diff --git a/roles/cloud-ec2/tasks/prompts.yml b/roles/cloud-ec2/tasks/prompts.yml
index c1d82f88..b7988ace 100644
--- a/roles/cloud-ec2/tasks/prompts.yml
+++ b/roles/cloud-ec2/tasks/prompts.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     aws_region_facts:
       aws_access_key: "{{ access_key }}"
       aws_secret_key: "{{ secret_key }}"
+      region: us-east-1
     register: _aws_regions
 
   - name: Set facts about the regions