diff --git a/provider.tf b/provider.tf
index 4bb498c..d92459d 100644
--- a/provider.tf
+++ b/provider.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   backend "s3" {
     bucket         = "terraform"
     key            = "terraform.tfstate"
-    region         = "us-east-1"
+    #region         = "us-east-1"
     #encrypt        = true
     use_lockfile = true # Use S3 native locking (Terraform 1.9.0+)
     skip_region_validation      = true