diff --git a/lib/heroku/kensa/check.rb b/lib/heroku/kensa/check.rb
index db18654..a049bab 100644
--- a/lib/heroku/kensa/check.rb
+++ b/lib/heroku/kensa/check.rb
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ def call!
           :plan => data[:plan] || 'test',
           :callback_url => callback, 
           :logplex_token => nil,
+          :region => "amazon-web-services::us-east-1",
           :options => data[:options] || {}
         }