config/services.php
+++ b/config/services.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ return [
     'ses' => [
         'key' => env('SES_KEY'),
         'secret' => env('SES_SECRET'),
-        'region' => 'us-east-1',
+        'region' => env('SES_REGION','us-east-1'),
     ],
 
     'sparkpost' => [